Kier

Kier is a leading provider of infrastructure services, construction and property developments.
Kier is a strategic supplier to the UK Government with key strengths in education, healthcare, custodial, transport and defence. It is involved in constructing modern and purpose-built educational and healthcare projects to delivering and maintaining roads, rail, water, energy and telecommunications networks.
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14/10/2025How do you build a road Episode 10 The Bridges

For our next episode, Peter Haddock is joined by Kieran Price, Structures Section Engineer for Kier Transportation on the National Highways A417 Missing Link road project. 

25/05/2025How do you build a road Episode 9 Managing Tree planting and habitat

For this episode, Peter Haddock is back with Natasha James, Senior Ecologist at Kier Transportation, to see how the team is shaping the new habitat for wildlife as the road is being built.”

11/03/2025How do you build a road Episode 8 The Big Bridge and a lot of soft rock

For our next episode, Peter Haddock is joined again by Mark Sabbato Construction Manager for Kier Transportation on the National Highways A417 Missing Link road project. 

21/02/2025How do you build a road Episode 7 Looking after the Wildlife and Environment

On the A417 project, Kier Group Senior Ecologist Natasha James and her team have been working to ensure wildlife is protected, trees planted and the whole project delivers not just a much needed new road, but maximises biodiversity and conservation of the surrounding area. 

26/11/2024How do you build a road Episode 6 Where does the water go at the A417

For this episode, Peter Haddock talks to Mark Sabbato of Kier Transportation about water and drainage next to attenuation ponds on the £460m National Highways funded project. 

30/10/2024How do you build a road Episode 5 The Long Wall

In this episode, Peter Haddock is joined by Mark Sabatto of Kier Transportation at a key area on the £460m National Highways funded project.

11/10/2024How do you build a road Episode 4 Filling the Shab Valley

Peter Haddock joined Mark Sabbato of Kier Transportation earlier this year on the £460m National Highways funded A417 project in what we are calling ‘The Earthmovers Dream’.

20/05/2024How do you build a road Episode 3 The Earthmovers Dream creating the Shab Interchange

How do you build a road? - Episode 3 'The Earthmovers Dream' Peter Haddock joined Mark Sabbato of Kier Transportation earlier this year at the location of the 'Shab Valley Interchange' on the £460m National Highways funded A417 project.

09/05/2024Building the A417 Missing Link Episode 2 Moving 15 million cubic metres of earth

How do you build a road? - Episode 2: Moving 1.5 million cubic metres of earth with Construction Manager Mark Sabbato of main Tier 1 contractor Kier Transportation.

01/03/2024Building the A417 Missing Link road project

Peter Haddock is following the construction of the £460m National Highways A417 ‘Missing Link’ project from start to finish in what will be an epic series.  

18/05/2023Flannery brings 3D collision avoidance to job sites

Having completed testing in 'real world' applications onsite with Tier one contractor Kier over a number of months, Flannery yesterday officially launched its site ready solution at its Operator Skills Hub in Birmingham, which is a joint venture with Balfour Beatty.

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