East of England

Our headquarters have been in the East of England for half a century

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East of England fast facts

The facilities arm of our company provides ongoing maintenance and management at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford and in several of the region’s hospitals.

We have created an award-winning academic laboratory at the University of Cambridge which combines structural complexity, intricate interfaces and architectural detail.

The building now houses 150 scientists and support staff working at the forefront of plant growth and development.

With customer experience in mind, we have redesigned and constructed a new £10m terminal building at Southend Airport.

During the refurbishment of the Arup Building in Cambridge, we constructed the largest single span temporary roof in Europe.

At the University of East Anglia (UEA) our local BIM team work with the client and architects to use our bespoke BIMXtra software to create Asset Information, as part of a £10million construction of 232 ensuite bedrooms, in 22 flats over seven floors.

The project won eight awards including ‘Collaboration Project 2014’ at the Construction Computing Awards.

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Kier in the East of England

Our headquarters have been at Tempsford Hall in Bedfordshire since the 1960s from where we oversee our entire UK and worldwide operations.

Like so many living and working in the East of England, this gives us easy access to the region’s main towns and cities where many of our customers are based, as well as excellent transport links to other areas of the UK - London, the Midlands, the North and beyond.

Among our customers, we count some of the regions scientific research organisations who are at the forefront of exciting global discoveries. We also provide support to universities in the region, as well as many businesses supporting regional and UK economic growth.

For further information

Kier Living East

Daniel Browne

01767 355541
Daniel.Browne@kier.co.uk

Land Director

Kier Property

Sharon Mitchell

0203 280 6077
Sharon.Mitchell@kier.co.uk

Senior Business Manager

Kier Buildings - Eastern

Andrew Richman

01223 205913
Andrew.richman@kier.co.uk

Regional Business Development Manager

Our Projects

Ryanair Hangar at Stansted Airport

Designing and constructing a new purpose-built maintenance and training facility.

The David Attenborough Building

Updating an icon, providing pride of place for Charles Darwin’s finds, creating a prominent spot for a fully-fledged Finback whale, and being test abseiled by Sir David Attenborough.

The Sainsbury Laboratory

This major research laboratory reconciles precise scientific requirements with a sensitive approach to its historic site.

Cross Keys Homes

An innovative joint venture to hasten the delivery of much needed housing across the East of England.

East Suffolk Re-signalling

Working with Network Rail to keep the line between Ipswich and Lowestoft up and running. Replacing the line's Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) system after the frequencies were allocated to the MOD, coming up with a workable solution with the client and ensuring this vital rural connection remained in service.

Residential & Business Installs, New Network Build

Bringing 455,000 connections and 1,000,000m of new fibre network every year to customers across the South East, South West and North East of England, South Wales and Scotland, protecting and enhancing the client's brand and continually delivering high performance.

Balcombe Signalling

Upgrading a key commuter line to increase the quantity of trains able to utilise the line.

Felixstowe 132kv/33Kv Reinforcement

132kv / 33kv reinforcement works included the longest directional drill undertaken by UK Power Networks, underneath the River Orwell, whilst protecting the ecology of the local area.

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