Kier takes on 128 staff and projects after Southdale collapse
EMPLOYEES from construction firm Southdale, which has gone into administration, have been offered employment by construction giant Kier.
The Kier Living division agreed with Southdale’s administrators to take over a number of the collapsed firm’s building contracts, employees and business assets.
The firm will offer employment to 128 Southdale staff, in their Halifax and Warrington offices, working on the contracts that Kier has taken over. Kier Living said it will work closely with the Southdale administrator and employees to ensure continuity. Kier’s residential division will then be boosted to more than 520 people.
John Anderson, Kier Living’s executive director, said: “Today represents an important milestone for Kier Living as we expand our presence in the north of England in order to deliver our growth plans, as set out in Kier’s strategy Vision 2020. Nationally Kier Living plans to increase output from around 1,500 units per annum currently, to around 4,000 units by 2020.
“Not only will we be able to use the combined capability and expertise of the two teams to deliver existing developments, we will also be able to expand our offering to a wider range of clients, and deliver projects of an increased scale. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Southdale employees to Kier and look forward to continuing our journey of growth with them.”
