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A Kier/Bam joint venture (KBJV) has been awarded a major civils contract at Plymouth’s Devonport 10 Dock. Babcock International has appointed the contract to the companies as part of a series of infrastructure projects at the naval facility over the next decade, which are worth about £2bn in total. KBJV…

Kier has been chosen by two property firms to build a £69m commercial development near London’s Southwark Bridge. Investors Barings and LBS Properties said the 12-storey, 13,800-square-metre building will provide mainly offices together with affordable workspace and retail. The aim is for the building, named 135 Park Street, to achieve…

Wates was helped to the top of the June league tables by securing a £250m contract to upgrade a series of UK prisons. The contractor was one of two firms that secured spots on a £500m contract to construct six new housing blocks at half a dozen prisons, according to…

Kier has appointed Chris Browne as a non-executive director to its board. Browne, who will join the contractor officially in her new capacity on 15 September, has previously held major leadership roles within the aviation industry. She will be a member of several committees, including the Environment, Social and Governance…

Costain has teamed up with EasyJet, Airbus and other big names to drive the development of hydrogen infrastructure and technology. The construction giant is one of nine organisations forming a partnership with the aim of accelerating the UK’s transition to alternative fuel. Hydrogen South West, which includes Aberdeen-headquartered engineering consultancy…

Kier’s developer arm has formed a £80m joint venture with an affordable housing investor to deliver 2,000 homes in the southeast of England. The partnership between Kier Property and Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) is a five-year deal with a 50/50 split. It will focus on developing urban brownfield sites in…

A block of flats that caught fire close to Grenfell Tower in West London was clad with unsafe materials identified by Kier earlier this year and due for removal, Construction News can reveal. Eight fire engines and about 60 firefighters were called out to a fire at a high-rise block…

Kier and Wates are to deliver prison upgrade works at six separate sites in a government contract worth £500m. The firms, which were chosen by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), will lead an alliance of hundreds of small businesses in constructing extra houseblocks at half a dozen prisons that will…

Kier has won a £32.5m job to refurbish the Manchester Aquatics Centre, which aims to decarbonise the sports facility. The contract, which supports Manchester City Council’s work to become a net-zero city by 2038, will see the contractor deliver a combination of energy-efficiency measures, including a full MEP replacement and…

A total of 44 construction firms have been named on a £35bn facilities management framework that requires reporting on modern slavery, prompt payment and improving opportunities for underrepresented groups. The framework provider Crown Commercial Service (CCS) named the winners, among which are the facilities management arms of Kier, Mace, Galliford…