by Sarah Topping | Feb 18, 2022 | CSR, News, Project Information
We have recently been appointed by Stockton Borough Council to deliver a new £7m teaching block to Egglescliffe School in Stockton-on-Tees. The project has been procured through the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) framework. The works comprise the construction of a new standalone 3,800m2 three-storey secondary education facility to expand the provision for the existing Egglescliffe School. New facilities to be provided include classrooms, music rooms, IT rooms, group rooms, a dining hall and kitchen, and staff facilities. The school will remain occupied and operational throughout the construction phase. Works started on site at the end of January and a ground breaking ceremony was held on Friday to celebrate this. Completion of the school is due in early 2023. Dan Doherty, regional director at Kier Regional Building North & Scotland, said: “We are delighted to have been appointed to deliver this scheme for Stockton Borough Council. This appointment further reinforces our position in providing first-class educational facilities in the North East of England following the successful handover of Ponteland School and Leisure Centre in 2021.” Read more from the council...
by Sarah Topping | Feb 16, 2022 | CSR, News, Project Information
We have recently handed over the new £18.6m Spen Valley Leisure Centre to Kirklees Council, delivered via the YORbuild2 framework. The centre will officially open its doors to the general public on 28 February. This new facility will hugely improve the leisure offer for the residents of North Kirklees with an 8 lane, 25 metre main pool, an activity pool with a moveable floor and spectator seating in the pool areas. The building boasts a large fitness suite, two exercise studios with flexibility for other use and a dedicated blackout spin studio. Two changing villages are available which include family cubicles, baby change and large team changing areas. The orientation of the building has been designed to minimise solar gain and incorporates photovoltaic panels and a CHP boiler. The centre is also inclusive for all members of the community and includes facilities for people with disabilities, a building design that is dementia friendly and a café where people can meet and socialise. Committed to leaving lasting local legacies, we have worked with Kirklees Council and the local community to deliver the following social value throughout the duration of the project: 23 school/college workshops8 school/college site visits14 work experience placements 144 weeks for existing apprentices5 project-initiated apprentices9 people progressed into...
by Sarah Topping | Dec 7, 2021 | CSR, News
As part of our commitments to corporate social responsibility on the Housing Improvement Programme for Aberdeenshire City Council through our four year framework, we have carried out a refurbishment to the toilet area at a local village hall in Mintlaw. The works comprised upgrading the male and female toilets, replacement of all sanitaryware (including wet wall panelling where required), decoration of all walls and woodwork and replacement flooring throughout. We also removed existing local water heating and installed a new water cylinder, which will help to reduce energy costs. We worked in collaboration with our local supply chain on this project hall and they are named below. Labour and materials for plumbing and joinery works donated by QTS ContractsDecoration and flooring – Costs of labour and materials provided by KierLabour for electrical works donated by DG Electrical The photographs below show the progress before and...
by Sarah Topping | Nov 25, 2021 | CSR, News, Project Information
Our £13.3m Sunningdale SEND School is taking shape with the steel frame starting to be erected. To mark this project milestone, a steel signing event has recently taken place with pupils, staff and guests making their mark on one of the building’s framework girders. Sunningdale is a school for children with severe learning and physical difficulties, designed for 120 pupils and to have provision for 16 nursery places. The new Sunningdale school has total floor space equivalent to around two football pitches, bigger class rooms, extra hall and therapy provisions including rebound therapy, hydrotherapy, light and sensory facilities and soft play. Every class will have a storage area for the mobility equipment that may be needed for the pupils with physical disabilities. The project replaces outdated facilities at the school’s old site in Springwell and is due to open for the next academic year in September 2022. Sunderland City Council’s Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Skills, Councillor Louise Farthing said: “I think we can all agree that children and students deserve the very best education and the very best facilities. Sunningdale looks after some of the city’s most vulnerable young people. These are children who absolutely deserve this investment as it will allow them to enjoy a stimulating environment that is built to meet their needs. There is exceptional care and support from everyone at the school and the new building and all its facilities will ensure that pupils are supported with the very best. It’s a great honour to be here today making our mark, quite literally, as we sign the steel and look to Sunningdale’s opening...
by Sarah Topping | Nov 2, 2021 | CSR, News, Project Information
When Raigmore Hospital announced the lift replacement programme in May of this year they were contacted by the mum of 12 year old Calum Mackie. Calum is quite the lift enthusiast and had a few questions about the replacement programme that his mum hoped they could answer for him. Jump forward five months and Calum, along with his mum Lucy, were invited in to see the first refurbished lift in action. Calum got the opportunity to quiz the hospitals Estates Team, ourselves and Kone about the refurbishment and was also asked to take the new lift on its maiden journey. A representative from the hospital said: “The Estates Team, Kier and Kone went above and beyond to make Calum’s day. Not only were all his questions answered, although to be fair there was not much he did not know, but the teams at Kier and Kone also created a memento for Calum turning one of the old lift panels into a light and games console for him to take home.” Lucy Mackie said: “I can’t thank everyone enough for what they did for Calum. He was delighted with the visit. Turning the panel into a console for him was beyond anything we could have ever imagined and certainly wasn’t expected. I am incredibly thankful to...
by Sarah Topping | Oct 26, 2021 | CSR, News, Project Information
A turf-cutting event was held on Friday to celebrate the start of Netherthird Primary School with guests including Councillor Jim McMahon, Depute Leader of the Council, who performed the official ground-breaking, Linda McAulay-Griffiths, Chief Education Officer and Head of Education and Head Teacher Jemma Donnelly. Procured through the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) framework, this new school is part of East Ayrshire Council’s 10-year Capital Investment Programme and is set to provide a modern learning environment for pupils. L-R – Robin Patterson, Linda McAulay-Griffiths, Head Teacher Jemma Donnelly, Cllr Jim McMahon, Ian Boyd from Kier – Evie (P5) and Lucy (P2)L-R – Evie (P5) and Lucy (P2) The building will feature nine classrooms and four supported learning spaces as well as an outdoor learning zone and play areas. The building has been carefully designed, with input from local residents and teaching staff, to optimise natural light and will feature a number of sustainable solutions that will support the buildings energy efficiency. The new school is due to complete in autumn 2022 and over the duration of the project, we will engage with the local community as part of our commitments to leaving lasting legacies in areas in which we work. We have pledged to provide: 8 school activity days11 work experience placements7 construction careers events157 training weeks on site Councillor Jim McMahon said: “This is a really exciting time for Netherthird Primary School and the whole community. It was a real honour to perform the official ground breaking with Head Teacher Jemma Donnelly and Evie from P5 and Lucy from P2. Jemma has worked closely with Kier and the project...
