New research from the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has identified a “yawning gap” between what people say about the need to comply with the Building Safety Act and what they are doing in practice. This was one of the ...

More than 500 members and guests were in attendance at the 2025 Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Industry Awards, which took place last Thursday (16 October) at the historic Brewery, Chiswell Street, London. Almost 150 companies and individuals were recognised across ...

With the UK set to record its warmest summer on record, the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is calling for urgent action to tackle the growing number of buildings that overheat. The Association says the rising number of deaths linked ...

In-depth research to measure how well the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) sector is adapting to the new building safety regime has been launched by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and will be carried out in partnership with construction ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

Construction industry diversity champion, Amos Simbo OBE, has warned built environment companies shouldn’t do anything about improving the diversity of their workforces if they don’t truly believe in it. Simbo, founder of the Black Professionals in Construction (BPIC) network told the ...

A new programme to tackle a shortage of trainers and assessors has been launched by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Following a detailed study of the sector’s skills requirements, the Association believes the “critically low” number of trainers and ...