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is a trend already being seen in the gas industry And with some water companies implement- ing early tendering for AMP6 is this a distraction for BBUS? No, says Kelly. “It’s not a surprise. We know it’s coming. What’s important is what we’re doing day-to-day.


Balfour Beatty is focusing its attention on four sectors – transport; power and energy; water;


THE NUMBERS Sales £M


Gross profit £M


Operating profit £M Pre-tax profit £M Staff


Net assets £M THE RATIOS


Return on capital % Gross margin %


Operating margin % Net margin %


Sales/employee % 10 11


168.0 246.0


12


-0.0 0.1


16.1 12.0 2.2 2.0


182.8


19.5 12.0 1.8 2.6


189.1


12 0.0


and mining. The group says its water abstraction, treatment and distribution projects are worth around £360B a year, with its UK operatiions ben- efitting from the five-yearly planning cycles and the US activities seeing an upturn in residential building.


9,236.0 9,494.0 9,483.0 -0 1,104.0 1,136.0 1,050.0 -8 206.0 187.0


50,524 50,195 11 50,174 -0


1,160.0 1,259.0 1,306.0 -4 10


11.1 -0.0 0.0


189.0


%change -100 -7


-100 -100 -0


The group says it has a good position in the UK and a significant and growing business in the US. It plans to grow in the US, where the water market is very localised, by leveraging its exist- ing regional capabilities nation- ally.


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-100 -100


Progress has already been made in this area.


Over the medium-term the group plans “bring our enhanced skills to bear” on its target growth geographies, particularly Aus- tralia.


According to the group, its ex- perience of working withing the UK regulatory framework gives it a “distinctive edge” as many cli- ents seek to learn from and adapt the UK model.


A supplement to WET News and WWT


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