Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Balfour Beatty |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 1909 |
| Died: | |
| Bio Notes: | The firm of Balfour Beatty was founded in London in 1909 by Scots mechanical engineer George Balfour and English chartered accountant Andrew Beatty as 'general and electrical engineers, contractors, operating managers for tramways, railways and lighting properties and for the promoting of new enterprises'. The practice soon moved into civil engineering and became an international concern. It continues into the 21st century. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | London, England | Business | |||
Employment and Training
Employees or Pupils
| The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| James Reed | Before 1927 | 1927(?) | Assistant(?) | |
Buildings and Designs
| This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | |||||||
| Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | |
| 1921 | Lochaber Hydroelectric scheme and former aluminium smelter, Loch Treig Dam | Loch Treig | Inverness-shire | Scotland | General engineer | |
| 1928 | Truim Aqueduct | Dalwhinnie | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Plans dated | |
| 1929 | Lochaber Hydroelectric Scheme and former Aluminium Smelter, powerhouse | Kinlochleven | Inverness-shire | Scotland | General engineers | |
| 1931 | Grampian Hydro Electric Sceme, Rannoch Valve-House | Perthshire | Scotland | As engineers and contractors | ||
| 1931 | Grampian Hydro Electric Scheme, Rannoch Power Station | Rannoch | Perthshire | Scotland | Engineer and contractor | |
| 1931 | Grampian Hydro Electric Scheme, Tummel Power Station | Loch Tummel | Perthshire | Scotland | Engineers and contractors | |
| 1934 | Lochaber Hydroelectric Scheme and former Aluminium Smelter, Loch Laggan Dam | Kinlochleven | Inverness-shire | Scotland | General engineers | |
| 1936 | Sloy Awe Hydro Electric Scheme, Loch Sloy Dam | Inveruglas | Argyll | Scotland | Contractor | |
| 1940 | Churchill barriers | South Ronaldsay, Burray, Glimp | Orkney | Scotland | ||
| Between 1990s and | West Savile Gait | Edinburgh | As part of Balfour Beatty Homes, BICC Group. Role of Contractor, Developer and Designer | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| www.balfourbeatty.com/bbeatty/aboutus/history/ | 2005 | www.balfourbeatty.com/bbeatty/aboutus/history/ | History section of website of Balfour Beatty | ||