Balfour Beatty has featured in Design & Build UK alongside WSP and AtkinsRéalis, exploring how the company’s Strategic Design Partnership is transforming the relationship between designers and contractors to drive efficiency and innovation in infrastructure projects.

Speaking about the importance of early collaboration, Tom Newton, Engineering and Design Director at Balfour Beatty, said: “So many times you’ve been on-site thinking, ‘Why have we done it like that? That seems really complex’ […] And part of the reason is we weren’t able to get the designer and contractor together early enough.”

Formed in 2017, the Strategic Design Partnership provides Balfour Beatty’s customers with earlier access to a co-ordinated and collaborative design and construction team with a shared vision on delivering best value solutions.

The strategic partnership aims to do this through collaboration, designing solutions for complex construction and infrastructure projects in key areas such as health and safety, sustainability, social value, and Modern Methods of Construction.

Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, WSP and AtkinsRéalis are Balfour Beatty’s pre-appointed design consultants, bringing together the best design and engineering capabilities in the industry.

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