This post was originally published on this siteChanges to the management of the Building Safety Regulator has created an opportunity to address what is often referred to as the most overlooked building safety issue – lack of ventilation and cooling,…
This post was originally published on this siteAs we move into another summer heatwave, BESA technical director Kevin Morrissey says we need to urgently rethink how we deal with overheating buildings.
This post was originally published on this site Faced with rising project volumes and tighter deadlines, Alternative Heat Ltd. turned to automation and saw incredible results. The UK-based offsite fabrication specialist gained an additional welding meterage of 700 meters per…
This post was originally published on this site Discover how a pioneering approach to working hours delivered transformative results for employees, the business, and the environment. Alba Facilities Services (AFS), a Glasgow-based facilities management company, has achieved something remarkable: a…
This post was originally published on this site With a bill currently going through Parliament that aims to enforce harsher punishment for tool thieves, it’s becoming more important than ever to raise awareness. In fact, 100’s of tradespeople from across…
This post was originally published on this siteWithout getting too Donald Trump about it, the building services sector has a big (and maybe even beautiful!) opportunity to play a crucial role in the government’s industrial strategy and get the UK…
This post was originally published on this site Without getting too Donald Trump about it, the building services sector has a big (and maybe even beautiful!) opportunity to play a crucial role in the government’s industrial strategy and get the…
The UK’s 30 largest mechanical & electrical (m&e) contractors enjoyed collective growth of 23% last year despite a period of “considerable economic turmoil”, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The latest edition of the Association’s annual Top 30…
The government could tighten up the rules that restrict the use of global warming refrigerant gases including speeding up phase out programmes and introducing new bans, according to a spokesman from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).…
The government must commit to a fully funded national programme of building retrofitswhich has human health and wellbeing at its heart, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The Association, which represents firms working across the residential and commercial…
Built environment firms shouldn’t do anything about improving the diversity of their workforces if they don’t truly believe in it, according to a leading construction industry diversity champion. Amos Simbo OBE told the latest edition of the ‘Behind the Built…
The refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) category of the 2025 WorldSkills competition reaches its live qualifying stage at the Installer Show in Birmingham this month. 12 of the industry’s brightest young talents will battle it out over three…
