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 ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Tony Gilbert as its first chief operating officer as part of a major strategic transformation. Gilbert joined the organisation full-time at the start of 2025 having worked as a consultant to the ...

Employers are being encouraged to get behind “a big push for skills” with the launch of the 2025 WorldSkills competition. Sponsors are being invited to sign up this month ahead of entries opening in February for the world’s largest skills ...

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 ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has been appointed by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) as the lead training provider for a scheme to improve the performance of the UK’s heat network industry. BESA has already ...