Kier has been selected to build the £170m first phase of The Ram Quarter, a major flagship regeneration scheme in Wandsworth, London.

The deal will put Kier is a strong position to ultimately build all three phases of the Ram Quarter with a total value of around £600m.

Kier will deliver 338 of the 661 new homes planned for the site in a 36-storey tower as part of the scheme, which will be its first high-rise job in London.

The first phase of the project also includes the 56,000sq ft refurbishment and remodelling of the Grade II listed brewery complex, creating restaurants, boutique shops, cafés and bars, a micro-brewery, a brewery museum and residential units.

Kier will start enabling works this month with phase one scheduled for completion in early 2017.

Haydn Mursell, chief executive, said: “Kier has extensive experience in major mixed-use and regeneration projects in London and our breadth and depth of experience has positioned us to become a partner of choice for major city regeneration schemes.”