National Highways awards £9m utility search deal09/04/2025 QuikSTATS, part of Kier Group, has been awarded a three year contract to provide underground utilities mapping to all National Highways teams in a deal worth up to £9m. |
Kier mobilises for £225m Somerset 'refresh'04/04/2024 Kier Transportation’s new £225m highways maintenance contract with Somerset Council has now begun, with many existing staff transferring to the new provider. |
Kier wins £225m Somerset 'refresh' deal25/10/2023 Kier Transportation is set to replace Milestone Infrastructure as Somerset Council’s highways term maintenance contractor in an eight-year deal valued at £225m. |
Global body backs Kier's carbon cuts25/08/2023 Kier Highways’ carbon reduction targets have been validated by a global body as being in line with the latest science. |
Kier fined £4.4m over M6 upgrade safety breaches17/01/2023 Kier has been fined more than £4m after its staff twice struck overhead powerlines while working on a smart motorway scheme, causing cables to land in the path of passing vehicles. |
Kier 'well positioned' as major projects rise15/09/2022 Kier Group nearly trebled its pre-tax profits in the last year, achieving what it called a ‘strong financial performance despite ongoing inflationary pressures’. |
Kier's social value to Thrive on new platform18/10/2021 Kier has linked up with social value specialists Thrive to launch a new calculator that aims to capture, track and demonstrate social value across the group. |
Kier not idling in emissions fight21/09/2021 Kier Highways has announced that all its depots and work compounds will become ‘no idle zones’, following a successful trial. |
Kier Group returns to profit after restructure16/09/2021 Kier Group plc has hailed a ‘strong operational performance and materially improved results’ as it reported a pre-tax profit of £5.6m for the year ending 30 June, compared with a £225m loss in the previous year. |
Kier reaps the benefits of keeping it simple22/04/2021 Kier Group has hailed ‘significant financial and strategic progress' after returning to profit in the six-month period ending 31 December 2020. |
Kier announces another big loss as pandemic 'stalls progress'18/09/2020 Kier Group made a loss of £225m in the year to 30 June 2020 as the pandemic hit its revenues. |
Kier's half-year results reveal £41m loss05/03/2020 Infrastructure firm Kier made a pre-tax loss of £41.2m for the six months to 31 December 2019 and axed around 420 staff, as it continues to shore up finances and undergo a restructure. |
Lester takes chairman post at Kier16/12/2019 Infrastructure firm Kier Group has announced the appointment of Matthew Lester as chairman of its board of directors with effect from 1 January. |
Kier shares fall following debt sale reports08/11/2019 Kier’s share price has slumped amid reports hedge funds have been buying up debt from lenders. |
Kier and Eurovia sanctioned for late payments04/11/2019 Four Kier businesses, including Kier Highways, have been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time. |
Kier loses £245m despite highways wins19/09/2019 Kier Group has announced losses of £245m following what its chief executive conceded was a ‘difficult’ year. |
Contractor Kier announces profits warning04/06/2019 Shares in outsourcing specialist Kier have been sent tumbling following a profits warning announcement yesterday. |
Kier: 'Safety in mind - Part 4'22/03/2019 The latest in a series of powerful videos from Kier on issues surrounding mental and health and safety in the highways sector. |
Kier appoints health and safety specialist to new highways role12/02/2019 Kier Group has appointed Steve Crofts as its head of safety, health and environment (SHE), a newly created role at Kier Highways. |
Kier 'on track' but Mursell is out22/01/2019 Kier is on the hunt for a new chief executive after announcing that Haydn Mursell will leave the business ‘with immediate effect’. |
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