Estimated number of Balfour Beatty employees across the globe

values , ethics and social responsibility and overseeing succession planning and talent management , including objective setting for the senior management team

In 2013 , he founded The 5 % Club which encourages companies to invest in the next generation of businesses , and to address the national skills shortage . Its aspiration is for at least 5 % of employees to be either apprentices , interns for graduates in formal training programmes .

“ We ’ re building a better business from the inside out , by engaging the people who know best – our employees ,” says Quinn .

He adds : “ Our employees are our experts . They have fresh and insightful ideas about how things could be done better or more efficiently . Through our My Contribution programme for employee-led business change , we tap into this rich seam of creative thinking from people who understand our business better than anyone and want to make a meaningful contribution .

“ This encourages and empowers everyone to be an innovator and for innovation to take place across every part of our business .”

In this month ’ s issue , we also explore Balfour Beatty ’ s efforts to digitally transform its operations . See page xx

26 August 2024