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Apprenticeships Uncovered: An Interview With ...
We sat down with Sam Turato of DW Refrigeration, who recently won Gold at the 2024 WorldSkills UK competition and was named Apprentice of the Year at ...
Timeless Strategies For Business Longevity ...
This guest post by Assured Trade Limited explores risk management strategies to help businesses stay financially stable and resilient. The views ...
NextGen Ella's Journey: Becoming a ...
In the world of engineering, every professional has a unique path that led them to their career. For Ella, a Trainee Contracts Engineer at Narbeths ...
Taking Your Business From Compliance To ...
In the dynamic and highly regulated refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) industry, achieving excellence extends beyond mere compliance with legal ...
The Future of Heat Networks: Opportunities ...
Heat Networks are emerging as a significant growth area within the building services industry. With the UK government committed to expanding these ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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?
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 & ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
NextGen Take On the Election: Vote – because ...
Early indications suggest that a lower proportion of young people (compared with other age groups) intend to vote in next month’s general election. ...
The 2024 Mantra: Insulate & Ventilate | ...
As we march through 2024 with an intense focus on achieving net zero buildings, one mantra must guide the construction industry: Insulate AND ...
The election must get people talking about ...
The General Election has been announced at a critical moment for indoor air quality (IAQ), writes BESA’s Indoor Air Quality group chair Adam Taylor.
Four steps to mould-free homes
Most people’s first instinct when dealing with mould is to clean it away. But although it’s possible to scrub mould from walls and tiles, this is ...
Monitoring & Managing Indoor Air Quality in ...
Many employees moved to working from home during 2020, and numerous employers are planning on offering staff the option to continue that practice, or ...
NextGen Take On the Building Safety Act: ...
The Building Safety Act has been described as the most profound change to construction since World War Two, but there hasn’t been much evidence of ...
Every building occupant deserves to be safe
With the building inspection regime on the verge of collapse is this really the right time to be relaxing the rules for building conversions?