National Careers Week at Soham Village College
Pre-construction Administrator, Fern Hume, visited her old school this week when she went back to Soham Village College to talk to pupils about careers in construction, and challenge current perceptions of the industry. Fern began her talk explaining what the built...
Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week (4 – 8 March)
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week (4-8 March), we spoke to Kier Construction Eastern apprentice Jack Marriott about starting his apprenticeship with Kier at 16 years old and how he is balancing college and his apprenticeship, and the benefits he has...
Celebrating the topping out of £25m new Hythe Mills Student Accommodation
On Friday 22 February a ceremony was held to mark work being completed at the highest point of the new £25m Hythe Mills eight-storey student housing block in Colchester, Essex. Colchester Mayor, Peter Chillingworth, and Mayoress, Ann Chillingworth, joined developers...
The re-opening of Westcroft Library, Milton Keynes
Following a £1.2m investment; the new purpose built library at Westcroft opened today, featuring a children’s section designed in the style of a knight’s castle and with new furniture throughout. Mayor of Milton Keynes, Martin Petchey, performed the ribbon cutting...
Tot’s get tour of building site as work continues on Northampton College’s £4.75m facility
Tiny tots at Northampton College’s own nursery were given an exclusive look at how work is progressing on a new £4.75million building at Booth Lane. The children, aged between two and four, were treated to a visit from construction staff working for the project’s main...
Work begins on Northstowe Education Campus
A significant milestone has been marked in the building of Cambridgeshire’s largest education campus with a special turf cutting ceremony that took place on Wednesday 21 November. Councillors and partners of the project gathered at the site of the new Northstowe...
Pioneer cricketer opens school sports centre aged 107
The world's oldest living Test cricketer proved she has plenty of game left in her as she officially opened a school sports centre in Norwich today. Eileen Ash celebrated her 107th birthday on Tuesday 30 October, but that didn't stop her joining in with PE lessons as...
Work starts on building new £4.75m facility for next generation of construction staff
Work has started on a state-of-the-art new facility aimed at tackling the severe skills shortages threatening to hit the construction industry in Northamptonshire. The £4.75million Advanced Construction Engineering (ACE) Centre, to be built at Northampton College’s...
Chelmsford City Council and Kier Construction Eastern mark a significant milestone in the build of the new Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre
Chelmsford City Council together with Kier Construction Eastern marked a significant milestone in the build of the new Riverside Ice and Leisure complex in Chelmsford, with all major structural work complete. Councillors, Designers and the Kier Construction Eastern...
Congratulations to the Kier Construction Eastern ladies on completing their North Norfolk Coast Hike for Cancer Research UK
On Saturday 8 September nine ladies from Kier Construction Eastern took part in the 23 mile hike across the North Norfolk Coast organised by Cancer Research UK. The team had been training for months in the run up to the day and despite a few injuries and some tough...