Bowmer + Kirkland Explained

Bowmer + Kirkland Group
Type:	Construction services
Location City:	Heage, Derbyshire
Location Country:	England
Area Served:	UK, North America, the Middle East
Key People:	Jack Kirkland (Chairman)
Revenue:	£1,069.8 million (2019)^[1]
Operating Income:	£71.0 million (2019)
Net Income:	£57.2 million (2019)

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

History

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

Major projects have included:

• St George's Park National Football Centre in Staffordshire, completed in 2012^[6]
• Trinity Square in Gateshead, completed in 2013^[7]
• Center Parcs Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire, completed in 2014^[8]
• Derby Arena, completed in 2015^[9]
• St Marks Student Village for the University of Lincoln, due to be completed in 2021^[10]

External links

• Bowmer & Kirkland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annual Report 2019. 12 September 2020.
2. Web site: Bowmer and Kirkland on the move with expansion . . 18 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185449/http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/bowmer-kirkland-move-expansion-4420080 . 1 September 2013. 7 November 2018 .
3. News: Liverpool Chandlers Wharf crane collapse: Firms convicted. 9 May 2012. BBC News. 1 September 2013.
4. News: Crane Crash Victim's Plea; Lawyers Urge Firms to Agree Compensation. Traynor. Luke. 19 May 2012. Liverpool Echo. 9 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181109112120/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-290102897/crane-crash-victim-s-plea-lawyers-urge-firms-to-agree. dead.
5. Web site: Tribute to construction boss and ex-Rams chairman John Kirkland. 12 November 2021. www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
6. Web site: B&K to build £105m national football centre. Construction Enquirer. 19 November 2010.
7. Web site: Thousand jobs to be created by Gateshead revamp. Chronicle Live. 9 August 2012.
8. Web site: Bowmer & Kirkland wins £93m Center Parcs contract . Construction Index . 1 November 2012.
9. Web site: Pride Park sports arena taking shape . This is Derbyshire . 9 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131010041608/http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Pride-Park-sports-arena-taking-shape/story-19638071-detail/story.html . 1 September 2013. 10 October 2013 .
10. Web site: Bowmer and Kirkland starts work on £75m student flats scheme. Johnson. Robin. 24 July 2019. birminghampost. 8 October 2019.