Keller Group wins hospital construction deal in Singapore

30th Sep 2013 07:02

Keller Group, the ground engineering specialist, has scored a contract for the construction of a diaphragm wall and bored and secant piles. Under the £33m deal, the group will construct the foundation of a new Sengkang hospital project for the Singapore Ministry of Health.The project will create an integrated general hospital, community hospital and specialist outpatient facilities, catering for more than 700,000 residents in the region.Keller's work is expected to begin in October and to complete in the third quarter of 2014.Justin Atkinson, Keller's Chief Executive, said: "This is the largest contract award to date for Resource Piling. It is a good example of how the businesses we acquire are able, over time, to take on larger and more complex work, knowing they have the technical and financial backing of a strong, international parent."Increasing our participation in major projects remains one of our key aims and we are delighted to have been selected to work at Sengkang." NR