Brookhouse at Education Estates 2026 – Visit Us In Manchester on Stand 652
Brookhouse is exhibiting at Education Estates 2026, the UK's leading education infrastructure event, at Manchester Central on 20–21 October. Find us on Stand 652 to talk through your capital projects, summer works and FF&E programmes.
We're pleased to announce that Brookhouse will be exhibiting at Education Estates 2026, the UK's leading event for education infrastructure.
Join us at Manchester Central across two days to talk through the projects you're planning — whether that's a single science lab, a summer works programme or a full block refurbishment.
You'll find us on Stand 652. Come and see us.
📅 Dates: 20–21 October 2026
📍 Location: Manchester Central, Windmill Street, Manchester M2 3GX
📌 Find us on: Stand 652
🎟️ Register: educationestates.com/attending
Education Estates 2026: The Essentials
Event | Education Estates® 2026 |
Dates | Tuesday 20 – Wednesday 21 October 2026 |
Venue | Manchester Central, Windmill Street, Manchester M2 3GX |
Find Brookhouse on | Stand 652 |
Register |
About the Education Estates Conference 2026
Education Estates is the UK's market-leading event for education infrastructure, delivered in partnership with the Department for Education. It brings together everyone involved in the funding, design, build, maintenance and management of schools, colleges and universities — local authorities, academy trusts, universities, contractors, architects, consultants and government representatives.
The 2026 edition is on track to be the third consecutive record-breaking year. Predicted figures:
• 5,000+ attendees
• 220+ exhibitors
• 170+ speakers
• 650 awards guests
Education Estates Manchester runs as three connected strands across the two days: a multi-stream conference covering estate strategy, capital investment, sustainability, policy and project delivery; the Education Estates exhibition; and an awards ceremony celebrating excellence across the sector.
Two co-located events join the show in 2026 — EdTech UK, on where digital learning meets education infrastructure, and the European Universities Estates Congress, on real estate and facilities management in higher education. The Education Estates® People's Awards take place at Manchester Central on 19 October, with the Education Estates® Awards at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel on the evening of 20 October.
Why Visit Brookhouse on Stand 652
Most problems on education projects don't come from any single trade doing a bad job. They come from the gaps between them — the furniture that arrives before the M&E is signed off, the lab bench that doesn't match the services drawing, the washroom refurb that overruns into the first week of term.
Brookhouse exists to close those gaps. Design, manufacture and installation sit under one roof, which means one accountable team from initial survey to final snagging.
Come to Stand 652 at the Education Estates show to:
• Talk through a live project with our design team and get a realistic programme, not an optimistic one
• See how our 3D site scans, Revit plans and walkthrough visuals let you sign off a space before anything is built
• Discuss procurement routes — we're approved on CPC (Crescent Purchasing Consortium), ESPO and YPO
• Explore funding options, including grant application support, asset finance and our own Furniture Support Fund
• Pick up our 2026 education furniture and interiors brochure
If You're Specifying
For architects, technologists and main contractors, our range is listed on NBS, with downloadable BIM objects and Revit families for storage walls, teacher walls, vanity units, washroom cubicles and IPS units — alongside our certifications, literature and case studies in one place.
Bring your model to Stand 652 and we'll talk through the objects with you.
What We'll Be Talking About
Science Laboratories
Lab benches, fume cupboards, cabinets and Trespa worktops, designed around workflow and built from chemical-resistant materials. We manufacture and install, so the bench matches the services drawing rather than approximating it.
Teaching and Storage Walls
One of the areas we're best known for. Intelligent space planning combined with education-grade furniture, integrating technology and storage into a single wall system. Ask us about Athro, our teacher wall — BIM objects are available for specification.
Washroom Cubicles and IPS Systems
Cubicle systems, IPS panel systems and vanity units, built for the hardest-wearing environment in any school, including DDA-compliant and ambulant configurations. Our Apollo+ full-height panel cubicle will be on the stand. Washrooms are typically a summer works job, which makes programme certainty the whole game — see our Parmiter's School washroom refurbishment for how that runs in practice.
Food Technology, D&T and ICT Rooms
Specialist rooms where the furniture has to take real punishment and meet real compliance requirements — food tech workstations, D&T benching and ICT desking.
Libraries, Sixth Form and SEN Spaces
Libraries, sixth form study areas, reception spaces and SEN sensory rooms — the areas where design has the most visible effect on how a space actually gets used.
Loose Furniture and Full FF&E Packages
Fully specified fitted and loose packages tailored to each space, from a single classroom refresh to an entire new build.
Accreditations and Certifications
Education work is public money, which means the assurance questions come early. We hold nine current third-party certifications, all independently verified and downloadable from our NBS Source listing:
Management systems
• ISO 9001 — Quality Management
• ISO 14001 — Environmental Management
• ISO 45001 — Occupational Health and Safety Management
Health, safety and procurement
• CHAS Elite — Common Assessment Standard
• CHAS Elite — Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP)
• Acclaim Accreditation — Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP)
• Constructionline Gold
• Constructionline Gold — Social Value
• Builder's Profile
Product and delivery standards
• All fitted joinery and FF&E manufactured in our own UK facilities and certified to BS EN 16121:2023 — Non-domestic storage furniture: requirements for safety, strength, durability and stability, the current edition, which superseded BS EN 16121:2013+A1:2017
• BIM Level 2 capability, with objects published to NBS Source
• Approved supplier on the CPC (Crescent Purchasing Consortium), ESPO and YPO frameworks
• We work only with qualified professionals — CSCS-registered and DBS-approved subcontractors, NICEIC electricians and CORGI-certified plumbers
Buying Through a Framework
If you're procuring through CPC, you're buying through the education sector's own not-for-profit purchasing consortium — free to join for schools, academies, multi-academy trusts, sixth form and FE colleges and universities, with a large portfolio of compliant frameworks, a number of them recommended by the Department for Education. The tender process is already done, which takes a significant chunk of time and risk out of a capital project.
We're also available through ESPO and YPO. Come to Stand 652 and we'll talk through which route fits your project and timescale.
For anyone building a tender pack or a pre-qualification submission, that's most of the evidence file in one place.
Why Schools and Contractors Choose Brookhouse
One accountable team. Design, manufacture and installation under one roof. No fragmented supply chain, no finger-pointing between suppliers when something slips.
We make it ourselves, in the UK. Our own factories across the country mean shorter lead times and genuine control over quality — not a badge on someone else's product.
End-to-end project control. From initial survey to final snagging, including rip-out, M&E, ceilings, floors and decoration on full turnkey refurbishments.
You see it before it's built. 3D site scans, Revit plans and walkthrough visuals, so sign-off happens on screen rather than on site.
Specialist rooms are our normal. Science labs, food tech, D&T, ICT, SEN — the rooms where compliance and durability actually bite.
Funding support built in. Grant application help, asset finance options and our own Furniture Support Fund to reduce upfront spend.
Aftercare that continues. Warranty management, future upgrades and ongoing loose furniture supply.
Over Fifty Years in Education Interiors
Brookhouse's story started in 1973, when our founder Maurice J Doouss set out to help local schools save money and make their lives easier. Three generations on, we're still a family business, now with design teams, factories, installers and offices across the UK — Colchester, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff.
Alongside primary, secondary and higher education, we work across healthcare, defence, student and military accommodation, sports and leisure, blue light and R&D — so the standards we build to are rarely the lowest in the room.
We also put our money where our values are: last year Brookhouse donated over 30% of profits to charities supporting people whose homes and community spaces had been destroyed by natural disasters.
Planning Summer 2027? Let's Talk in October
Capital projects in education live or die on lead time. A conversation in October is a specification in January and a completed handover in August. Leave it until spring and the same scope becomes a scramble.
If you're scoping a refurbishment, a new build FF&E package or a phased replacement programme, bring your drawings, your constraints and your budget to Stand 652. We'll give you a straight answer on what's deliverable and when.
👉 Register to attend Education Estates 2026: educationestates.com/attending
Can't wait until October? Call us on 0345 383 0050 or email inspire@brookhouseuk.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Education Estates 2026?
Education Estates 2026 takes place on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 October 2026.
Where is Education Estates 2026 held?
Education Estates 2026 is held at Manchester Central, Windmill Street, Manchester M2 3GX.
Where can I find Brookhouse at Education Estates 2026?
We're on Stand 652. Drop by any time across the two days, or get in touch beforehand to book a slot with our design team.
Is the Education Estates conference in Manchester free to attend?
Attendance is free for delegates directly employed within schools, colleges, universities, government and local authorities, including governors and independent schools, with access to all conference stages and the exhibition across both days. Private sector organisations pay a delegate rate — current pricing is on the Education Estates attending page.
How big is the Education Estates exhibition?
The 2026 exhibition is the largest to date, with 220+ exhibitors, 170+ speakers and more than 5,000 attendees expected.
Who should attend the Education Estates show?
Anyone involved in planning, funding, designing, building, maintaining or managing schools, colleges and universities — estates and facilities managers, architects, consultants, main contractors, local authorities and academy trusts.
What accreditations does Brookhouse hold?
Brookhouse holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, CHAS Elite (Common Assessment Standard and SSIP), Acclaim Accreditation SSIP, Constructionline Gold, Constructionline Gold Social Value and Builder's Profile. All fitted joinery and FF&E is manufactured in our own UK facilities and certified to BS EN 16121:2023. Certificates can be downloaded from our NBS Source listing.
Which procurement frameworks is Brookhouse on?
Brookhouse is an approved supplier on CPC (Crescent Purchasing Consortium), ESPO and YPO, giving schools, academies, colleges and universities a compliant route to market without running a full tender.
What else is on at Education Estates 2026?
Two co-located events run alongside the main show: EdTech UK and the European Universities Estates Congress. The People's Awards are on 19 October at Manchester Central, and the Education Estates® Awards on the evening of 20 October at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.
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