Bbi signs three year framework agreement with Balfour Beatty

OFFICE interiors specialist Beacons Business Interiors (Bbi) has secured a place on Balfour Beatty Workplace’s framework agreement that could potentially be worth up to £6m a year.

Leeds-based Bbi has been selected to form part of a strategic alliance to deliver its client facilities management programme over the next three years.

As part of the agreement, Bbi is already working alongside Balfour Beatty Workplace on refurbishment contracts for its blue chip clients. These projects involve most elements of internal construction including ceilings, partitioning, floor and wall coverings, lighting, mechanical installations and providing office and restaurant furniture.

Balfour Beatty Workplace is a market leader in facilities management services to both private and public sector customers. The business has a workforce of more than 10,000 and reported revenues of over £500m for 2009.

Bbi has previously worked with Balfour Beatty Workplace on various ad-hoc projects throughout England, Scotland and Wales, including the refurbishment of Balfour Beatty’s own offices. 

Andy Graham, group chairman for Bbi, said: “This is fantastic news for Bbi and it is great to be able to expand on our existing relationship with Balfour Beatty Workplace. Since joining the framework we have already won over £1m worth of projects and this looks set to continue.

“We already provide facilities support services to a number of blue chip clients such as The Lloyds Banking Group, Zurich, SunGard and Computershare and it will be great to add Balfour Beatty Workplace to our list of regular clients.”

Iain Taylor, purchasing manager for Balfour Beatty Workplace, said: “It is great to have an established company like Bbi as part of our strategic alliance framework.

“We are aiming to reduce our number of sub-contractors to improve efficiencies and companies like Bbi, which can offer us a one-stop-shop for all our servicing needs, dovetail very well into our own self-delivery model.”

This latest agreement with Balfour Beatty Workplace follows a record £4m worth of contract wins for Bbi over the past eight weeks.