Q and A: Kier's James Birch on charity and social sustainability24/06/2025 Catching up with James Birch, MD of Highways at Kier Transportation, is tricky because he is in great shape after running 5km every day last month for Kier's Moving through May charity event - just one of many inspiring stories as the company raised over £220,000 for good causes. |
New biochar trial to help National Highways with Net Zero goals27/05/2025 National Highways is funding a UK-first trial that looks at how biochar – a charcoal-like material made by burning organic matter at high temperatures – can be used to make ‘significant carbon savings’. |
Kier's Moving through May charity event set to break records07/05/2025 Kier's charity event 'Moving through May' is well on its way to achieving its target of £100,000 for good causes this month, having already received more than £91,000 from generous donations. |
Somerset signs £140m trio of deals to deliver 'new era'02/01/2024 Somerset Council has awarded three new contracts for essential road maintenance services as well as improvements on its network, worth a total of £140m. |
Kier and TerrAffix eye carbon cutting vegetation plan13/06/2023 In a UK-first, Kier and RSK Group company TerrAffix are set to launch a feasibility study into how 'vegetation removed from highways projects can be reused on site' to cut carbon. |
Kier becomes 'company supporter' for the Lighthouse Club charity24/01/2023 Kier has become a 'company supporter' of the Lighthouse Club charity, which provides wellbeing support to construction workers and their families. |
Kier launches UK first to help tackle social deprivation22/07/2022 Kier has launched a tool to track its social value impact through its spending in deprived areas, in what is thought to be a first for the UK construction industry. |
Northamptonshire unitaries both select Kier10/06/2022 Both new unitary councils in Northamptonshire have awarded highways term maintenance contracts to Kier, the existing provider under current joint working arrangements. |
Kier gets in bloom with planting competition29/03/2022 Kier Highways is inviting the industry to get involved in its first external sustainability competition – Business in Bloom. |
Kier's new surface dressing outfit off to winning start10/02/2022 Kier's new surface dressing and bituminous product manufacturing business is off to a flying start, scooping a year-long contract with Derbyshire County Council. |
Kier wins £190m Area 3 deal24/05/2021 Kier Highways has retained its Area 3 maintenance and response (M&R) contract with Highways England, securing a £190m deal that will run for eight years to October 2029. |
Kier wins six-month Birmingham extension29/04/2021 Kier Highways has been awarded a six-month extension on its Birmingham Interim Services Contract, which was originally a 15-month deal reported to be worth around £85m. |
Tarmac Kier JV wins £25m Barnet deal07/04/2021 A Tarmac Kier joint venture (JV) has won a £25m highways maintenance and improvements contract with the London Borough of Barnet. |
Kier integrates £11m tech deal in Area 1311/01/2021 Kier will now maintain technology assets across Highways England's Area 13 network, worth an extra £11m on top of its existing maintenance and response contract for the region. |
Search for Area 3 contractor after Kier extension19/08/2020 Highways England has begun procurement of a maintenance and response contract in the South of the country worth up to £190m over eight years. |
Kier wins £40m deal in Surrey05/05/2020 Kier has won a 12-month contract extension with Surrey County Council worth £40m. |
Wage cuts and shutdowns, but Kier cracks on02/04/2020 While staff in the wider Kier Group have taken wage cuts, and parts of its operations have been put on ice, Kier Highways reached a major milestone on its M20 and M23 smart motorway schemes. |
Kier takes over interim Birmingham contract03/02/2020 Kier has been brought in to manage the 15-month interim highway services contract in Birmingham after Amey's failed PFI deal in the city. |
Kier's chief operating officer quits15/11/2019 Kier’s chief operating officer (COO), Claudio Veritiero, has left the business with immediate effect after only being appointed as COO only in August of 2018. |
Kier Highways boss steps down after inspiring career05/09/2019 Kier boss Dave Wright is stepping down as part of sweeping changes at the top of Kier Highways. |
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