THE BRIEF
“ THE WORLD IS UNDERGOING A HUGE CONSTRUCTION BOOM AND TO ACCOMMODATE A GROWING URBAN POPULATION , WE WILL ADD 2.5 TRILLION SQUARE FEET OF BUILDINGS BY 2060 – THE EQUIVALENT OF PUTTING UP ANOTHER NEW YORK CITY EVERY MONTH FOR 40 YEARS ”
Bill Gates , in How To Avoid A Climate Disaster
BY THE NUMBERS
Balfour Beatty in 2020
£ 25m Underlying yearly profit
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“ It is clear that professionals expect governments to boost infrastructure spending on the road to economic recovery . This will provide a ray of light amid the gloomier outlook for the sector ”
Sean Ellison , Senior Economist , RICS
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£ 150m Share buyback scheme
£ 527m
Group net cash
£ 1.1b Active management of investments
£ 16.4b
Order book up 15 % to
“ All signs point to 2021 finally being the year things come to a head as we see cladding claims hitting the courts . There is clear pressure on the industry to resolve these issues ”
Chris Leadbetter , Clyde & Co Legal Director
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Did you know ? A £ 12 billion UK infrastructure bank , launching this spring , will invest in public and private projects to drive the ' green industrial revolution ’.
8 April 2021