Balfour Beatty awarded contracts with National Grid worth 1.2bn pounds

International infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has been awarded two eight-year contracts with National Grid to upgrade the UK's gas distribution network.

International infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has been awarded two eight-year contracts with National Grid to upgrade the UK's gas distribution network.

The contracts, valued at £1.2bn, involve the design and installation of modern polyethylene gas distribution mains to replace aging metal pipes, as part of a programme of work agreed between National Grid and the Health and Safety Executive.

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