Balfour Beatty to consolidate Scottish offices into single base

Construction giant Balfour Beatty is consolidating its seven regional offices in Scotland as part of its cost-cutting programme.

The seven existing offices at locations including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Shotts will be consolidated into one regional centre at the Maxim Business Park at Eurocentral off the M8.

The company, which is involved in projects north of the Border including a new railway station at the Dundee Waterfront project and the contract to deliver the first phase of major new transport infrastructure at Perth, said that the move will “greatly enhance the collaborative offering across the Scottish markets” by bringing together a number of business units and functions under one roof.

It also said the consolidation will significantly reduce the cost of its Scottish office footprint across the Central Belt.

A Balfour Beatty spokesperson said: “As part of its Build to Last transformation programme, Balfour Beatty is consolidating seven of its existing offices in Scotland in to one modern, state- of- the- art office located within the Maxim Business Park at Eurocentral between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

“This move will greatly enhance the collaborative offering across the Scottish markets by bringing together a number of business units and enabling functions in to one location and will also significantly reduce the cost of our Scottish office footprint.”

The office reduction is part of the group’s ‘Build to Last’ transformation programme launched by chief executive Leo Quinn two years ago in an effort to return the business to profit. At the time Quinn said the business had become too complex after a series of takeovers.

The company made a £199 million loss in 2015 but returned to profit last year and announcing full-year results in March Quinn said “the transformation of Balfour Beatty is well underway”.