Balfour 貿易（する）ing is on 跡をつける

By This Is Money
Updated: 00:00 BST, 13 May 2004

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ENGINEERING and construction group Balfour Beatty said that 貿易（する）ing for the year was in line with 期待s after winning a number of lucrative new 契約s.

The London-based company said its order 調書をとる／予約する had 増加するd by £700m to £6.5bn since the start of the year after 安全な・保証するing a 一連の constructi on and 維持／整備 取引，協定s.

Balfour won 契約s in the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs 価値（がある） more than $200m (£112.6m) earlier this week for two major road construction 事業／計画（する）s.

It also tied up a £171m 取引，協定 for the A46 road 計画／陰謀 in Nottinghamshire and a specialist 工学 契約 with the London 地下組織の.

業績／成果 in its building 部門, 一方／合間, was 述べるd as '満足な'.

Balfour is 現在／一般に working on 安全な・保証するing a £700m 維持／整備 契約 with the 王室の Mail, while 'good 進歩' was 存在 made on の近くにing 取引，協定s on a 一連の PFI 事業／計画（する）s on schools and hospitals.

But a new 施設s 管理／経営 契約 for the BBC and construction for the East Lothian schools PFI have been agreed.

The group said good 進歩 was also 存在 made に向かって the handover of its 維持／整備 契約s in Kent and Anglia - after 網状組織 Rail decided to take 維持／整備 in-house.

In 早期に April, Balfour was awarded new rail 再開 契約s 価値（がある） more than £500m over their 初期の five-year duration.

Work on the £500m 契約 to 取って代わる 跡をつける on the London 地下組織の under the 議論の的になる Public 私的な 共同 計画／陰謀 is also under way.

Balfour has reached preferred 入札者 status for the £521m Birmingham Hospital 事業／計画（する） and, 支配する to final 批准 by the Scottish (n)役員／(a)執行力のある, the £140m North Lanarkshire schools PFI.

Metronet, in which the company has a 20% 火刑／賭ける, has two lucrative 30-year 譲歩s with London 地下組織の and continued to 成し遂げる in line with 期待s, the 会社／堅い said.

Commenting at Balfour's 年次の 会合 today, chairman Sir David John said: 'We continue to 調査する 適切な時期s for 改善するing the group's 商売／仕事 mix ーするために 確実にする the 勢い we have 達成するd in the growth of 株主 value in 最近の years continues over the longer 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語.

'I believe that, as 明言する／公表するd in our 年次の aeport, we can 推定する／予想する another year of 満足な 進歩 in 2004.'