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Kier Construction has hired John Sisk & Son’s life-sciences manager to its newly created role of science and technology director, as it looks to grow its volume of work in the sector. Lee Sturdy had been sector leader for life sciences and advanced manufacturing at Sisk since May 2021. In…

McLaren secured its first top spot in 18 months in the contractors’ league table for December 2022 thanks to work including a £90m south London tower job. The project to build three towers in the new Leon Quarter in Croydon was one of four secured by the contractor in December,…

Eight firms, including some of the industry’s biggest names, have won places on a £1.5bn framework covering public-sector projects across the North West of England. Kier, Sir Robert McAlpine, ISG, Vinci and Morgan Sindall are among those named on the four-year framework, which kicks off this month. The work includes…

The outlook for the year ahead changed dramatically towards the end of 2022 – from optimism and expected growth to worries about material costs and inflation. The last couple of months of the year saw a raft of gloomy forecasts about the state of the construction industry in 2023, with…

A masterplan for a new prison in Glasgow, designed by Kier, has been submitted for planning. Earlier this year, the Scottish Prison Service awarded Kier the preconstruction services contract to deliver HMP Glasgow, which is set to replace the 19th century HMP Barlinnie. The submission of the masterplan for the…

Kier Construction has named Anna Baker as its new head of sustainability. Baker moves from Careys, where she held the equivalent role for two years. Previously, she spent more than 12 years at Sir Robert McAlpine, where her last job was as director for safety, sustainability, health, environment and quality.…

Permasteelisa has hired Kier’s former managing director as its new boss. Liam Cummins was MD of Kier Construction before announcing last month that he was stepping down to join an unnamed contractor as its chief executive. He will start at the Italy-headquartered multinational envelope specialist on 23 January. Cummins worked…

Winvic soared to top spot in the November leagues thanks to a £266m warehousing job in Swindon. The job, to demolish a car manufacturing plant formerly belonging to Honda and build a 672,000 square metre warehouse in its place, pushed it well beyond its nearest competitor, according to data gathered…

Central Liverpool is blighted by 21 stalled construction sites, a report to the city council has found. In an update to councillors on the strategic development and housing select committee, officers said work had stopped mainly because developers and investors lacked confidence about funding and feasibility. Their report that development…

Kier has hired Laing O’Rourke veteran Gus Wright to head up its London operations. Wright will join Kier in January as regional director for its business in the capital, with a specific focus on the commercial market. The newly created role will see him take responsibility for the operational delivery…