Kier launches a construction first to help tackle social deprivation
In a first for the UK construction industry, Kier has launched a brand-new tool to track its spend in areas of social deprivation across the UK. The tool, known as Local Multiplier 3 (LM3) has been developed by the New Economic Foundation and will aid the Group’s ability to show and improve how it is […]
Kier Highways achieves Masters in Diversity
Kier Highways has achieved two accolades from the National Centre for Diversity. It has been awarded the Masters in Diversity accreditation and has been placed number two in the National Centre for Diversity’s Top 100 Most Inclusive Workplaces Index 2022. Only the second company to achieve Masters in Diversity, 16 leaders from Kier Highways were […]
Kier Highways awarded major highways maintenance works and services contracts by North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council
Kier Highways has officially announced it will be providing highways services across North and West Northamptonshire, having been awarded separate contracts by the new councils for the two areas. The awards will see Kier as the sole highway services provider to North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council delivering their new contracts, each valued at […]
Kier and SNC-Lavalin to fight it out for Birmingham highways contract
There is a shortlist of two bidders for the restructured Birmingham PFI highways contract, the council has announced. Both Kier and SNC-Lavalin have been invited to tender for the highways contract following the completion of the prequalification phase. The two contractors will now be expected to prepare interim submissions and draft bids to help inform […]
Kier Highways awarded major National Highways A417 Missing Link contract
Kier Highways has been awarded £460m contract by National Highways to design and deliver an upgrade to the A417 between Gloucester and Swindon. The contract award follows a competitive procurement process through National Highways’ Regional Delivery Partnership framework. The A417/A419 provides an important route between Gloucester and Swindon, connecting the North and Midlands to the […]
Kier Highways trials innovative risk assessment app
Frontline operatives at Kier Highways are trialling the innovative new app FYLD, which conducts digital risk assessments and in turn saves time, increases safety, and boosts collaborative working practices. In addition to increasing accuracy at the point of work, the new software can reduce the time it takes to produce risk assessments by up to […]
Marking National Apprenticeship Week with three inspiring early careers professionals on this week’s Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! “The main thing interested me was the fact that it’s not just in a warehouse picking this stock all day, you can one day be 20 miles down the M6 or round the corner on the M62 doing all sorts of […]
Kier Highways wins surface dressing contract with Derbyshire County Council
Kier Highways Solutions, a surface dressing and bituminous product manufacturing business and part of Kier Highways, has been awarded a year-long contract with Derbyshire County Council for surface dressing. Kier will deliver circa 550,000sqm of surface dressing across Derbyshire using 900t of surface dressing emulsion, which will be manufactured at the Kier-owned bitumen plant in […]
Kier launches massive recruitment drive as its searches for over 1,200 people
Kier has launched a recruitment drive with over 1,200 jobs available across the Group. As one of the UK’s leading construction and infrastructure providers, the jobs will support new schools, hospitals, roads and rail projects in communities right across the UK. The recruitment drive will also help Kier to achieve its ambitions to bring a […]
National Highways A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool project given ‘exceptional performance’ in their second Considerate Constructors audit
Kier Highways and National Highways have been given an ‘exceptional performance’ rating for the second time for their A585 Windy Harbour to Shippool project in a recent Considerate Constructors audit. The project achieved a 45 out of 50, scoring nine out of nine in the main five categories: Appearance, Health & Safety, Workforce, Community and […]