Balfour Beatty has secured a £363 million contract from National Grid for the Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement project. Awarded under National Grid’s RIIO-2 framework, the project will enhance the electricity network in East Anglia, supporting the UK’s transition to cleaner energy.
The company will replace the high-voltage electricity network between Bramford Substation in Suffolk and Twinstead Tee in Essex with a new 400kV overhead line spanning 18 kilometers, and install 11 kilometers of underground cable through the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Stour Valley.
Balfour Beatty will collaborate with ecologists and conservationists to minimize environmental impact, committing to a 10% biodiversity net gain.
Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty’s Group Chief Executive, emphasized the importance of the project in bolstering the UK’s energy security and transition. He highlighted the company’s long-standing relationship with National Grid and its expertise in delivering complex power transmission projects.
Construction is set to begin in early 2025 and finish by 2028, employing over 200 workers at peak, including apprentices and graduates as part of Balfour Beatty’s commitment to The 5% Club.
Notes to editors:
- Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group with over 26,000 employees driving the delivery of powerful new solutions, shaping thinking, creating skylines and inspiring a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.
- We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities.
- Over the last 114 years we have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world. Currently, we are working to deliver Hinkley Point C, the first UK nuclear power station in a generation; constructing the world-class arts and cultural facility, the Lyric Theatre, in Hong Kong; and designing, building, financing, operating and maintaining the Automated People Mover superstructure at the fifth busiest airport in the world, Los Angeles International Airport.
About The 5% Club:
- The 5% Club is a dynamic movement of employers committed to earn & learn as part of building and developing the workforce they need as part of a socially mobile, prosperous and cohesive nation. The Club exists to help its members and all employers increase further the number, quality and range of earn & learn opportunities across the UK.
- By joining The 5% Club, members aspire to reach 5% of their workforce in ‘earn and learn’ positions, including apprenticeships, sponsored student schemes and graduate training, within five years of joining.
- The 5% Club is a charity and is free for businesses of all sizes and sectors to join.
