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Kier to halt new investment in property development

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Saker-Clark, H. (2026, September 15). Kier to halt new investment in property development. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/kier-shares-david-davies-press-association-b1297021.html

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Kier Group, a FTSE 250 company, announced it will stop investing in new property developments starting from the 2027 financial year. CEO Stuart Togwell stated this decision aims to strengthen and simplify Kier’s business model by reallocating funds to its core infrastructure and construction sectors. Despite dropping operating profits due to macro-economic pressures, revenues increased by 7.5% to £4.39 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, with a notable 10% growth in its infrastructure division.

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Kier, a FTSE 250 company, announced it will halt investment in new property developments starting from the 2027 financial year. This strategic shift aims to strengthen and simplify the business by reallocating funds to other parts of the firm, particularly focusing on core infrastructure and construction businesses. Despite revenues increasing to £63 million for the year ending June 30, up from £38 million a year earlier, operating profits dropped by approximately 25% due to macro-economic challenges. Kier's property arm currently manages over 5,000 units across seven ongoing projects and works through joint ventures with other firms on both commercial and residential urban regeneration schemes in the UK. The company’s overall revenue grew by 7.5%, reaching £4.39 billion for the year to June compared to a year earlier.

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The FTSE 250 company said there will be “no investment in new property developments” from the 2027 financial year, with funds re-allocated to other parts of the firm. asserted

funds → say → firm

Chief executive Stuart Togwell said Kier is taking “important steps to strengthen and simplify the business”. asserted

Kier → say → business

The move will allow Kier to focus on its core infrastructure and construction businesses and strengthen the group’s balance sheet, it told shareholders. asserted

it → allow → shareholders

The property arm, which largely works through joint ventures with other firms, invests and develops both commercial and residential urban regeneration schemes across the UK. asserted

which → work → UK

Kier revealed that revenues across the business jumped to £63 million for the year to June 30, from £38 million a year earlier, but saw operating profits drop by around a quarter amid pressure from “the wider macro-economic turbulence”. asserted

profits → reveal → turbulence

The division currently has a residential portfolio of more than 5,000 units, with construction currently in progress on seven projects. asserted

division → have → projects

It came as Kier revealed that revenues grew by 7.5% to £4.39 billion for the year to June, compared with a year earlier. asserted

revenues → come → June

This included 10% growth in its infrastructure arm, the group’s largest division, amid work on UK fusion energy projects and work for National Highways. asserted

This → include → Highways

Adjusted pre-tax profits increased by 8.8% to £136.4 million for the year. asserted

profits → increase → year

Mr Togwell added: “I am pleased to report that Kier has delivered another year of strong performance, achieving excellent revenue and profit growth. asserted

Kier → add → growth

“We continued to bolster the group’s financial profile, reaching an average net cash position for the first time in over a decade, a significant milestone from which to build.” asserted

We → continue → which

Kier to halt new investment in property development

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