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20 January 2025

Only AI can save us now

The UK government sees artificial intelligence as the answer to many of the country’s problems. From fixing potholes to reforming the NHS, it claims ...
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13 December 2024

What a year but where do we go from here?

BESA President Adrian Hurley reflects on a tumultuous 2024 and looks ahead to potential business growth in 2025 despite extremely challenging ...
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26 November 2024

Educate don’t intimidate

Building engineering firms are struggling to get to grips with new safety legislation and a big part of the problem is the “dense and confusing legal ...
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7 November 2024

Deadline looming for industry accreditation ...

The building services industry will enter a new era at the end of this year with the removal of so-called ‘Grandfather Rights’ for engineering ...
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11 September 2024

Meet the WorldSkills UK Refrigeration and ...

WorldSkills UK Overview At BESA we are proud to have been chosen as an organising partner of the WorldSkills UK competition, which celebrates both ...
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10 September 2024

Some people were ‘simply incompetent’

Could there be a more damning indictment from the Grenfell Tower public inquiry than that? Writes BESA's Director of Specialist Knowledge, Rachel ...
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19 August 2024

The hottest of hot topics

The world experienced its three hottest days ever in July with the 22nd now standing as the hottest day the planet has ever seen with a global ...
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15 August 2024

Put your principals first

The Principal Contractor plays a pivotal role under the Building Safety Act. So, who are they, what do they do…and why do they matter so much?
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24 July 2024

Navigating the contractual minefield

With unfair contract conditions hindering the progress of far too many built environment SMEs, Abiola Aderibigbe, BESA’s group head of legal & ...
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24 July 2024

High Court ruling vital for children’s ...

Almost 15,000 children aged under five were admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties caused by air pollution in London last year, according ...
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22 July 2024

BESAs top 5 AI areas to watch within ...

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in engineering has brought about a paradigm shift in the industry, propelling engineers to new ...
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9 July 2024

We are good guys too

Our new Prime Minister has a bulging in-tray and building services engineering is probably not at the forefront of his mind right now, but maybe it ...
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