Contractor鈥檚 US division scoops 4,000-bed complex

Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty has won its second Texas student accommodation scheme, this time worth 拢125m.

The project is its second for the Texas A&M University System and will involve Balfour Beatty building a 4,000-bed complex at the main campus in College Station, Texas.

The project is a collaboration between Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions 鈥 who will be lead developer 鈥 and Balfour Beatty鈥檚 Dallas-based construction business.

Andrew McNaughton, Balfour Beatty chief executive, said: 鈥淚t is great to see another student accommodation project between our teams and The Texas A&M University System. 

鈥淭he ongoing development at Tarleton State University is on track to open in August of 2014. 

鈥淲e have identified student accommodation as a key growth area for us and we are excited about the opportunities in this growing market, both in the UK and US.鈥