Balfour Beatty’s UK construction business hits 3% margin target for first time

By Daniel Gayne2025-08-13T11:35:00

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But US losses largely offset UK profitability gains

Balfour Beatty’s UK construction division has hit its profit margin target for the first time, though profitability across the group was tempered by US losses.

The contractor’s results for the half-year ended 27 June 2025 showed underlying operating profit of £56m in the UK.

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