Highways contract sees improvements in North Northamptonshire’s communities
Communities across North Northamptonshire are starting to benefit from improvements across their local areas, as Kier and North Northamptonshire Council deliver its ‘Community Enhancement Plan’. In September this year, North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) launched a seven-year contract with Kier, a highways maintenance provider, to oversee the new highways service across North Northants. Working in partnership, […]
Kier Highways signs up to Tackling Diabetes Safety Charter
Kier Highways has signed up to the Diabetes Safety Organisation’s Tackling Diabetes Safety Charter to educate and help employees prevent the onset of diabetes and better support those living with the condition. It says diabetes is a hidden epidemic, with 700 people a day diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the UK. One third of […]
Road User Charging, innovation and the road to Net Zero on a bonus Highways Voices from Highways UK
We had so much material left over from the highly successful Highways UK event last week in Birmingham that we bring you some content we didn’t have time to fit in on our podcasts from the show last week. These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of Re-flow, Kier Highways, Causeway Technologies, Navtech Radar and SWARCO. You’ll hear […]
“Bouncing around the exhibition floor” on Day 2 of Highways UK
We can only scratch the surface of the huge Highways UK event on these podcasts, but we’re bringing you a great flavour of what the estimated 8,000 industry professionals have experienced over two days at Birmingham’s NEC. These podcasts are brought to you thanks to the support of Re-flow, Kier Highways, Causeway Technologies, Navtech Radar and SWARCO. Today we bounce around […]
Looking ahead to Highways UK on this week’s Highways Voices
“It’s a huge event – it’s the biggest we’ve done in terms of floor space,” explains Highways UK Senior Conference Producer Claudia Davidson on this week’s Highways Voices, “The biggest event that we do, as organisers.” In this podcast, we look forward to the event next week where more than six thousand people will be […]
Kier announced as one of four contractors awarded major National Highways A66 Northern Trans-Pennine contract
Kier, alongside Balfour Beatty, Costain and Keltbray, has been awarded a £1.3bn contract by National Highways to design and deliver an upgrade to several sections on the A66 between Penrith and Scotch Corner. The four contractors will collaboratively deliver the project, which has been procured through National Highways’ Regional Delivery Partnership framework. It will see […]
Kier to offer apprenticeships to prisoners following ground-breaking law change
Kier is one of the first employers in England to offer apprenticeship opportunities to prisoners, following a crucial law change, which means prisoners can now earn while they learn. Announced earlier this year, the law has changed this month (October) and it means that prisoners at open prisons will be able to take advantage of […]
Kier Highways starts two new seven-year contracts across Northamptonshire
Kier Highways has mobilised its two highways services contracts with new clients, North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) and West Northamptonshire Council (WNC). This week, the contractor rolls out plans to accelerate maintenance across the whole county. Approximately 300 employees will operate the two contracts on behalf of the unitary authorities for seven years. The contracts have […]
Shropshire Highways partners transform garden at Barnabas Community Church, Shrewsbury
The Barnabas Community Church’s 360 garden in Shrewsbury has been transformed thanks to Shropshire Council and its highways partners Kier and Multevo. Barnabas Community Church is home to foodbank PLUS, which incorporates a range of essential support services for clients in Shrewsbury. This includes Shrewsbury Food Bank and their unique 360 initiatives where they host […]
Kier Highways trials Hydrogen powered generator on its Windy Harbour project
Kier Highways is trialling an innovative, hydrogen-powered fuel cell at its National Highways A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool site in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. The project is in collaboration with Hydrologiq and is the first hydrogen 110kVA generator deployment undertaken by Kier Highways. This government-supported deployment aims to uncover the practical challenges of replacing diesel with hydrogen […]