Kier Construction has its hoist business to equipment rental company A-Plant.

The deal also include a five-year trading agreement and will see the business incorporated into GB Access, A-Plant's specialist personnel and goods hoist hire and sale division.

Claudio Veritiero, Group Strategy & Corporate Development Director at Kier, said: "The new agreement builds on our existing framework with it now extended to cover telehandlers, lighting, generators, trackway, climate control equipment, hoists, specialist utilities equipment and powered access."

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Sat Dhaiwal, Chief Executive Officer at A-Plant, said: "We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with Kier Group, through the acquisition of their hoist business and by extending the long standing trading relationship we have enjoyed over many years. We look forward to playing a leading role in providing support to all Kier operating divisions as they deliver their strategic growth plans over the next five years."

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