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Balfour Beatty JV wins £370m contract in Hong Kong

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has announced that a subsidiary of its 50:50 Far East joint venture, Gammon Construction, has been awarded a c.HK$4bn (c.£370m) construction contract for a large scale residential development, ‘Lohas Park Package 9’, by Wheelock and Company Limited. The development, located at Tseung Kwan O bay in the Sai Kung...

Balfour Beatty selected for $581m Texas scheme

Balfour Beatty has been selected by the Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) as the construction manager-agent (CMA) for the first phase of the $581 million State of Texas Capitol Complex Master Plan. The project is divided into six packages: excavations, utility relocations, central utility plant tunnels, two new office buildings, a new underground parking garage, and...

Balfour Beatty JV awarded Hong Kong construction contract

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group announced that its 50:50 Far East joint venture, Gammon Construction has been awarded a construction contract for a deluxe housing development at Plantation Road, Hong Kong. The total value of the contract is approximately HK$800 million (c.£79m). Developed by Wheelock Properties, the project includes the construction of twenty villas...

Balfour Beatty wins 39-storey Atlanta tower contract

The Related Group has selected Balfour Beatty Construction to build its new luxury, mixed-use residential tower in the heart of Midtown Atlanta. Located at West Peachtree and 14th Street, the 39-story tower will become the tallest residential tower project built in Atlanta since 2009. Consistently ranked by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a top 5...

Balfour Beatty JV wins GBP146m Hong Kong project

Balfour Beatty joint venture, Gammon Construction, appointed to HK$1.6bn (c.£146m) Lee Garden Three project Balfour Beatty’s 50:50 Hong Kong joint venture, Gammon Construction, has been awarded a HK$1.6bn contract by Hysan Development Company Limited to construct the Lee Garden Three Project, in the heart of Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The project will include the construction...

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.