Wirral Council awards £13.5m three-year road repair contract to Kiely Bros
Wirral Council has awarded Kiely Bros a £13.5m contract for the next three years for surface dressing and microsurfacing works in the borough. This contract has been awarded to make sure that the council continues to deliver on its statutory duties under the Highways Act 1980. According to an officer report published by the local […]
Kiely Group hosts CPD-accredited surface treatment seminar with IHE
Kiely Group recently hosted their first CPD-accredited Surface Treatment Seminar in partnership with the Instituteof Highway Engineers (IHE) and Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) at the Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club. The event was tailored for an audience of local authorities, tier one contractors, and industry specialists looking to deepen their understanding of […]
LGA 2025 provides Kiely with gap-bridging opportunities
The Kiely Group made their presence felt at the Local Government Association (LGA) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Liverpool last week, taking the opportunity to engage with portfolio holders and stakeholders about the benefits of proactive surface maintenance on their networks to support the nation’s highways departments up and down the country. Lauren Kiely, Head […]
Starmer tells councils to prove action on pothole plague to unlock extra cash
The public will now see exactly what’s being done to tackle potholes, as the government demands councils prove their progress or face losing cash. From mid-April, local authorities in England will start to receive their share of the government’s record £1.6 billion highway maintenance funding, including an extra £500 million – enough to fill 7 […]
Kiely’s GlassMark laid in Telford
Road surfacing and surface treatments company Kiely Bros has posted pictures of its GlassMark road surfacing solution being laid in Telford, Shropshire on behalf of Balfour Beatty Living Places. The surface solution is crafted from 100% recycled industrial and consumer-grade glass, available in various sizes similar to traditional aggregates. The glass undergoes a secondary process […]
Somerset reveals roads to undergo improvements this summer
Nearly 150 roads across Somerset will be surface dressed this summer as Somerset Council and its new highways contractor embark on a lengthy programme of repairs. Road surface treatment specialists Kiely Bros. was awarded a four-year contract by the council effective from April 1 to carry out a range of highway services, including surface dressing. […]
Highways industry calls on political parties to direct funding to prevent not patch potholes
Following the release of political party manifestos, the highways maintenance industry is urging the next government to avoid patchwork pothole repairs and focus on more preventative methods to save taxpayers money on costly reactive road maintenance. The highways maintenance industry welcomes political parties prioritising funding for local Authorities to reduce the number of potholes across […]
Somerset: Council’s innovative new partner to kick off summer surface treatment programme
Somerset Council and new partner Kiely Bros are launching a major programme of road repairs across the County’s network this month. Road surface treatment specialists Kiely Bros were awarded a four-year contract from 1 April to carry out a wide range of services, including surface dressing. This year Kiely Bros will be introducing a pioneering […]
Kiely Group take the surface preservation discussion to Parliament
The largest privately-owned road surface maintenance company in the UK, Kiely Group, has held a drop-in session in Parliament to give MPs and Peers the opportunity to informally discuss the critical issues surrounding potholes and the solutions available to prevent them. The session was hosted by Sir Christopher Chope MP, former Chair of the All […]
Somerset announces new road surface repair and improvement contracts
Somerset Council has awarded contracts to Kiely Bros, Heidelberg Materials and Octavius Infrastructure to deliver essential road maintenance services as well as improvements on its network across the County. The Council has awarded four-year contracts with Kiely’s and Heidelberg Materials to deliver surface treatment services and resurfacing services respectively, while a third four-year contract has […]