Kier Group

Kier has teamed up with the British Army to provide an opportunity for unemployed Ayrshire youngsters to improve their employment prospects through work placement training. The Armed Forces Employability Pathways (AFEP) initiative will improve the likelihood of them securing apprenticeships or emplo

Kier Construction has been appointed as the construction partner to progress the next stage of a comprehensive backlog maintenance programme at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The work will focus on the redevelopment of the accommodation above the main entrance to the Infirmary to convert the existing war

The opening of the new building at Sandbank Business Park, Dunoon Kier Construction has completed the development of a new building at Sandbank Business Park in Dunoon.

A progress report on repairs to Dumfries and Galloway Council’s flagship leisure centre has been put on hold to allow mediation talks between the local authority and its contractors. Remedial works at DG One in Dumfries were due to begin in the autumn but workers have yet to appear on the site.

hub South West Scotland has confirmed that it has reached contract close on the £32.5 million Marr College project in collaboration with South Ayrshire Council. The project will see Kier Construction deliver an innovative comprehensive refurbishment, modernisation and expansion programme to the Tro

Some of Britain's biggest construction firms could have to pay out tens of millions of pounds in damages after admitting that they defamed workers and infringed their rights. Eight high-profile contractors made an ‘amended defence’ of their role in blacklisting at a High Court hearing in London

Inside Stewart House The completion of a £10 million property redevelopment in the heart of Glasgow’s west end will help support a new influx of students to the city thanks to a joint venture between Kier Property and Amber Infrastructure Group.

Ewan McDonald A former construction management student at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has played a key role in the university’s newest addition to its multi-million pound campus development.

The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture Projects in Scotland have assisted Kier to strong full-year results for the year to 30 June 2015, the group said today.

Kier Group has been retained by public sector owned built environment specialist Scape Group as the sole contractor to deliver up to £1.5 billion of construction and maintenance work over the next four years. Scape Group is a local authority owned built environment specialist offering a full suite

Prof David McClean outside the new Scott Sutherland School building Robert Gordon University (RGU) has completed the second phase of its £120 million Garthdee campus project in Aberdeen, with the new £16m Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment set to welcome its first studen

Construction output rose by 0.2 per cent between the first and second quarters, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. Year on year output in the second quarter was estimated to have increased by 2.4 per cent.

Justin Atkinson Kier Group has announced the appointment of Justin Atkinson as a non-executive director.

Kier has sold off its fleet and passenger services (FPS) business through a management buy-out funded by Leeds-based private equity investor Endless for £17.9 million in cash. The sale includes the transfer of FPS’ finance lease debt of approximately £32m (as at 30 June 2015).

Kier has revealed that it is in talks with a potential buyer for its mining operations at Greenburn in Scotland. In a trading update this morning, the group said the move is part of its “ongoing approach to capital discipline” and follows “significant year-on-year organic growth” in its cons