British Energy contract for Balfour Beatty

has awarded

a seven-year contract, with a potential annual value of £50m per year, for facilities management at the company’s eight nuclear power stations and two office complexes across England and Scotland.

Balfour Beatty, whose headquarters are in London, will provide additional support to Livingston-based British Energy in outages, projects and other infrastructure related services.

Balfour Beatty chief executive, Ian Tyler, said: ‘We are delighted to have been chosen to carry out this extremely important work for British Energy, with whom Balfour Beatty has had a positive working relationship for over 30 years. The award recognises the all-round strength of the Balfour Beatty Group and our capability in integrating our specialist skills to meet specific customer need.’

Under the contract, Balfour Beatty will be responsible for providing a range of services to the nuclear power stations at Hunterston B and Torness in Scotland, Heysham 1 and 2 and Hartlepool in the north of England, Sizewell B in East Anglia and Hinkley Point B and Dungeness B in the south.