- Business
- Kier Group plc is a leading UK infrastructure services, construction and property group that provides design, build and maintenance services across transportation, natural resources, nuclear and networks, and construction sectors; core offerings include highways and rail infrastructure for National Highways, Network Rail, Transport for London and HS2, water and wastewater schemes, nuclear and energy projects, environmental and waterway protection, regional buildings such as schools and hospitals, strategic projects including prisons and defence facilities, and property development through mixed-use commercial and residential joint ventures such as Trade City industrial units and Kier Places facilities management. Founded in 1928 and headquartered at 2nd Floor, Optimum House, Clippers Quay, Salford, M50 3XP, England, the company operates primarily in the UK with over 400 live projects, serving UK Government clients in education, healthcare, justice, borders, transport and defence, as well as regulated industries like water and energy; it employs around 10,000 people and maintains a network of offices across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In FY25 results announced in September 2025, Kier reported revenue of £4.1 billion, adjusted operating profit of £159.1 million, a record £11 billion order book with 91% of FY26 revenue secured, net cash of £204.1 million, and proposed a 38% higher full-year dividend of 7.2 pence per share alongside a £20 million share buyback programme launched in January 2025; recent contract wins encompass Southern Water AMP8 frameworks worth £45 million, a £100 million-plus prison expansion at HMP Northumberland for the Ministry of Justice, £210 million in education projects, Wiltshire Council facilities management at £3.4 million annually, and United Utilities £205 million reservoir framework, while Property investments rose 59% to £145.8 million in joint ventures with planning secured for industrial and residential schemes and new site acquisitions including Sharston, Manchester.