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We have been appointed by Kirklees Council to deliver a £15m leisure centre in Spen, Yorkshire. The project has been procured through the YORbuild2 framework and works include a two-storey, two-pool complex. The project is due to start on site in early 2020 and the new facility is due to open in the autumn of 2021. This will be followed by the demolition of the existing fitness suite, releasing further external works with final completion anticipated at the end of 2021. To find out more about this, visit: https://kier.uk/2SzZiLd
Since February 2016, we have worked on over £50m of projects at London Gatwick, including the multi-storey car park 6 structural refurbishment, out of gauge baggage system, airline moves for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, Airline Engineering Facilities for TUI and Easyjet and most recently, the new aircraft stand for the Emirates A380, relocation to Pier 5. The nature of these projects often involves working in both airside and landside areas in a live operating environment. To achieve successful outcomes, we work closely with a range of stakeholders to ensure that all logistics, programme management, safety, quality and commercial aspects are delivered in accordance with stringent airport environmental standards.
Kier Housing Maintenance is delighted to have hosted young people on the Career Ready programme for a workplace visit to our project at the Central School of Ballet as part of #ACapitalExperience. These types of workplace visits are vital in helping young people develop the skills, confidence, and attitude to transition from education to rewarding employment.
Our Luton DART project reached a significant milestone this weekend with the installation of a 1000 tonne, 80-metre long bridge. The bridge was constructed in an #offsite location before being lowered into place over the A1081. The whole operation was successfully completed, allowing the opening of the road 10 hours early. This project is being delivered in joint-venture with VolkerFitzpatrick Ltd and once complete will link the airport terminal building to Luton Airport Parkway To find out more about the bridge installation, visit: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vM29d
Last week, seven members of our Maple Cross team took part in ‘Sleep Out – Wake up to Change’ raising over £2,500 so far to support End Youth Homelessness and CentrePoint. Sleep Out has been bringing people together over the last 15 years to help young people change the story of their lives and leave homelessness behind. No matter how unpleasant the night in the very wet and almost freezing cold was, it no way replicates the hardship faced by rough sleepers. Every £400 we raised helps three young people get the training and support they need to re-engage with society and basic skills for a week. £400 can also house two young people for a week. To read more, and to donate, visit: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMLuC
Kier Highways has achieved the National Centre for Diversity’s Leaders in Diversity accreditation for its commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace. The business unit has held the certification for Investors in Diversity for the last four years and has recently progressed achieve the Leaders in Diversity accolade. To achieve this, Kier Highways has revamped its approach to equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I). To find out more, visit: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMDI9
We are delighted to have won ‘Regeneration Project of the Year’ at last Thursday's ProCon Leicestershire Awards 2019. This was awarded for our ‘Everards Meadows Phase 1A’ project. This project is the second phase of Everards Brewery’s ambitious relocation strategy, transforming an area to the south of the Brewery’s former site at Castle Acres, Narborough. To find out more about this project, creating a vibrant destination in Leicestershire, visit: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMDAs
We have completed and handed over the new Global Centre of Innovation at Infineum's UK headquarters, near Didcot. The new 33,500ft² centre delivers the necessary infrastructure to support Infineum’s technology leadership to enable improved innovation. It has generated more than 50 new jobs for talented chemists and engineers and includes new laboratories for research and development, collaborative meeting spaces, office space and a new restaurant. To view pictures of the team, visit us here: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMufY
Our A13 Project Team was recently contacted by Mary, an 81 year old lifelong resident of Thurrock Council with a keen interest in civil engineering. Along with the AECOM team we welcomed Mary to the site for a guided tour, showing her the works we're doing. To view some pictures from the day, visit us on LinkedIn: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMunM
Last week we hosted a 'Bring your daughter to work day' onsite at our Housing Maintenance refit site at the Central School of Ballet in Southwark. It is fantastic to see so many children of Kier employees from around the business join us today. We hope that this will inspire these young women to choose a career in construction. To read more about the day and view some pictures, why not visit us on LinkedIn: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMHQC