Wins follow 拢60m prime London deal last week

Balfour Beatty has unveiled two further major commercial wins worth 拢43m, following its .

The contractor has won a 拢25m deal to construct an 11-storey office building in the City for Viridis Real Estate Service on behalf of its client Emmatown Properties.

Balfour has also secured an 拢18m contract in Glasgow to construct a five-storey residential and retail scheme at 185-221 Buchanan Street for Land Securities.

All three projects are due for completion in 2013.

In a separate development, subsidiary Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES) confirmed it had received more signed and returned contracts under the controversial new 好色先生TV Engineering Services National Agreement (BESNA) last week.

BBES said it had received 892 signed contracts by the end of last week. The contractor is still waiting on 358 employees to return signed BESNA contracts.

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Balfour Beatty chief executive Ian Tyler said on the contract awards: 鈥淲e are delighted to see encouraging signs of renewed activity in the London commercial sector and to be able to demonstrate our diverse capabilities which enable us to take advantage of such growth opportunities.

鈥淲e have been able to harness technology to create innovative solutions for our customers and look forward to working with them in delivering these first class schemes.鈥