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Read MoreWednesday, June 15, 2022
Changes to the Building Regulations that come into force today can help the industry make buildings healthier and more comfortable while also reducing their carbon footprint, writes BESA’s head of technical Graeme Fox. The Building Regulations have never been perfect – far from it. Revisions are usually the result of several compromises and there is often too much wriggle room to properly...
Read MoreFriday, March 18, 2022
In support of Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Ross Docherty, Group Director & Owner of BESA member Protech Heating Group shared with us his apprenticeship story... How long have you worked in the building engineering services industry? 30 Years How did you get into the building engineering services industry? I passed a “BEST” Exam whilst I was in full time education and through them...
Read MoreThursday, March 10, 2022
Neil Brackenridge started out as an engineering apprentice and is now President of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). He believes ‘learning on the job’ is the key to a successful and rewarding career… and avoiding student debt! When I began my apprenticeship in 1987 straight out of school, I certainly could not have imagined that one day I would be President of BESA – a...
Read MoreTuesday, March 8, 2022
James Black, Managing Director of Hestia Mechnical Building Services Ltd shares with us his story about how he first started out as an apprentice 22 years ago and now runs his own building services company. How did you get into the building engineering services industry? I started my apprenticeship when I was 16 years old with a company called Morton mechanical services. I was put forward...
Read MoreWednesday, December 15, 2021
BESA CEO David Frise explains why 2022 could see some major progress on net zero driven – not by policy - but by a dramatic shift in the economics requiring a fundamental reshaping of engineering in response. China produces more than half of the world’s steel and consumes more than three quarters of all the iron ore exported in the world. It produces more steel in one day than the UK does in a...
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