Bowmer & Kirkland

Bowmer & Kirkland Group
Construction services and security
Founded 1923 (1923)
Headquarters Heage, United Kingdom
Area served
 UK, North America, the Middle East
Revenue £894.5m (2008)[1]
Number of employees
 1400 employees
Divisions 29 subsidiaries
Website www.bandk.co.uk

Bowmer & Kirkland Group (B&K) is a British construction services and security company, established in 1923 as a partnership between joiner Alfred Bowmer and bricklayer Robert William Kirkland.[2]

It has since grown to become a successful privately owned construction and development group. There are 29 companies in the Group most of which are construction-related, although there is a Homeland Security Division, which includes companies based in the UK and USA.

The company logo depicts a stylised key where the "blade" is made up of the letters B and K.

Operations

Group headquarters are at Heage in Derbyshire, with regional B&K offices in Sunderland, Manchester, Scotland and London. Bowmer & Kirkland employs 1400 people and gained Investors in People accreditation in 2001 and was re-accredited in 2004, 2007 and 2011.

The construction division, which accounts for approximately 80% of turnover, is an Associate Member of the Considerate Constructors Scheme. The company has received a number of Gold Awards from RoSPA and has established policies for Quality, Management Systems, Ethical Employment, Training and Development, Sustainability and Environment and a Sub-contractors Code of Conduct – helping the supply chain adhere to B&K’s own business standards.

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]

Major projects

High-profile projects include St George's Park National Football Centre,[5] in Staffordshire for The Football Association, Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire,[6] for Center Parcs,[7] Trinity Square in Gateshead – a mixed-use development featuring a Tesco superstore, retail units and student accommodation, for Spenhill Developments and one of the first Olympic legacy projects outside London – Derby’s Multi Sports Arena which includes a velodrome.[8] St Vincent Plaza, Glasgow, Scotland.]],[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Our History". Bowmer & Kirkland. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Bowmer and Kirkland on the move with expansion". The Journal. 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  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  – via Questia (subscription required) . Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "National Football Centre, St George's Park, Burton on Trent". Bowmer & Kirkland. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  6. ↑ "Center Parcs, Woburn Forest Holiday Village". Bowmer & Kirkland. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  7. ↑ "Bowmer & Kirkland wins £93m Center Parcs contract". Insider Media. 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  8. ↑ "Pride Park sports arena taking shape". This is Derbyshire. 2013-08-09. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  9. ↑ http://www.stvincentplaza.com

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