Exclusive: Firms including Balfour Beatty and Laing O鈥橰ourke win place on five-year National Grid substation framework

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Balfour Beatty and Laing O鈥橰ourke are among five firms selected by National Grid for a 拢1.5bn substation construction programme, 好色先生TV can reveal.

Carillion announced at its annual general meeting yesterday that it was one of six major contractors chosen for the framework, which covers the next five years.

However, the National Grid has now confirmed there are only five successful bidders for the framework:

National Grid 拢1.5bn substation framework - full list:

  • Carillion
  • Balfour Beatty
  • Laing O鈥橰ourke
  • Amey (formerly Enterprise)
  • ABB

Carillion said yesterday at its AGM that it had so far performed well this year despite challenging conditions with new orders and probable orders in the year to date of over 拢1.6 billion.

The firm鈥檚 selection for the latest National Grid framework follows its appointment as one of four framework contractors chosen to support the National Grid鈥檚 拢3.2 billion programme to renew and refurbish high voltage overhead line cables over the next eight years.     

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