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Our work on the Department for Education's Modern Methods of Construction Framework has been recognised in the Offsite Construction Awards. We have been shortlisted in two categories for the Thames Park Secondary School project in Essex, which was one of the country's first schools procured through the MMC Framework. Best use of Hybrid Technology and Education Project of the Year are the categories in which we are under consideration. Architect Stride Treglown is also shortlisted in the Architect of the Year category for the project. The school, which will be open to students in September, offers 900 places for 11-16 year-olds. It was built using structural insulated panels, roof cassettes and pre-cast concrete floors. Together with our off-site contractor, Innovare Systems, we have innovated further by installing windows, roofing, and external facades off-site. Bowmer + Kirkland’s own mechanical and electrical company, DBS, has been involved with the development of an off-site plant room. B+K Framework Director, Chris Arno, said: ““I am extremely proud that our first school to be delivered though the DfE’s Offsite (MMC) Framework is shortlisted for awards. Whilst as a company we have been delivering schools for the DfE using Offsite technology since 2014, Thames Park embraces the considerable research and development we have made over that time, to refine our product and increase its Pre-Manufactured Value." Thames Park will be managed by the Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust and will have two buildings, - a three-storey teaching block and a separate sports block. These are complemented by two multi use game areas, an all-weather pitch, turfed sports pitches and a running track. Bowmer + Kirkland has been a major contractor for the Department for Education since the launch of the Contractor Framework in 2013 and was named DfE Contractor of the Year for the High Value Band of Works on the school building programme in 2019.
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.
