The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has launched its Industry Awards 2026, which are designed to recognise and reward the achievements of individuals, teams, and organisations that have contributed to the development of the building services sector in the last 12 ...

The CHSA has launched its 2026 Bursary, providing financial support for young people going to university. Now open for applications, the bursaries will be awarded in September this year, following a tough selection process. Successful applicants will receive £6,000 during ...

The B.E. Inclusive initiative has agreed the next phase of its joint equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) action plan, building on the three‑year programme launched in 2022. Representing over 400,000 built environment professionals across nine professional institutions, the new Memorandum ...

CIBSE’s recent conference, ‘Building Performance Reimagined – What’s Next?’, brought together senior engineers, architects, innovators and policymakers at the Royal Society in London to explore the evolving challenges and opportunities within building performance. Aligned with 2024–25 CIBSE President Fiona Cousins’ ...

New guidance from the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has been widely welcomed for addressing a source of growing confusion in the new building safety regime. Currently, there is no standard approach to assessing the competence of principal contractors (PCs) ...

The Domestic Building Services Panel (DBSP) has now formally migrated into CIBSE, becoming the CIBSE Domestic Building Services Panel (CIBSE DBSP). This important step establishes a dedicated resource within CIBSE to support the domestic sector with authoritative guidance, best practice ...

Alexandra (Alex) Pearsall was appointed the new president of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) on 3 September. Currently an Associate Director at global professional services company, Turner & Townsend, at 32, Pearsall makes history as CICES’ youngest ...

The formation of a representative organisation for the real estate sector, Real Estate:UK (RE:UK) will move ahead following an overwhelming vote in favour across all three member organisations. 100 per cent of Association of Real Estate Funds (AREF) members; 99.5% ...

The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has announced a series of new appointments and promotions, as it continues to adapt to the evolving needs of its global membership, and the ongoing challenges faced by the hospitality industry. Isabel Hargreaves MIH has ...

Andrew Hulbert, Founder and Vice Chair of Pareto FM has been appointed as the new Chair of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). Hulbert has served as Deputy Chair for the past four years, and formally took over ...