{"id":88358,"date":"2021-02-01T09:34:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T09:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=88358"},"modified":"2021-02-01T09:34:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T09:34:50","slug":"kier-gosport-borough-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/kier-gosport-borough-council\/88358\/","title":{"rendered":"Kier renews partnership with Gosport Borough Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kier.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kier<\/a> has confirmed its partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gosport.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gosport Borough Council<\/a> will continue following an extension of its contract to carry out repair and maintenance works across its housing stock<\/h2>\n<p>The extension deal with Gosport Borough, worth around \u00a330m, will run for the next five years from April 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2011, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/gloucestershire-county-framework\/76965\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kier has been serving the local community<\/a> of Gosport, carrying out over 12,000 repairs each year and taking over 17,000 calls each year.<\/p>\n<p>The contract scores 9\/10 for customer satisfaction, compliments outnumber complaints 8:1 and there have been 1 million health and safety accident-free hours.<\/p>\n<p>Committed to leaving legacies in areas in which it works, Kier directly employs 56 people who live within the town and surrounding area, and 98% of spend is with local suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, Kier has achieved \u00a3200,000 in social return on investment through training and community activities.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Covid-19, Kier also assisted in the installation of <a 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