Press releases

Sunderland, 8 December 2023 - BAM joined the celebrations as Sunderland’s multi-million-pound southern train station entrance officially opened its doors today [Friday 8 December].

(News release Yeoman Park Academy:) Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, 6 December 2023 - This week, our children were accompanied by academy staff and representatives from the Department for Education and Nottinghamshire County Council, alongside developers BAM, to mark the official breaking of the ground at the site for our new school building.

(Press release Stanhope:) Birmingham, 5 December 2023 - Today 5 December 2023, construction work commences to convert the historic Banana Warehouse building in Digbeth into a state-of-the-art studio, which will play host to the world’s biggest cooking format, MasterChef.

(Press release HS2:) 5 December 2023 - A viaduct in Northamptonshire has become the first on the HS2 project to have all its deck beams installed as work on the project continues to ramp up between London and the West Midlands.

(News release Network Rail:) 30 November 2023 - Earlier this month the new Dawlish sea wall faced its toughest test yet as devastating wind and waves whipped the south west, withstanding both and winning two engineering awards just days later.

County Cork, Ireland, 29 November 2023 - An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for BAM Ireland to construct 714 residential units in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork.

(Press release British Antarctic Survey (BAS):) London, 27 November 2023 - Construction has begun in Antarctica for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) with specialists arriving at Rothera Research Station to progress several projects to secure the future of polar operations and research.

(News release Waterford City and County Council:) 23 November 2023 - It’s almost a year to the day since Waterford City and County Council and BAM entered into contract for the construction of the new integrated transport hub at the North Quays, a sustainable transport bridge, as well as enhanced multi-modal access infrastructure.

(Press release HS2:) 24 November 2023 - HS2 this week completed the last section of earthworks that will carry East West Rail (EWR) services between Oxford and Cambridge over the new high-speed line, near the village of Calvert in Buckinghamshire.

Leeds, 20 November 2023 - Aimed at enhancing healthcare services, Invesis and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) have signed a project variation agreement for the construction of a £10 million Elective Care Hub at Wharfedale Hospital in the UK. This development aligns with the Trust’s long-term plans to extend services at the hospital and reduce waiting times.

(Press release Network Rail:) 17 November 2023 - Network Rail has completed the construction of East Linton station.

Leeds, 2 November 2023 - Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has taken a big step forward to achieving its net-zero targets with the installation of a cutting-edge solar photovoltaic canopy over the car park of its Wharfedale Hospital site.

8 November 2023 - BAM Infra Nederland and Rolls-Royce SMR have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the opportunities for collaboration to support deployment of Rolls-Royce SMRs in the Netherlands.

2 November 2023 - Invesis is investing A$60 million (€36 million) in the delivery of 1,370 new homes (including 650 social homes and 55 Specialist Disability Accommodation homes) across four sites in Melbourne as part of Homes Victoria’s innovative Ground Lease Model 2 project.

Over the first nine months of 2023, Royal BAM Group nv delivered an adjusted EBITDA of €199 million, reflecting a margin of 4.4 per cent.

(Press release Kildare County Council:) Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland, 31 October 2023 - Kildare County Council today hosted Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, in the presence on the Cathaoirleach of the County of Kildare, Councillor Daragh Fitzpatrick for the official opening of the new Athy Distributor Road.

(News release HS2:) 31 October 2023 - HS2 has begun lifting the first of 72 huge beams that will support the deck of the Thame Valley Viaduct – the first of its kind in the UK to have all major elements manufactured off site.

Bunnik, the Netherlands, 24 October 2023 – BAM Infraconsult bv (BAM’s civil engineering consultant in the Netherlands) has reached an agreement to transfer its subsidiaries Delta Marine Consultants Singapore and Delta Marine Consultants Indonesia to Van Oord.

London, 20 October 2023 - BAM is recognised amongst the top five best apprenticeship employers in the UK in the construction and property sector.

Perth and Kinross, 18 October 2023 - BAM has marked the halfway point of the Cross Tay Link Road project twenty months on from the start of construction work.

10 October 2023 - BAM has been appointed by Ceredigion County Council to deliver a coastal defence scheme on the Welsh coast, to protect the seaside town of Aberaeron.

10 October 2023 - BAM will help deliver a £150 million overhaul of Darlington Station over the next two years following the approval of a transformative project which includes modernised stairways and a state-of-the-art new entrance hall.

Bunnik, the Netherlands, 3 October 2023 – The annual report of Royal BAM Group nv for the 2022 financial year has been nominated for the FD Henri Sijthoff Prize 2023.

(Press release Femern A/S): Rødbyhavn, Denmark - 21 September 2023 - The tunnel factory for the construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel takes another step towards shipping of the first tunnel element into the Fehmarnbelt. Currently, water is being filled into the three large basins in front of the tunnel factory at Rødbyhavn in Denmark.