Restructure is 'about growth not cost-cutting'

摘要

Balfour's Beatty's new slimmed down structure is aimed at positioning the company for growth over the long term and is not merely a short-term fix aimed at cost savings, the firm's construction boss has said. Revealing the details of the firm's UK restructure exclusively to Building this week, Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK chief executive Mike Peasland said the shake-up had emerged from discussions in September 2011 as the firm reviewed its business in response to the ongoing economic downturn.