Bowmer + Kirkland

Bowmer + Kirkland Group
Company typeConstruction services
Founded1923 (1923)
Headquarters,
England
Area served
UK, North America, the Middle East
Key people
Jack Kirkland (Chairman)
Revenue£1,069.8 million (2019)[1]
£71.0 million (2019)[1]
£57.2 million (2019)[1]
Websitewww.bandk.co.uk

Bowmer + Kirkland Group is a British construction services business based in Heage, Derbyshire.

History[edit]

The company was established in 1923 as a partnership between joiner Alfred Bowmer and bricklayer Robert William Kirkland.[2]

In July 2009 the firm was involved in a crane collapse in Liverpool that left a man paralysed and 100 people removed from their homes. The company was subsequently found guilty of breaching health and safety laws.[3][4]

Chairman John Kirkland died in November 2021.[5]

Major projects[edit]

Major projects have included:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Bowmer and Kirkland on the move with expansion". The Journal. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Chandlers Wharf crane collapse: Firms convicted". BBC News. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  4. ^ Traynor, Luke (19 May 2012). "Crane Crash Victim's Plea; Lawyers Urge Firms to Agree Compensation". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Tribute to construction boss and ex-Rams chairman John Kirkland". 12 November 2021 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
  6. ^ "B&K to build £105m national football centre". Construction Enquirer. 19 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Thousand jobs to be created by Gateshead revamp". Chronicle Live. 9 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Bowmer & Kirkland wins £93m Center Parcs contract". Construction Index. 1 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Pride Park sports arena taking shape". This is Derbyshire. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  10. ^ Johnson, Robin (24 July 2019). "Bowmer and Kirkland starts work on £75m student flats scheme". birminghampost. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

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