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Kier Group wins 200 mln stg of new contracts

Reuters - UK Focus

LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - British support services and construction firm Kier Group (LSE: KIE.L - news) said on Monday it had been awarded 200 million pounds ($332.08 million) of new contracts across its services and construction divisions.

The company said it had been appointed preferred bidder for the construction of a 50 million pound high-rise tower in London, one of the largest regeneration schemes in Europe.

It also said it had been awarded a six-year contract with the Canal and River Trust, with a estimated value of 25 million pounds a year, to carry out construction and repair works. ($1 = 0.6023 British Pounds) (Reporting by Li-mei Hoang; Editing by Michael Urquhart)