Kier Group awarded four-year contract with Genesis Housing Association

19th Jun 2014 07:49

Kier Group has scored a four-year contract worth £140m with Genesis Housing Association to deliver planned maintenance works across a portfolio of 33,000 properties in London and the east of England. Under the agreement, which has the potential to be extended for a further six years, the construction and services group will also provide responsive repairs to more than 10,000 homes.The contract is expected to become fully operational by October this year following initial mobilisation this month. Finance Director Haydn Mursell said: "This opportunity to work with one of the UK's leading housing associations is further endorsement of Kier's well-established status as a provider of social housing maintenance services across the UK."We are committed to building long-term partnerships with all of our clients and look forward to working closely with Genesis to assist it to drive efficiencies across its core business."Shares dropped 0.09% to 1,731.40p in the first few minutes of trade. NR