Kier will release its annual results on Thursday and the big bets are split over which way the numbers will go.
On the one side we have the short sellers. As of this evening, 10.3 per cent of Kier’s stock is being shorted by a collection of funds (although other reports have put…
The value of the contract top 50 recovered in April after a miserable March – driven in part by a dominant display from Kier.
Top 10 contractors, April 2018 Click here for the full top 50 Contractor No Total (£m) 1 Kier 28 547.8 2 McLaren 4 233.9 3 Royal…
“I don’t know about you, but my school was nothing like this.”
Kier’s Amy Scott is on the money: neither of our schools were anything like what the town of Briton Ferry will be getting in just a few months’ time. Bright, airy and modern, this £6.3m primary school is well on…
In Coventry Kier is building a brand new materials engineering centre for Warwick Manufacturing Group, an academic department of the University of Warwick.
Started just before Christmas and expected to complete in September this year, the £6.2m Materials Engineering Centre forms part a rapid expansion of teaching facilities at WMG. The department…
Kier reported a healthy rise in half-year profit and revenue this morning, while pointing to a positive full-year outlook.
However, investors initially appeared spooked by the results as the contractor’s share price lost 54p, or around 5 per cent, in value at one point. So how did analysts explain the discrepancy?…
A chance meeting and a flash of inspiration are helping Kier deliver a new hotel as part of a fledgling development just outside Reading.
Project: Reading GatewayClient: Kier PropertyContract value: £27mContract type: JCT Design and buildRegion: South-eastMain contractor: KierSteel frame subcontractor: MetekStart date: September 2016Completion date: Autumn 2018 Among places in the UK…
The firm is employing a never-before-used technique to upgrade an outdated shopping centre. Damon Schünmann went to have a look.
Project: The Beacon (formerly the Arndale Centre)Client: Legal & GeneralOverall redevelopment value: £85mContract value: £50mContract type: JCT Design and buildRegion: South-eastMain contractor: KierSteelwork subcontractor: Caunton EngineeringConcrete subcontractor: FreyssinetDemolition subcontractor: Best DemolitionStart date: January 2017Completion date: November…
Contract wins among the top contractors grew by nearly a quarter in January year on year, led by Kier’s £595.1m haul.
Top 10 contractors, January 2018 Click here for the full top 50 Contractor No Total (£m) 1 Kier 35 595.1 2 Galliford Try 11 364.4 3 Morgan Sindall 38 295.9 4 Bouygues…
Kier topped the contractor table for the second time in three months as the festive slowdown dragged overall wins to their second lowest total of 2017.
Top 10 contractors, December 2017 Click here for the full top 50 Contractor No Total (£m) 1 Kier 38 263.1 2 Royal Bam 10…
Kier’s R7 development is just one of a number of live projects under way in the King’s Cross area.
After arriving at King’s Cross station, I make the 10-minute walk up York Way, past a number of developments that will be highlighted later on in Kier’s onsite briefing room. I, however,…
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