BRIGGS & FORRESTER

The business, which dates back to 1947, operates with four divisions - Engineering Services, Living, Special Projects, and Building Services Maintenance.

BRIGGS & FORRESTER PROJECT

DIRECTED BY: LEE PHOENIX ARTICLE

WRITTEN BY: LAURA WATLING

To its projects, Briggs & Forrester provides a range of specialist skills such as engineering, design, installation and maintenance. The group is able to develop and implement fully-integrated solutions for some of the most complex and demanding mechanical, electrical and public health engineering installations.

The business provides its decades of experience across sectors, including pharmaceutical and research, education, accommodation, industrial, and commercial.

Having gained a reputation for its high quality, results oriented approach and an emphasis on energy efficiency, energy conservation and other environmental issues, the company boasts a £230 million turnover.

As well as the reputation its received from its diverse portfolio of work, Briggs and Forrester holds over 15 industry accreditations across the group.

A unique asset to Briggs and Forrester, it became an employee owned business in 2020, with a growing employee base of 900.

Briggs & Forrester recognise people are its greatest strength. The business prides itself on “Excellence at every level”, its motto which is embedded into its day-today operations.

This ensures “we deliver not only to our customers on quality and service but also to our people who bring our business to life and ensure its growth and success”, says its website.

The business offers its employees valuable long-term security and a voice. In addition, it runs an annual apprenticeship scheme and provides regular training for its employees.

Briggs & Forrester recognises the impact of its industry on the environment and its responsibilities towards creating a better future.

Its vision is to “secure the future of our planet for the sake of our business and its people, by becoming the leader in sustainability within the M & E sector”.

It plans to do so by harnessing the creativity of its people, with a vision to create a net zero future based on excellence at every level, whilst creating strong, professional relationships.

Shaped by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Briggs & Forrester have developed a 3-pillared strategy focussing on Business, People, and Product.

Amongst its targets, by 2030 it aims to:

• Generate renewable energy for its own use (Business);

• Reduce maximum Fleet vehicle emissions (including commercial vehicles) to 40g/km (Business);

• Deliver meaningful social value in the communities its part of (People);

• Enable successful career paths for everyone (People);

• On all projects, offer low carbon alternatives to the highest impact materials it uses (Product);

• Ensure 100% of projects include quantifiable actions across all projects stages to eliminate avoidable waste (Product).

Recently, Briggs & Forrester provided design, installation, and aftercare services on a £54 million contract for Manchester College City Campus.

The building, which spans over fivestoreys, consists of two cutting-edge theatres, film studios, and media, computing and editing suites. In addition

BRIGGS & FORRESTER IS AN EMPLOYEE OWNED COMPANY WITH BOTH THE BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE AND SKILLED STAFF TO UNDERTAKE PROJECTS IN VIRTUALLY ALL MARKET SECTORS.