London’s Hammersmith & Fulham Council has selected Kier Places to deliver a programme of upgrade works across its 17,000 housing stock.
Under this new capital works contract, Kier Places will deliver fire safety retrofits including risers, sprinklers and external façade remediation as well as high-value, complex voids comprising of extensions, kitchen and bathroom replacements and new window installations.
Kier wins £75m London council housing fire safety retrofits
Experts at delivering complex projects in occupied properties, Kier Places will also draw on construction and design expertise across the wider group.
Over the five-year duration of the £75m contract, Kier Places will support the local economy by growing its local supply chain as well as actively recruiting Hammersmith & Fulham residents to join the business.
Mark Whittaker, managing director of Kier Places, said that this latest appointment followed a successful two-year partnership with the council, where Kier Places installed new fire doors to properties across the borough.
Kier Places also recent won fire safety works for London Borough of Hounslow and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.