Besa Member Pledge
Join the movement. Lead the change.
Across the building services engineering industry, expectations are changing.
Clients, regulators and the wider public increasingly expect businesses to demonstrate competence, accountability and transparency in how projects are delivered.
The BESA Member Pledge is a commitment by leading contractors to strengthen their supply chains by working with companies that can prove their competence and compliance.
It is a movement to raise standards, reduce risk and build greater trust across our industry.
Leadership in action
The pledge has been launched by a group of founding companies who believe the industry must lead change from within.
These contractors have committed to strengthening their supply chains by encouraging partners to join the trusted BESA community and demonstrate their capability through the BESA Competence Assessment Standard (CAS).
Together they are showing what leadership looks like in practice.
“I see the Member Pledge as a commitment to bring our supply chain with us into the trusted BESA community. For our partners, it means preferred status and greater opportunities. For us, it provides confidence that every company carries the BESA Badge of Quality, proving competence through BESA CAS and protecting both their businesses and ours”
Adrian Hurley, Managing Director
“Linaker was the first company to adopt the Member Pledge because we recognised early the value it brings to our business, our clients and our supply chain. We lead by example, mandating BESA Competence Assessment Standard (CAS) across our partners to prove competence and protect client trust. For us, the Pledge is about leadership, minimising risk and setting the benchmark for our industry”
Claire Curran, Managing Director
“Somebody needs to do something but real changes starts with us. At Briggs & Forrester, we’ve signed the Member Pledge because leadership means taking responsibility, not waiting for others. By embedding competence and compliance across our people and supply chain, we’re proving that change happens when we lead by example.”
Pete Curtis, Group Services Manager
Why the industry needs change
The regulatory and commercial landscape has shifted.
The Building Safety Act and wider procurement expectations mean that competence must now be demonstrated as part of organisational capability and not assumed.
Contractors must be able to show that their businesses and their supply chains have the skills, knowledge and processes required to deliver safe, compliant buildings.
The Member Pledge supports this shift by creating a stronger, more transparent supply chain built on proven competence.
The BESA Difference
BESA membership is built around the Competence Assessment Standard (CAS).
BESA Members are audited on a regular basis including:
Business Management Review
Ensuring that suitable governance, financial stability, insurance, quality controls, training arrangements and safe working systems are in place.
Technical Audit
An unique, independent technical audit that verifies real capability. Technical audits are conducted on-site and review recent works undertaken.
The relevant technical checklist under the CAS is used to verify:
- Compliance with legislation and regulatory requirements
- Alignment with recognised industry standards and specifications
- Adherence to manufacturer’s instructions
- Safe and competent workmanship
It does not just ask whether a company has the right paperwork. It verifies that they can actually do the job.
What the Movement Delivers
Improve productivity
Drive industry standards
Protect reputations
Embed competence
Strengthen supply chains
Build trust
Choose your path
For major contractors and BESA members
Lead change in your supply chain and strengthen your procurement process.
For contractors and supply chain companies
Demonstrate your competence, strengthen your credibility and become part of the trusted BESA community.