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kier

(kɪə)
n
(Dyeing) a vat in which cloth is bleached
[C16: from Old Norse ker tub; related to Old High German kar]
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Shares in Kier Group were trading 40% higher at 86.25 pence each on Thursday in London.
HOWPS is a joint venture between Powys County Council (PCC) and Kier that looks after 5,400 homes and 630 other properties in the county.
The job losses are the result of the Future Proofing Kier programme.
Kier has been operating in Wales for more than 50 years, and have been involved with projects such as the Canolfan S4C Yr Egin build in west Wales and Trago Mills in Merthyr.
Kier said yesterday it planned to sell housebuilding business Kier Living, as well as its property development, facilities management and environmental services operations following a strategic review.
The truth is I only received three medals growing up,' said Kier, who was elected external vice governor of the student body.
Kier was tasked with 12 construction projects last month worth PS397m.
Unite the Union has called for an urgent meeting over the award, due to claims Kier has been involved in the blacklisting of employees in the past.
Kier employs 21,000 people and has about 400 projects on the go at any one time, including the delayed Crossrail and HS2.
Kier now expects to make PS129m profit in the year to the end of June, down from analysts' forecasts of PS169m, and the PS160m it made last year.
Admitting she and Kier are "not in good terms," Dani said her mom, Marjorie Barretto, would walk her down the aisle.
CWaC is not prepared to divulge what it is calling commercially sensitive financial information but insists it is getting 'a good deal' after Kier made a strategic decision to exit the waste industry.