The 2024 AVA Census & Market Report published by the AVA: The Vending & Automated Retail Association reveals that the UK vending, coffee services, and automated retail sector has now seen the industry exceed pre-pandemic revenue for the first time. ...

David Cooper MBE has been appointed CIBSE’s President Elect for the 2025/26 term. A distinguished engineer with over 40 years of experience in the lift and escalator industry, Cooper brings unparalleled expertise and leadership to CIBSE, advancing its mission to ...

The International Property Flood Resilience Association (IPFRA) launches with a mission to support, promote, and grow the property flood resilience (PFR) sector as it becomes an increasingly mainstream part of construction and environmental resilience strategies. Until now, there has been ...

Alex Walsh has been appointed as the new Public Affairs Manager at the AVA, the leading trade body and voice for vending and 24-hour food and beverage industry. After graduating in 2015, Walsh has spent the last 10 years working for ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Paul Eagle, Executive Board Technical Director at BESA member company Dalkia UK, as the new Chair of its Technical Committee. He succeeds Kevin Morrissey, who has recently been appointed as BESA’s new Director ...

A new professional association for the built environment has launched with the creation of the Association of Professional Standards for Asset Surveying (APSAS). The vision of the new association includes the aim ”to improve both the quality of asset surveying ...

The BESA Industry Awards programme has been given a completely new look and feel for 2025 and includes 10 new categories. Entries are now open for the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Industry Awards 2025. This year there are 28 ...

The Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) is kicking off its 40th anniversary with the launch of an animated timeline that showcases its incredible journey and industry-defining achievements. The dynamic digital presentation brings ADSA’s history to life, highlighting four decades of ...

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has launched its 2025 search for the successful applicants of its Undergraduate Bursary. Four bursaries will be awarded in September this year, following a tough selection process. The four successful applicants will each ...

Laurent Lucas-Dufour has been appointed Chair of the Association of Catering Excellence (ACE) and is joined by a host of new board members. Sector Director at Company of Cooks, Lucas-Dufour was appointed Vice-Chair of ACE last year and has been a board member ...