‘This industry is absolutely fine…’ Andrew Davies on the naysayers, rescuing Kier and what the firm plans to do next

By Dave Rogers2024-11-18T07:00:00

The contractor’s chief executive goes in to bat for construction. It’s a good time to be in the business, he tells Dave Rogers

Andrew Davies has one or two things that he wants to get off his chest. The industry is not broken, as others have claimed, and it’s just not true that the industry can’t build large projects.

“This industry is absolutely fine,” Kier’s chief executive says. “I do get a little bit irritated. This industry is not broken. People should stop saying that. I get frustrated by people saying this stuff because it’s simply not true.

“We’re trying to attract people into the industry, trying to portray it as a great industry with career prospects – and there are great career prospects.”

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