Kier has signed a contract with North Tyneside Council to repair and maintain its social housing stock and other council-owned property for an initial ten-year term.

The contract has a potential value of over £600m which could increase as the contract is extendable for a further five years.

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A workforce of 500 has transferred by TUPE to Kier managed from the council’s existing Killingworth site at Harvey Combe. Work on the contract, which includes improvements and repairs to 16,000 council homes and council owned buildings, together with reactive and planned maintenance, begins today.

Kier Group Chief Executive John Dodds commented: "We look forward to working closely with North Tyneside Council and bringing added value as a leading provider of housing repairs and maintenance for the public sector."

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