Kier

Kier has been criticised by local councillors for quoting ‘unaffordable’ prices for simple roadworks in Suffolk. The firm is contracted to maintain highways for Suffolk County Council, but has been criticised by opposition councillors for the cost of its work. The firm’s 10-year contract is due to end in October…

Kier’s property arm has been appointed to regenerate the centre of Leatherhead. The contractor was named as Mole Valley District Council’s joint-venture (JV) partner to regenerate a 10.2-acre stretch of the town. It is divided into two plots, Bull Hill and the Swan Centre. In the space of eight to…

Kier and Willmott Dixon are among a host of big-time contractors that have nabbed spots on a £240m framework covering the north of England. Tilbury Douglas, Henry Boot, Morgan Sindall and Galliford Try were also named on the YORbuild3 framework, which will last for four years. Specifically, the work will…

Balfour Beatty has appointed Kier’s former head of sustainability, Jo Gilroy, as its UK director of sustainability. Gilroy (pictured, right) joins the firm after three years at the UK’s second-biggest contractor, in a move that complements a raft of recent substantiality hires at Balfour Beatty. The former head of environmental…

A joint venture between Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and Bam Nuttall (EKFB) has revealed that it will entirely prefabricate the 880 metre-long Thame Valley Viaduct before assembling it on site. The ambitious modular design was worked up by HS2 Ltd’s main works contractor, EKFB, working with design partner ASC (a…

Morgan Sindall has been propelled to the summit of the contractors’ league table for March by a £75m deal to develop a manufacturing hub in southern England. The 60,000 square foot facility, which is being developed at Kent Science Hub in Sittingbourne, will support cannabis-based medicines developed by Irish pharmaceutical…

Kier has seen a sharp rise in job applications during the first quarter of 2022. Since the turn of the year, applications to work at the contractor have risen by 20 per cent compared with the previous quarter. Kier group HR director Helen Redfern (pictured) attributes the rise in applications…

A new primary school being built by Kier in the Highlands is unlikely to be ready in time for the start of the 2022/23 school year. Ness Castle Primary School and nursery is a £15m build that will provide space for 850 pupils. Last week, parents and carers of the…

Kier and Wates are among a host of contractors to be named on multiple lots on a £30bn framework. The two contractors bagged seven spots each on the framework which will mainly cover NHS work. Known as ProCure23, it is administrated by the Crown Commercial Service and first opened to…

Kier has reportedly walked away from proposed talks to buy Tilbury Douglas. Buying Tilbury Douglas – formerly Interserve Construction – was considered as an option for Kier, who reportedly could have paid less than £50m for the business. A proposed deal is thought to have been under discussion for a…