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Early road project completion relieves Cheshire motorists’ misery
Kilkern has successfully delivered a key road project in Northwich, Cheshire, easing travel headaches for residents and road users. A landslide at Soot Hill in December 2021caused the… Read More »
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Kilkern and VAC UK join forces for Southport S.278 road improvements
Kilkern has been working to deliver junction improvement works to the new Sainsbury’s development in Southport, Merseyside. The works were carried out under a S278 agreement and were… Read More »
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Kilkern supporting Road Safety Week 2023
We’re proud to be adding our support to Road Safety Week. Between 19 and 25 November, we are joining thousands of schools, organisations, communities and individuals who are… Read More »
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Milestone at Soot Hill
The successful cranelift to install the concrete beams at Soot Hill marks another important milestone in the repair of the landslide-damaged road. The Kilkern civil engineering and highways… Read More »
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Kilkern operators to the rescue
A couple of our Kilkern and VAC UK operatives had a spiky reception from locals while clearing brush for our new yard at Kearsley, Manchester. Eagle-eyed operative Tom… Read More »
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Kilkern adds support to National Safe Digging Week
It’s National Safe Digging Week 2023 and the team at Kilkern have taken the opportunity to remind everyone, whether professional construction worker or just doing a bit of… Read More »
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Kilkern to ease Northwich road bottleneck
Kilkern has been appointed to carry out remediation work on the Soot Hill road in Northwich, Cheshire. The carriageway was damaged when a landslide caused the collapse of… Read More »
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Sponsorship for Oughterard Boxing Club
Kilkern is proud to be extending its community and sport programme with the sponsorship of new kit for Oughterard Boxing Club. Kilkern director, Patrick Curran, said he was… Read More »
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Kilkern brings in new HSEQ lead
Kilkern has announced the appointment of Martin Gallagher as Head of Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality compliance (HSEQ). He will take responsibility for HSEQ matters across Kilkern’s business… Read More »
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New heads for civil engineering and highways infrastructure
Kilkern has announced a double appointment to lead its civil engineering and highways infrastructure business. Patrick Rodgers and Craig Winter will jointly head-up the specialism, splitting responsibilities between… Read More »
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Paving the way for North West sea defences scheme
Kilkern Civil Engineering is playing an important part in building vital sea defences at Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire. The team has been brought in by principal contractor Balfour… Read More »
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Kilkern reveals new shirt sponsorship for Blackwood RFC
Blackwood Rugby Club and Kilkern have announced a new sponsorship deal which will see the civil engineering and infrastructure specialist take the first team’s front-of-shirt spot. The agreement… Read More »
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Kilkern to curb reckless drivers in Stoke
Kilkern Civil Engineering has been awarded a contract to provide traffic calming measures in a Stoke-on-Trent residential area plagued by speeding motorists. The leading highways and infrastructure specialist… Read More »
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Rhino spotted in Scottish lowlands
Water & Pipeline Services (WPS) has taken delivery of a brand new Longo Rhino vacuum excavator, the first of its kind in Scotland and in doing so becomes… Read More »
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Kilkern expands its fleet’s lift capability with new rigid
Kilkern has continued to expand its fleet, with the acquisition of a Scania XT rigid lorry fitted with cheese wedge ramps. The 8×2 Scania with its heavy-duty Fassi… Read More »
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Kilkern adds to fleet with new three-way tippers
Kilkern has revealed another strategic investment in its fleet with the unveiling of new Scania three-way tippers These impressive and versatile trucks are tailor-made for highways’ civils and… Read More »
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Newsletter: Issue 2
The latest news and insight from Kilkern and VAC UK. Download Issue 2.
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Kilkern wins key M6 Motorway civils package
Infrastructure and civil engineer Kilkern has been appointed to deliver a programme of excavation works on a key section of National Highways’ M6 junction 21a to junction 26… Read More »
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Improving Chard town centre
The VAC UK team is helping to transform Chard with its work on a programme of public realm improvements. They are the first phase of a £2M, 4… Read More »
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New jerseys for Oughterard
Kilkern are proudly sponsoring new jerseys for the incredible Oughterard Under-14 Ladies Gaelic Football team, county champions last year, who are getting ready for the new season after… Read More »
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Vac UK sets out stall with giant order for 20 top of the range vac ex machines
Vac UK has signed a major contract to purchase 20 new Longo Rhino excavators – underlining its commitment to becoming the leader in the growing suction excavation market.… Read More »
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Kilkern’s manufacturing partner expands
Kilkern Group’s VAC UK has the dealership for Rhino vac exes in the UK, Ireland, USA and Canada and our manufacturing partner LONGO EUROSERVICE S.R.L has just announced… Read More »
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Getting to the bones of the matter
The Stoke Mandeville section of the new HS2 railway recently produced arguably Kilkern Labour’s most unusual supply request ever. The team was already working with Forkers Ltd, the… Read More »
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Grab lorries strengthen Kilkern fleet
Kilkern has extended its fast growing fleet with the purchase of three new eight wheel tipper grab lorries. The acquisitions are part of a longer term strategy to… Read More »
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Bringing in the harvest
Civil engineering contractor I&H Brown has appointed Kilkern Labour to a prestigious contract to support the build of a new 6,600m2 grain storage warehouse at the Port of… Read More »
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Vac UK establishes best practice with BAM Nuttall
Vac UK’s work with BAM Nuttall Ltd, for the Environment Agency at Hebden Bridge and Radcliffe & Redvales Flood Risk Management Schemes, is being held up as industry… Read More »
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Vac UK extends trials of perimeter lights
Vac UK is extending the trial of its innovative perimeter lights for vehicles operating at night. They form a visual “fence” around the working area when the machines… Read More »
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Vac UK delivers UK-first Rhino to Roocroft Road Restraint Systems
Roocroft Road Restraint Systems has become the first customer of Vac UK’s Longo dealership to take delivery of the class-leading Rhino vacuum excavator. The top-of-the-range model is based… Read More »
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Investment in management and environmental standards secures accreditation
Kilkern’s strategy to invest in the best and to set the highest standards is not limited to equipment and people: it also extends to its approach to processes… Read More »
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Macclesfield Public realm
The Kilkern Labour team have displayed their talents to the full in Macclesfield where a £1.6 million project to revitalise and transform Macclesfield town centre began in Spring… Read More »
