BESA

At the 2020 Building Awards, many things were different – no glitzy black tie do, no champagne and no dodgy dancing – but there was also a new award specifically in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new ‘Proud to Help’ Award was…

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has established a joint Special Interest Group with the  Energy Services Technology Association (ESTA) to promote energy efficiency in buildings to government and industry. The Energy…

Former England and British Lions full back Tim Stimpson will deliver the first presentation at the BESA National Conference on November 4th. The retired rugby union star, who was also a stalwart of the all-conquering Leicester club that…

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has launched a new membership category catering for individuals with a particular interest in the building services industry. This is a significant development for the 116-year-old…

The annual BESA National Conference and Exhibition will be held online this year on November 4 and 5. The Association said it had taken the decision to “embrace technology and move to a virtual platform” in response to the extraordinary…

When they re-open fully in September, schools will only be able to take very basic indoor air quality precautions due to tight budget constraints despite fears over the possibility of the coronavirus spreading around poorly ventilated…

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is supporting redundant workers by allowing them to apply for and renew SKILLcards free of charge. Anyone who suffered redundancy as a result of the Covid-19 crisis since March 1 will…

The Technology Enabled Maintenance Association (TEMA) is partnering with the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) to help accelerate the adoption of emerging technologies by the building maintenance sector. TEMA will work…

Apprentices in Scotland have six new routes to specialist qualifications thanks to the work of the building engineering sector’s leading skills organisation. The new qualifications are the result of a two-year collaboration between…

The way the construction industry has responded to the coronavirus crisis shows it is capable of making the changes it must to improve building safety and quality, according to Dame Judith Hackitt. The chair of the Independent Review of…