Events
Our upcoming events and conferences for BESA members.
Read MoreThursday, November 25, 2021
Rebecca Crosland has been elected as the new chair of the Safety and Health Engineering Partnership (SHEP). She is only the second person to take up the role following Christopher Buxton, CEO of the British Fluid Power Association, who has been in the chair since the partnership was set up in 2018. Crosland is head of health and safety at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA),...
Read MoreThursday, November 25, 2021
Investing in building ventilation will play a key role in helping the country recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and prepare for future health emergencies, according to the government's chief medical adviser Professor Chris Whitty. He encouraged business leaders at this week’s Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference to look closely at how they could improve the indoor air quality...
Read MoreFriday, November 19, 2021
A leading international business figure has highlighted the key role the building engineering sector will play in addressing climate change but said it would need to compete harder for talent to address its skills challenges. Former CBI President Paul Drechsler told the annual Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) President’s Lunch that the industry’s leaders needed to be more vocal...
Read MoreThursday, November 18, 2021
The Manly Trust, which supports a wide range of charities working with young people and promoting engineering careers, is 30 years old this month. Founded by former BESA and CIBSE President Graham Manly in memory of his father Alfred Manly in 1991, it has so far provided more than £1.5 million worth of funding through 380 grants made to 130 different charities and causes. A G Manly &...
Read MoreTuesday, November 16, 2021
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) National Conference produced a series of practical solutions for turning the global emissions targets agreed last week at COP26 into reality. BESA’s two-day online event, which coincided with the United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, attracted around 500 delegates, featured 67 speakers delivering 21 hours of technical and...
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