Balfour Beatty VINCI today announces the
appointment of Mark Davies as Managing Director for its HS2 Joint Venture.
Mark Davies will take on the role from
Mark Cutler who leaves after a short handover period to take on a new
opportunity outside of the Balfour Beatty Group. Mark Cutler led the Balfour
Beatty VINCI joint venture since January 2017.
Balfour Beatty VINCI, a long established
joint venture between two global infrastructure leaders in the delivery of
critical infrastructure projects, was awarded Lot N1 and N2, between the Long
Itchington Wood Green tunnel to Delta Junction / Birmingham Spur and from the
Delta Junction to the West Coast Main Line tie-in, by HS2 in July 2017.
Combined, these two contract awards are worth c. £2.5 billion.
The joint venture is also currently
bidding for further railways systems packages and Old Oak Common station,
valued at a combined total of c. £3.8 billion.
Mark Davies, Balfour Beatty VINCI
Managing Director HS2, said: “I am thrilled to be leading the Balfour Beatty
VINCI joint venture team for HS2, to support the delivery of such an iconic
major high speed rail project across the UK”
Mark is a Fellow of the Institution of
Civil Engineers, with over 30 years’ experience in the Rail, Highways, Water
and Nuclear sectors. He began his career with Henry Boot Engineering, spent 17
years at Birse Civils, and joined Alfred McAlpine in 2004. In 2008, following
their acquisition by Carillion he assumed a number of business leadership roles
culminating in his most recent role as Managing Director of Carillion’s UK
Infrastructure business.
Balfour Beatty and VINCI have over 30
years’ experience of working together with a successful track record in the
delivery of high profile projects including The Channel Tunnel and a portfolio
of current projects including Crossrail and the M4, M5 and M6 Smart Motorway
package.
HS2 will create around 25,000 jobs and
2,000 apprenticeships across the UK, as well as opportunities for supply chain
partnerships and local enterprises. Once operational, the new high speed line
will boost capacity on the existing rail network and improving journey times
between London, the West Midlands and further north.
ENDS
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