Digital Construction Seven BIM movies for Christmas: part 1 Not sure what to watch this festive season? Then read our recommendations: seven movies about BIM and digital construction.
News Kier combines battery storage and generators to save energy Kier has mandated the use of Battery Storage Units (BSUs) as the main source of electricity for its site operations, backed up by generators.
News Kier starts work on net zero prison Kier has started construction of what will become the country’s first net zero carbon prison in operation.
Opinion ‘Prisoners deserve a second chance – construction can offer it’ Recently, Kier became one of the first UK employers to provide serving prisoners with the opportunity to get an apprenticeship, following a major change in the law.
News Kier to offer apprenticeships to prisoners Kier has become one of the first employers in England to offer apprenticeship opportunities to prisoners, following a change in the law.
Technical CIOB Awards 2022: Healthcare Daryl Parker had 40 weeks to transform a fire control centre building into a diagnostics centre.
Technical CIOB Awards 2022 winner: Joe O’Connell MCIOB – Kier Construction Kier Construction’s Joe O’Connell MCIOB is 2022’s Construction Manager of the Year, with a project for our time: an ultra-energy efficient leisure centre for Exeter City Council.
News CIOB Awards 2022: Junior & Primary Schools On this 600-pupil school in under six months, Amy Griffiths upended the typical handling of the landscaping works
Technical CIOB Awards 2022: Office By sheet-piling the basement box with a vibrationless rig on this scheme, Conor O’Keeffe MCIOB avoided excess ground displacement that would have affected nearby sewers.
People This much I know: ‘I’m determined to break down barriers’ Helen Redfern, chief people officer at the Kier Group, tells CM how she set out to make a difference to the industry.
News Kier tracks spend in deprived communities Kier has launched a new tool to track its spend in areas of social deprivation across the UK.
News Seddon and Kier among Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers Contractors Seddon and Kier are among the top 100 employers for apprentices in 2022, along with several major housebuilders, according to a new list.
Digital Construction Digital Construction Awards: Skanska GeoBIM wins Digital Excellence in a Construction Business Skanska’s platform that integrates two data sets that are not natively interoperable, GIS and BIM, won the Digital Excellence in a Construction Business category, sponsored by Autodesk Construction Cloud, at the Digital Construction Awards last night (12 July).
Digital Construction Procore joins forces with Amazon Web Services for digital twin drive Procore is working with Amazon Web Services to use the latter’s technology to accelerate the creation of digital twins for buildings, factories, industrial equipment, and production lines.
Video Video | HS2 starts work on pre-cast ‘green’ tunnel HS2 main works contractor EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial and BAM Nuttall) has developed an offsite approach to build a new ‘green tunnel’ for the high-speed rail line.
News PwC fined £5m for Galliford Try and Kier audits The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined accountancy firm PwC a total of nearly £5m for its audits of construction firms Galliford Try and Kier.
News In pictures: The best images from March A selection of construction industry images from the past month.
Digital Construction Digital Construction Awards: entry deadline extended to 1 April The entry deadline for the Digital Construction Awards has been extended by one week to 5pm on Friday 1 April.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.