Balfour Beatty, an engineering, construction, services and investment business, has acquired civil engineering and building business Dean & Dyball, for approximately £45 million.

Balfour Beatty said the acquisition will provide strong presence in civil engineering markets in the south of England and Wales.

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Dean & Dyball is believed to have been for sale from January 2008 and turned over £262 million in the year to 30 September 2007.

Balfour acquired Bristol-based building contractor Cowlin in August last year for £52 mlllion, which followed the acquisition of Birse for the civil engineering business in 2006 and Mansell for the building business in 2003.

(CD/JM)