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Friday, November 9, 2018
Increasing the proportion of building engineering services systems produced off-site will help the industry improve productivity and quality. This was the key message from a conference session chaired by BESA President Tim Hopkinson. Adrian Mitchell of Balfour Beatty said the factory-based model could reduce programmes by between 20% and 60% depending on the nature of the project and cut...
Read MoreFriday, November 9, 2018
The BESA Future Leaders group set a series of ambitious aims and objectives for the coming year during a special session at the Conference. As well as encouraging more young engineers from BESA member companies to join the group, it said its main aims for the coming year would be to focus on ways to reduce the skills gap. Part of the plan involves getting young STEM Ambassadors to work with...
Read MoreThursday, November 8, 2018
The fact that the BCLive league table topped the £6.0 Billion mark for the second month in succession is surely cause for celebration. But the facts underlying those figures are complex, confusing and – in many instances – counter-intuitive. Builders’ Conference CEO Neil Edwards tries to explain. For the tenth month in succession, the BCLive league table of new construction contract...
Read MoreTuesday, October 30, 2018
This budget is a good indication that the Chancellor feels freer to use Government funds ahead of Brexit more than we expected. There are a few noteworthy developments for BESA members, including tax cuts on equipment, changes to the Apprenticeship Levy and new rules on developments and housing. Growth estimated 1.6% in 2019, 1.4% in 2020, 1.5% in 2021 and 2022 and 1.6% in 2023 OBR forecast...
Read MoreFriday, October 12, 2018
For another year, BESA was pleased to represent members at the two main party conferences in Liverpool and Birmingham. In 2017, the party conference season did not disappoint for drama, intrigue and even comedy. Raucous renditions of ‘Oh Jeremy Corbyn,’ unexpected P45s and political uncertainty were the main points to remember from last year. 2018, however, has been quite different. In...
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