Directorate Change

Balfour Beatty PLC
11 October 2005


11 October 2005


                               BALFOUR BEATTY PLC
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Balfour Beatty, the international engineering, construction and services group,
announces today that Alistair Wivell is to retire from the company and from the
Board with effect from the end of December 2005.

Alistair Wivell, who is 60, is one of four Group Managing Directors and is
responsible for Balfour Beatty activities in UK building construction and
electrical and mechanical engineering and services. He joined Balfour Beatty
Construction as a student engineer in 1964 and through a series of promotions
became its Managing Director in 1994. In 2002, he was appointed a Group Managing
Director and joined the Board. In 1998, his services to the construction
industry were recognised with the award of a CBE.

Commenting today, Balfour Beatty Chairman, Sir David John, said:

'Alistair Wivell has made an enormous contribution to the success of the Group
over many years. We thank him, sincerely, for his efforts and offer him every
good wish for a long and happy retirement.'

Alistair Wivell's responsibilities as Group Managing Director will be taken up
by Mike Peasland who has been Managing Director of Mansell, the building and
building services business, since it was acquired by Balfour Beatty at the end
of 2003. Previously, he was Managing Director of Balfour Kilpatrick.

                                      ENDS

Enquiries to:
Tim Sharp
Tel: [phone]
www.balfourbeatty.com



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