Kier Living builds on ruins of Halifax construction firm
KIER LIVING has continued to grow its northern operations as it continues to integrate parts of the collapsed contractor Southdale.
The Halifax-based construction firm went into administration in April, and Kier Living picked up 17 contracts worth £55m. It also took on 130 former Southdale staff, taking its workforce to more than 550.
As part of the expansion and reorganisation of the Kier Living Northern business, the Halifax team will be moving across to Kier’s regional hub in Thorpe Park in Leeds over the coming months, while retaining a presence in Warrington and North Tyneside.
John Anderson, executive director, Kier Living said it was “proving to be an exciting first year for the business”, having formed Kier Living as the national residential division of Kier Group.
He added: “Combined with the northern talent through the Southdale acquisition, we are now in a very strong position to work with clients to help solve the national housing crisis, with a capability to manage projects of all scales across the UK, leveraging our almost unique end-to-end offering from funding, planning, development, housing maintenance, FM and private market sales expertise.”
The Southdale contracts, which range in size from developments of 15 units up to schemes of over 100 units, are in various stages of completion, and are located across the north west and Yorkshire.
