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We are delighted to have handed over the new fitness centre at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth. Working collaboratively with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), we delivered these new state-of-the-art facilities whilst being compassionate to the local indigenous wildlife found within the grounds. To find out more click below:
Kier Highways has bolstered its portfolio of contracts with Highways England and been awarded the �160m Area 4 maintenance and response contract, which will run for eight years. The contract commences in November 2020 and covers Kent, East Sussex and West Sussex. Kier will be responsible for maintaining 130km of motorways, 320km of trunk road and over 1000 structures. Joe Incutti, group managing director for Kier Highways, said: ??I am delighted that Kier has been awarded the Highways England Area 4 Maintenance and Response Contract, enabling it to continue to work with Highways England in the second Roads Investment Period, which is scheduled to end in 2025." You can read more about the project here:
Last weekend, our #KierRail team completed the fifth in a series of test & commissionings of Auxiliary Transformers, this one located on the Kent Route in the South East. Eight Auxiliary Transformers are being commissioned as part of a project to support the National SCADA Programme to provide low voltage power supplies in geographically and logistically challenging areas. We initially carried out the design, then fabricated the bespoke staging platform before delivering the staging and the Auxiliary Transformer to site. Due to the site location on the coastline and near low lying wetlands, close consultation and engagement with the Environment Agency and other parties was necessary from an early stage to ensure compliance to the key environmental and ecological legislation. These new transformers will benefit the travelling public by providing a modernised, more robust and more reliable control system for the supply of electric to the rail network.
This week marks the one-year anniversary since the Whaley Bridge dam collapse. Since then, our team has been on site working with the Canal & River Trust on temporary works to increase the resilience of the dam's auxiliary spillway. Eddie Quinn, director at Kier Regional Civils, said: "Since the emergency Kier has worked to maintain water levels in the reservoir and to carry out the temporary works. I?d like to take this opportunity to to thank all the local community for the help and overwhelming generosity that you showed during the emergency and for your understanding and continued good will whilst we have carried out the works over the past year. You have all paid a large part in the success of the works at Toddbrook and Kier are proud to be part of your community. Thank you." To find out more about our emergency response last August, visit here:
Our London & South East team is delighted to have been appointment by the Department for Education to deliver Harris Academy Clapham, a �15.6m sixth form academy in Lambeth for the Harris Federation. Works include the demolition of an existing 1930s former army reserve centre building and the construction of a new build part three and four-storey building. The 5,250m� building will accommodate 600 pupils and will have a range of state-of-the-art facilities, including a drama studio, science labs, ICT classrooms, green roof terrace, an art studio and a gym/fitness suite. This is London and South East?s third project for the Harris Federation following the successful completion and handover of Harris Girls? Academy Bromley and Harris Riverside Academy in Purfleet. Read more about this here:
We have recently handed over Ark School in Putney to Wandsworth Council five weeks early. The project was procured through the Scape Group Minor Works Framework and included the refurbishment of the Grade II Listed school. We also donated specialist SEN equipment to support the schools teaching. To find out more about the Scape Minor Works Framework and the projects we have completed on it, visit below:
Last week at the new build prison at Wellingborough we received the first of two offsite-manufactured substations, which will provide power to this vast 36-acre site. The packaged substations consist of 2MVA transformers, HV / LV switch panels, 1.5MVA standby generator and fuel storage, integrated controls, power, lighting and fire alarm - all manufactured and tested offsite prior to delivery as part of our Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) approach. The substation is being delivered in five individual sections, the largest weighing 27 tonnes. Each section is being craned into position, fixed and connected together on site. The use of prefabricated MEP at Wellingborough is saving 54,000 operative hours on site, as well as delivering increased flexibility and functionality for the operation of the prison. Read more about this project here:
Solum Regeneration our joint venture with Network Rail has today announced a forward fund deal with Grainger PLC. Grainger plc will forward fund and acquire a c.100 home PRS development at Guildford station in Surrey for £37m For more on this, visit:
Last week the Transport Infrastructure Efficiency Strategy (TIES) Living Lab was launched, which is a transformative collaboration aimed at harnessing the vast quantities of intelligence that UK infrastructure projects generate. Kier is one of 31 strategic partners, working alongside major transport organisations including Transport for London, Highways England and Network Rail, as well as supply chain companies and academic experts. Aligning with our ambition to drive Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and promote its benefits through our Choice Factory, we will be sharing data and best practice with the Living Lab to help transform the way we approach major infrastructure projects in the future; making them more efficient and more sustainable. For more information on MMC at Kier:
Works are progressing well on our project at Durham County Council headquarters. The new building will contain office space, meeting rooms, a café and public reception space. We're also delivering a new 277 space multistory car park, along with landscaping of the surrounding area to create an aesthetically pleasing public outdoor space. To learn more about this project, watch this video:
