Balfour Beatty & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Balfour, George
- Beatty, Andrew
- BICC
- British Insulated & Callender's Cables Ltd
- Power Securities Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Utility services
Electricity generation & supply
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Construction
Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
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Transport services
Road passenger transport services inc bus, street tram, coach & horse drawn
Notes:
Established in London in 1909 by George Balfour, 1872-1941, and Andrew Beatty, d1934, initially constructing tramways in Scotland and also becoming involved in their operation and finance, acquiring a significant number of tramway businesses. By First World War period increasingly involved in construction of plant for electricity generation and supply, eg power stations, transmission lines, etc, from 1922 using Power Securities Ltd as a publicly owned vehicle for this; the latter came to own the business. It also diversified into general civil engineering and construction. 1920s diversified into projects overseas. In the interwar years the firm and its founders became deeply involved in the electricity industry through construction, ownership and management. In 1969 Power Securities was acquired by BICC Ltd [British Insulated & Callender's Cables Ltd] which in due course sold its cable business and renamed itself Balfour Beatty. 1980s undertook unsuccessful diversification into housebuilding. 1990s and 2000s grew rapidly by acquisition. Continues in 2015 as a major civil engineering and construction business
Publications:
- Balfour Beatty & Co Ltd. Civil, mechanical and electrical engineering contractors by Unknown
- Balfour Beatty, 1909-1984. A 75th anniversary brochure by White, A W A
- Balfour Beatty. 50 years to 1959 by Scott, Alexander T
- Balfour Beatty. One hundred years of shaping the future by McCallum, Mark, & James Palmer
- 'George Balfour, 1872-1941' in H Fergusson & M Chrimes, The Contractors by Fergusson, Hugh, & Mike Chrimes
- Overview of the Group's Activities and Recent Achievements by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Balfour, George
- Beatty, Andrew
- BICC
- British Insulated & Callender's Cables Ltd
- Power Securities Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Utility services Electricity generation & supply
- Construction Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
- Transport services Road passenger transport services inc bus, street tram, coach & horse drawn
Notes:
Established in London in 1909 by George Balfour, 1872-1941, and Andrew Beatty, d1934, initially constructing tramways in Scotland and also becoming involved in their operation and finance, acquiring a significant number of tramway businesses. By First World War period increasingly involved in construction of plant for electricity generation and supply, eg power stations, transmission lines, etc, from 1922 using Power Securities Ltd as a publicly owned vehicle for this; the latter came to own the business. It also diversified into general civil engineering and construction. 1920s diversified into projects overseas. In the interwar years the firm and its founders became deeply involved in the electricity industry through construction, ownership and management. In 1969 Power Securities was acquired by BICC Ltd [British Insulated & Callender's Cables Ltd] which in due course sold its cable business and renamed itself Balfour Beatty. 1980s undertook unsuccessful diversification into housebuilding. 1990s and 2000s grew rapidly by acquisition. Continues in 2015 as a major civil engineering and construction businessPublications:
- Balfour Beatty & Co Ltd. Civil, mechanical and electrical engineering contractors by Unknown
- Balfour Beatty, 1909-1984. A 75th anniversary brochure by White, A W A
- Balfour Beatty. 50 years to 1959 by Scott, Alexander T
- Balfour Beatty. One hundred years of shaping the future by McCallum, Mark, & James Palmer
- 'George Balfour, 1872-1941' in H Fergusson & M Chrimes, The Contractors by Fergusson, Hugh, & Mike Chrimes
- Overview of the Group's Activities and Recent Achievements by Unknown