BALFOUR Beatty is planning to close 35 of its 70 offices and shed 650 jobs as part of a cost cutting drive.In its half-year results the group said the move represented the second phase of an efficiency drive designed to save £50m by 2015.The group has the Northern headquarters of Balfour Beatty Construction in Manchester but would not say where the axe will fall.The UK construction arm employs 12,000 and includes Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering, Balfour Beatty Construction, Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Services and Manse......for the full story register now for free or login below...