NG · story · 23 October – 24 October
National Grid · 5 headlines from 5 outlets, from 23 October 2026 to 24 October 2026.
Balfour Beatty was awarded the first-phase Birkhill Wood substation contract.
The story's tone is the average of its headlines' own scores. Each score rates how good or bad the news was for the company, from −10 (clearly bad) to +10 (clearly good). 0 is neutral, and anything beyond ±6 is strong and rare. It rates the coverage, not the share price.
Average tone of each outlet's headlines in this story, −10 to +10. Impact = headlines × strength of tone.
4C Offshore is the largest at 6.7, ahead of Shanghai Metals Market (6.3). Construction News is the smallest at 5.0.
Source: MarketFrame news analysis
| outlet | Average tone |
|---|---|
| 4C Offshore | 6.7 |
| Shanghai Metals Market | 6.3 |
| World Construction Network | 6.2 |
| Construction News | 5.0 |
| Balfour Beatty | 5.0 |
| Outlet | Headlines | Average tone |
|---|---|---|
| 4C Offshore | 1 | +6.7 |
| Shanghai Metals Market | 1 | +6.3 |
| World Construction Network | 1 | +6.2 |
| Construction News | 1 | +5.0 |
| Balfour Beatty | 1 | +5.0 |
One or two headlines is not a lean: read these as how this story was told, not as a verdict on the outlet.
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +6.7 | Contract award progresses substation build. |
| +6.3 | First-phase contract awarded for its project. |
| +6.2 | Contractor selected for its substation project. |
| Tone | What the article reported, and why it scored that way |
|---|---|
| +5.0 | Substation contract awarded for National Grid project. |
| +5.0 | First phase of Birkhill Wood substation awarded; investment progressing. |
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