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‘Worrying’ rise in migrant worker exploitation on building sites

Kerry Lorimer — Fri, 09 May 2025 11:45:31 +0000

Migrant workers are at an increased risk of exploitation on construction sites, a new report has warned. The probe by Achilles, which deals in supply chain risk, found migrant workers are vulnerable to unexplained deductions from wages, restricted access to mobile phones and “informal or…

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Nottinghamshire diagnostic centre delayed by asbestos

Kerry Lorimer — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:56:19 +0000

The opening of a diagnostic centre that is being built by Kier in Nottinghamshire has been pushed back by four months, after the discovery of higher-than-expected levels of asbestos. The Mansfield Community Diagnostic Centre, which was due to open at the end of the year,…

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HS2 faces multimillion-pound hit after planning permission rejection

Joshua Stein — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:46:55 +0000

A planning decision to block HS2 from upgrading a crucial farm lane in Wendover could push up its costs by “tens of millions” of pounds, it has said. The response came as Buckinghamshire Council refused planning permission for an underground chamber and ditch, as part…

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Kier set to scoop University of Warwick STEM job

Colin Marrs — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:28:50 +0000

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Kier has been appointed as the preferred lead contractor for phase 1 of the University of Warwick’s STEM Connect Programme, part of a wider £700 million investment initiative aimed at transforming the university’s…

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Inside story: How Kier completed the UK’s first all-electric prison

Nicola Harley — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:01:50 +0000

Working on a site in the remote Yorkshire countryside, the task of building the UK’s first all-electric prison was always going to have its challenges for tier one contractor Kier. HMP Millsike’s rural location in Full Sutton, near York, led to difficulties attracting labour, as…

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Kier wins £41m delayed school rebuild contract

James Wilmore — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:37:17 +0000

Kier has won a £41m contract for a major school project as part of a wider government plan for upgrades. The tier one contractor was this week been named by the Department for Education (DfE) to partially redevelop the Hewett Academy in Norwich. The 1950s…

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‘Significant progress’ as Kier grows revenue and profit

Greg Pitcher — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:48:51 +0000

Kier chief executive Andrew Davies hailed “significant operational and financial progress” after the tier one contractor posted increased revenue and profit in its interim results. The Salford-headquartered contractor revealed turnover of £1.97bn for the six months to 31 December 2024. This was up 6 per…

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Kier takes top spot with pair of prison jobs

Joshua Stein — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 12:45:33 +0000

Kier surged to the top of the February leagues after it bagged two prison jobs worth a combined £800m. The contractor signed contracts worth a total of £961.9m, more than three times the value of deals won by its nearest competitor, according to construction data…

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Kier scoops £118m army barracks deal

Greg Pitcher — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:45:02 +0000

Kier has won a £117.7m deal to work at an army site in Suffolk. The tier one contractor will deliver infrastructure design-and-build work at Rock Barracks near Woodbridge. The contract, which runs until April 2030, was awarded by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) last week…

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Kier looks to grow development arm with £400m JV

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:45:09 +0000

Kier Property has launched a new joint venture (JV) with financial services giant Investec Bank to develop urban logistics assets with a gross development value of £400m. The new Investec Realis JV announced its first project would be turning a 4.4-acre former office site in…

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