Balfour Beatty construction margin hits 3.5%

Balfour Beatty’s UK construction business fired on all cylinders last year as booming energy work helped push margin through the 3% barrier and drove a record £22.7bn order book across the group.
The contractor posted a standout performance from its home construction arm, where turnover rose 3% to £3.1bn and operating profit jumped 36% to £110m.
Margin climbed to 3.5% from 2.7%, beating the division’s long-running 3% target a year ahead of plan.That stronger UK show