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Kier Group

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Kier Group plc
Type Public (LSE: KIE)
Founded Circa1920
Headquarters Sandy, Bedfordshire,UK
Key people Peter Warry, Chairman
John Dodds, CEO
Industry Construction, Civil engineering
Revenue £1,838.3 million (2006)
Operating income £59.2 million (2006)
Net income £42.9 million (2006)
Employees 8,716 (2006)
Slogan Working together for growth
Website www.kier.co.uk

Kier Group plc is a business active in building and civil engineering as well as mining and property development. It is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index.

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History

The company was founded by Olaf Kier, a Danish engineer, in the 1920's[1]. It was the subject of a management buy-out from Hanson in 1992 and became listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996.

Structure

The company has five divisions: Construction, Support Services, Residential, Property and Project Investments[2].

Major projects

Projects involving the Company have included the Lesotho Highlands Water Project completed in 1998[3], Hairmyres Hospital completed in 2001[4] and Snowhill, in Birmingham, which is still under construction[5].

References

  1. ^ Kier Support Services website
  2. ^ Kier: Structure
  3. ^ Corner House
  4. ^ Scottish Government PFI datasheet
  5. ^ Kier Build secures £66m Snow Hill contract

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