The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has been recognised for its outstanding work in supporting members through the complexities of the Building Safety Act (BSA), winning Best Member Engagement Award at last week’s Trade Association Forum (TAF) Awards. This accolade ...

The government has accepted the findings in the full response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report and has set out its plans to act on all 58 recommendations, driving a sweeping transformation to enhance building and fire safety standards. ...

New research carried out by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has revealed construction clients are failing to engage with the new building safety regime. The Association used its regional meetings with members as ‘focus groups’ over a six-month period ...

Fume cupboard manufacturers now have access to a new airflow controller and monitors with integrated gas sensor, enabling laboratory managers to efficiently monitor carbon filter saturation status and protect operatives against chemical contaminates. UK-based specialist electronic airflow control and monitor ...

Awareness of the Building Safety Act and its implications is growing across the building services sector according to new research commissioned by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The industry-wide survey, carried out by AMA Research on behalf of the ...

Fusion 21, a national social enterprise specialising in efficient and impactful public sector procurement and social value services, has announced the renewal of its national Building Safety and Compliance Framework, worth up to £800 million over four years, and is ...

Publishing a target date for the completion of dangerous cladding remediation works and providing greater transparency on remediation performance are two key recommendations arising from a new report from the UK’s independent spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO). The ...

Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), the independent champion for change in construction, has completed its acquisition of the Building a Safer Future (BSF) programme. The programme, which creates positive culture and behaviour change in building safety, was launched in response to ...

Multi-discipline principal contractor, Miller Knight, is set to host its first annual Building Safety Forum on 6 November at Villa Park, home to Aston Villa football club. The event will centre on some of the major challenges the construction and ...

Adrian Hurley, Managing Director of design, installation and maintenance contractor, FP Hurley & Sons, has been elected as President of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2024-25. Hurley has been involved with BESA since 2019 when he joined Council ...