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Mark Starling is one of our safety, health and environmental managers. He has worked in the industry for nearly 25 years and he has recently written an article for Construction Manager magazine looking at COVID-19's impact on construction sites, the way we work and the future of safety in the construction industry. To read the piece, click below: #DeliveringForCommunities
We're delighted to be appointed to deliver flagship Creative Centre for York St John University. The £13m Centre will include a number of facilities, including; a 210-seat auditorium, a three-storey teaching block, a 550m2 atrium to act as acting, exhibition and teaching space. Rob Hickey, Chief Operating Officer at York St John University said: “The Creative Centre is at the heart of our long-term strategy to be a sustainable, future-focused University that works in partnership with the community. This build will be fantastic for our students and support their employability in creative and tech subjects. This is vital for the region’s economic future as we look beyond the impact of the pandemic. We’re delighted to partner with Kier, having been impressed by their strong track record of projects in the education sector.” Read more about the project, here:
Over the weekend, the rail team at Kier successfully delivered a new modular Negative Short Circuiting Device (NSCD) to Kempton Park Substation in Wessex, as part of the Safer Faster Isolations Programme we are delivering for Network Rail Capital Delivery. On Saturday evening our team took delivery of the new module which was landed on a base we had already built, and soon it will be commissioned at this site. The new NSCD brings with it a number of benefits, including a safer way of working for railway staff as it avoids the need to go on the track to place isolation protection. Theo Turner, Lewis Hipwell, Christian Collins, Ben Hogben, Royce Turner and James Blackwell were integral to the successful delivery of the NSCD.
It's Armed Forces Week and today, we have a blog from Dale Capstick an assistant site manager for Kier Regional Building North & Scotland. Dale worked in the construction industry before joining the Royal Marines for six years and here he talks about his return to the industry and how he is growing and developing at Kier:
Our A13 Road Widening Project team recently completed the first of four bridge installations. Horndon Bridge - which will be used by pedestrians, cyclists and horse-riders - links the village of Horndon on the Hill with the town of Stanford-le-Hope. The bridge is a vital piece of infrastructure, providing the village residents with a safe route over the A13 carriageway and connecting them to local amenities, schools and the nearest railway station, with links both to central London and the Essex coastline. A13 project director, Steve Mack, says: "As with any major construction project, it's important to consider the impact of our work on the areas in which we are operating. "By sequencing these works so that the new Horndon Bridge is fully operational - before demolishing the existing structure - we can ensure that local communities remain connected at all times." Watch the installation video below
Our teams in Utilities & Rail have been committed to keeping homes connected during COVID-19. Here are just a few ways our water, power, rail and broadband colleagues have been #deliveringforcommunities. Find out more about our response to COVID-19, here:
Kier Highways has successfully re-certified for the Carbon Trust Standard for the third time and is the first highways organisation to do so. Since the last assessment two years ago, it has managed to reduce its carbon emissions intensity by 67% James Birch, Managing Director for Local Highways, said: “We have been on our Carbon Standard journey for seven years and achieving re-certification for the third time is recognition for all the hard work our teams are doing to become a more sustainable business. We have made good progress in all areas of the Kier Highways business by continuously challenging our teams to think and act in a way that benefits us all. I would like to thank the teams involved in this re-certification process.” To read more, visit:
Teams in our Construction business worked around the clock to deliver three field hospitals across the UK, supporting the NHS in its response to COVID-19. Converting the conference centre at the University of the West of England in to NHS Nightingale Bristol, the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow in to NHS Louisa Jordan and the Bay Studios, Swansea, in to the Bay Field Hospital. These field hospitals provided extra beds and facilities to treat COVID-19 patients. To learn more about how we're #DeliveringForCommunites, view below:
Our Kier Living show homes and marketing suites have been reopening across the country. Here, Beth Allsopp, a sales advisor at our Woodbury Hill development in Birmingham, outlines the new measures in place and the safety pledge we have created so visitors know exactly what to expect when coming to one of our developments:
We have started work on a hybrid scheme to deliver new office space in Ebbw Vale. Appointed by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, find out more about the project here: #deliveringforcommunities
