Kier and Wates win £500m deal to expand six prisons

Kier and Wates have signed alliance contracts to construct new houseblocks at six prisons – capable of accommodating more than 2,600 offenders.
They will also build workshops at the six locations at HMPs Bullingdon, Channings Wood, Elmley, Highpoint, Hindley and Wayland.
The Accelerated Houseblock Development Programme forms part of the Government’s £4bn prison estate investment plan. This includes building four new prisons while refurbishing existing sites to bring out of date