The Society will bring together expertise from across the sector to drive forward best practice, safety, and innovation worldwide. CIBSE has officially launched the Society of Vertical Transportation (SoVT), an international professional community for individuals and organisations working across the ...
Read More »Integral accredited as a Real Living Wage Recognised Provider
JLL’s building and engineering services business, Integral, which is set to formally join JLL’s Workplace Management sub-business line and adopt the JLL brand in October, has officially been accredited as a Real Living Wage Recognised Service Provider by the Living ...
Read More »BESA mourns loss of former president Rab Fletcher
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the death of “hugely popular and highly respected” former President Robert (Rab) Fletcher after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was President of the Association in 2022/23 and was Mechanical Services Team ...
Read More »Chapmanbdsp appoints project director, head of workplace in the Middle East
Chapmanbdsp, specialists in building services engineering and sustainable, environmental design, has appointed Chris Kirkland as Project Director, Head of Workplace, leading the company’s Middle East commercial fit-out and corporate workplace offering. With over 26 years in the industry, Kirkland brings ...
Read More »Boom in data centre projects fuelling building services growth
Building services contractors are increasingly taking the lead on data centre projects, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Findings from a new report into the largest firms in the sector were backed up by an industry roundtable hosted ...
Read More »BESA suspends 14 member companies
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has suspended 14 member companies for failing to comply with its independent audit process. The Association’s Council, whose members are responsible for BESA’s governance and ensuring that it continues to meet the vision and ...
Read More »Director of competence and compliance appointment at BESA
Jill Nicholls has been appointed to the role of Director of Competence and Compliance at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Nicholls is stepping up from her current role as Head of Service Development to replace Helen Yeulet who is moving ...
Read More »New competence toolkit launched by BESA
The first in a planned series of practical guides to help the building services industry demonstrate its competence and ability to comply with increasingly stringent building safety legislation and standards has been launched by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) ...
Read More »CIBSE appoints Vince Arnold as new President for 2025–2026
CIBSE has appointed Vince Arnold as its President for 2025–2026, officially confirmed during the Institution’s AGM on 10 June 2025. Arnold takes over the presidency from Fiona Cousins, having over four decades of experience in Building Services Engineering, a deep ...
Read More »MARCH secures place on £700m Fusion21 Framework
Critical engineering specialist, MARCH, has been awarded a place on Fusion21’s Workplace and Facilities Management Framework, securing a position on Lot 4, Building Engineering Services. The framework, worth up to £700 million and set to run over four years, is ...
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