The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is taking proactive steps to address the challenges arising from the removal of the national classes for fire resistance in Approved Document B (England). With the upcoming move towards the European test standards ...

The CIBSE Education Guild has been established as a forum for those committed to delivering suitable education to meet the needs of the building services engineering profession and the broader community and is inviting volunteers to join its committee 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 ...

A new training programme designed to help building services firms work more closely with schools and inspire future generations of building services engineers has been launched by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The BESA School Engagement and Engineering Discovery ...

With a real focus on increasing the number of opportunities for young talent and developing industry-leading training schemes, the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has elected Adam Broomfield as Chair of its Skills Working Group. Broomfield, who is the current Operations ...

Dan Cooke has been appointed to the newly created role of Director of Policy, Communications and External Affairs at the Chartered Institution for Wastes Management (CIWM). Cooke is a highly regarded and experienced environmental and communications professional whose career in ...

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA)has announced the member-elected executive committee and appointees to the Global Board of Directors for the 2024-25 fiscal year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025). Lynn Baez, FMP, SFP, IFMA Fellow begins her term ...

Fiona Cousins has been appointed as the new President of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). Cousins, who holds several senior roles at Arup, brings extensive experience and a deep commitment to advancing sustainability and broadening the focus ...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) hosted the official opening of its office and training Academy on 15 May. ASFP staff, members and guests were joined by Lord Mayor of Coventry Cllr Jaswant Singh Birdi and Lady Mayoress Krishna ...

The CEO of ARM Environments, Adam Taylor, has been elected as chair of the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) group of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Taylor takes over the role from Nathan Wood, MD of Farmwood M&E Services, who served ...