Berratt Wong, a graduate quantity surveyor at Kier, explains how the company’s graduate programme has helped his career in construction flourish. I was born in Malaysia and growing up, there was a brilliant TV programme about life working on airlines, so I instantly decided that I wanted to be
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Kier Construction Scotland has been appointed to take forward a £9.7 million redevelopment of the category B-listed Wolfson Building on behalf of the University of Strathclyde. The redevelopment forms part of an overall investment of £15.5m into the six-storey building to establish it as
Kier has today reassured shareholders that it is confident the group will meet its full-year expectations despite first-half costs exceeding the realised savings by approximately £10 million. In a trading update prior to its Annual General Meeting at 12 noon today, the infrastructure services,
The expansion of the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank has reached an important milestone after the Scottish Government’s Capital Investment Group approved the outline business case for an integrated ophthalmology unit. Principal supply chain partner Kier Construction Scotland will
Construction output across the UK continued to recover following a relatively weak start to the year, with the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing an increase of 2.9% in the three months to August 2018. According to ONS Construction Output data released this morning the
Laura Closs Laura Closs reveals her pathway towards a career with Kier Construction.
The latest new-build school in South Ayrshire took an important step forward last week with the completion of the main structure of the new Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr. This latest success means the state-of-the-art school is well on track for opening its doors in October 2019.
Kier Construction Scotland has hailed its “solid” contribution to the full-year results of Kier Group as the parent company announced an increase in underlying profits and revenue. Underlying profits for the group grew by 10% to £160 million for the year ended June 2018, while revenue increased
(from left) Kier health and safety employees, Dan Gallagher, Pauline McCabe and Neil Grindlay Kier Construction Scotland has received a top industry gold award for its health and safety credentials by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
Kier Construction Scotland has been appointed to take forward a trio of projects in the field of mental health, including a £6m refurbishment programme at Royal Cornhill hospital in Aberdeen and Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin. Kier has also been appointed to develop the designs for a £4.8m extensio
Image courtesy of the Glasgow School of Art Glasgow City Council, the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) and Kier Construction are facing legal action over the aftermath of the Mackintosh Building fire.
Brian McQuade Brian McQuade argues that construction needs to take a fresh look to encourage more young people to consider a career in this sector.
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Participants (from left) Kerrie-Anne Tidser, Hollie McArthur, Helena Montague and Nicole Scott with their certificates hub South West has concluded its first highly successful eight week introductory course aimed at getting more women into the construction industry.
Kier Group has revealed plans to dispose of non-core operations as part of an efficiency and streamlining programme. Launched last month, the Future Proofing Kier initiative will see the group focus on three key market positions, infrastructure services, buildings and developments & housing.