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Kier boss: Contractors ‘daft’ to take on Carillion deals

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Contractors would be “daft” to take on Carillion’s contracts without securing changes to the terms and conditions, Kier’s boss has said.

Kier chief executive Haydn Mursell said many of the deals signed up to by Carillion were clearly unprofitable, and contractors should be wary of stepping in to replace them. Speaking…

Carillion HS2 and roads JV staff receive Kier offer

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Kier has taken on approximately 200 Carillion staff on HS2 and Highways England joint ventures.

Carillion was part of the CEK JV with Kier and French contractor Eiffage to deliver two civils packages worth £1.4bn for HS2. In the wake of Carillion’s collapse last Monday, Kier and Eiffage will now split…

Christmas freeze bites but Kier makes it two out of three

Kier's plan to charge subcontractors branded 'insulting'

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…

Bringing a bit of energy to Greenwich Peninsula

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Jumping on at the Maritime Museum, my 188 bus takes me into the heart of Greenwich Peninsula.

For decades this has been a derelict area of south-east London but now it is set to be transformed into one of London’s biggest housing developments. Greenwich Peninsula will contain more than 10,000 homes…

Kier tackles office block in busy King’s Cross area

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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,…