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An apprentice at Derby College has been awarded our £1,000 bursary to support his future studies and job career goals. Matthew Johnson (22) works for Derby-based Jenbrook Construction and attends Derby College on day release to complete his level three brickwork apprenticeship.He will be representing Derby College again this year on the Skillbuild inter-college construction competition and was nominated for the bursary by his College lecturers in recognition of his hard work and commitment. Matthew was presented with a cheque by B&K Chairman, John Kirkland, who launched the annual bursary scheme following our completion of the £48 million Roundhouse campus restoration and building programme which we undertook for Derby College in 2007/2008. Mr Kirkland explained: “We set up the bursary soon after the Roundhouse officially opened to students in 2009 to support young people starting out in their career in construction. Matthew is obviously a young man who is working hard to make his mark on the construction industry and I hope that the bursary will inspire him to aim high.” Matthew started work as a farm labourer before clinching an apprenticeship with Jenbrook Construction in Derby. He said: “I am over the moon to be awarded this bursary which I will be using to buy tools and also, potentially, to pay for future courses in Professional Construction as I would like to progress onto surveying and site management jobs.” Jenbrook Construction Managing Director Andrew Flynn: “Matthew is a great lad and we have high hopes for him in the future. I am so pleased that he has been recognised in this way by Bowmer + Kirkland and the college. Derby College Deputy Chief Executive Heather Simcox concluded: “We are very grateful to Bowmer + Kirkland for supporting our Construction apprentices and students with this annual bursary." Caption: Matthew is pictured with John Kirkland and Heather Simcox of Derby College.
Bowmer + Kirkland has announced a new sponsorship partnership with Derbyshire County FA, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to supporting local grassroots football across the county.
Bowmer + Kirkland (B+K) has announced that it will be supporting the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) as its official charity partner for the next two years, committing to raise vital funds to support young people facing cancer across the UK through a wide range of fundraising initiatives.
A topping out ceremony has been held at Glenbrook’s latest build-to-rent scheme, Regency Works in Leeds.
Bowmer + Kirkland (B+K) will host its first fringe event alongside UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) in May 2026, inviting clients, investors and industry partners to connect during the UK’s leading real estate and infrastructure gatherings.
First aid colleagues across two live Bowmer + Kirkland projects have successfully completed a specialist Tower Crane Emergency First Responder training course, enhancing our teams’ ability to respond to emergencies in some of the most challenging environments on site.
