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New incentives to train young people and ...
Recent government announcements have introduced new incentives for employers to recruit and train young people, alongside significant changes to the ...
Neurodiversity in the RACHP Sector: Why ...
The Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump (RACHP) industry thrives on real world problem solving, technical curiosity, and the ability to ...
What to do about the NEET crisis
The UK has seen an unprecedented surge in the number of young people unable to find work but building engineering firms are crying out for more ...
People – Your Best Asset And Biggest Risk
There are dozens of committees and sub-committees working on competence ‘frameworks’ for the many disciplines within building engineering services ...
Turning turbulence into opportunity: The ...
The mood around net zero has shifted in ways that would have seemed unlikely just a few years ago, says BESA’s director of technical Kevin Morrissey.
2026 – The Year Of Being Useful?
This year will see significant progress towards wider adoption of the building safety agenda if we remember to focus on the bigger picture, says ...
A Year To Forget? Or The Start Of Something ...
2025 was an exceptionally challenging year that unfortunately saw several well-established building engineering firms forced out of business. ...
Should We Press ‘Pause’ On AI?
By 2030, artificial intelligence (AI) could be worth more than £400bn to the UK economy, which is also when tech firms predict they will be ready to ...
5 Top Cybersecurity Tips Every Business ...
In 2025, even household names are not immune. When Jaguar Land Rover, Harrods, and Marks & Spencer all make headlines for cyberattacks, it ...
How We Can Make Britain Great Again
Without getting too Donald Trump about it, the building services sector has a big (and maybe even beautiful!) opportunity to play a crucial role in ...
Fixing The Foundations: Tackling The ...
The UK construction industry faces a growing crisis; a widening gap between the demand for skilled labour and the number of apprentices entering the ...
10 Ways To Maximise Your BESA Membership ...
Joining the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) provides more than industry recognition. It offers practical benefits that support ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 is high risk and all ...
Many contractors are still ignoring safety regulations despite repeated warnings that measures introduced by the Building Safety Act are already in ...
Why the Building Safety Act is not just ...
While some companies are clearly getting to grips with the implications and the responsibilities of the Building Safety Act, many are not. Some find ...
SUBCONTRACTING LABOUR, WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ...
In the dynamic world of employment regulations, IR35 stands out as a significant topic that has captured attention in recent years. IR35 refers to ...