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Kier : appoints director to lead Kier Places Workplace Solutions
Kier : appoints director to lead Kier Places Workplace
About this update from Kier Group Plc
Kier has appointed Dan Andrews as director of Kier Places Workplace Solutions, strengthening its facilities management (FM) and technical services offer to clients across the UK. In his new role, Dan will lead the Kier Places Workplace Solutions business, focusing on driving service excellence, accelerating investment in technology and people, and working in partnership with clients to optimise performance and unlock greater value from their built environments. Dan joins Kier Places from CBRE's Global Workplace Solutions division, where he most recently served as Executive Director, leading multi-disciplinary FM operations spanning hard and soft services, projects, and ESG. He began his career in facilities management in the public sector before moving into leadership roles, including Director at TCL Air Conditioning, where he helped grow the business from start-up to a successful SME. At CBRE, he progressed through a series of senior leadership roles, consistently growing business units while improving client outcomes, retention and service quality. Kier Places, part of Kier Group, is a leading provider of building, estate and facilities management services, maintaining and operating more than 3,500 buildings and client assets. Its Workplace Solutions portfolio spans a wide range of sectors, including the Ministry of Justice, Home Office, local authorities and long-term PFI contracts, with 72 schools, hospitals and libraries within its PFI portfolio. The business delivers services across multiple frameworks and specialises in operating in complex, occupied environments - from hospitals, schools, and secure facilities, to leisure centres, managed office space, and government estates - ensuring safety, functionality and long-term performance. Kier Places' end-to-end capabilities include hard and soft FM, mechanical and electrical services, planned and reactive maintenance, capital works, fabric maintenance, decarbonisation, compliance, and a full suite of soft services such as cleaning, security, pest control and grounds maintenance. The business also provides water maintenance, fire safety services and a 24/7/365 customer contact provision. Dan Andrews, director of Kier Places Workplace Solutions, said: The facilities management sector is on the cusp of significant change. The pace of technological advancement over the last year alone points to an excitin...