Balfour Beatty Case Study

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Furthermore, Balfour Beatty also uses qualifications I found that a key strategic priority for Balfour Beatty Utility solution is to ensure the supply of skilled resource to keep up with future demand for work. There are two ways in which this is being achieved firstly by continuing to attract the best new engineering talent into the industry through apprenticeship and graduate schemes. This will help in ensuring that the company has the people with the skill and capabilities it needs. Also BB have worked hard in setting up training centres where employees come and show their skills which then the better people are sent forward where Balfour Beatty need more skills which helps the business a lot. Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions part of Balfour

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