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“BESA has been integral to Hensall’s success for over three decades.
We first approached them (back in their HVCA days) as we were keen to take our business credibility and professionalism to the next level. Their guidance on legal and employment matters has proven invaluable over the years.
In particular, their expert assistance with contracts and collateral warranties gives us peace of mind that we’re compliant, above board, and protect ourselves where it matters. Their expertise is in-house, sparing us the expense of legal support.
Their unwavering consistency was demonstrated by their performance throughout the unprecedented challenges of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. You would expect to see a dip in performance in a time of such uncertainty. We didn’t. BESA were there with vital support, delivering weekly updates and conducting informative meetings that empowered us to navigate uncharted waters confidently. Something that has long continued to the present day.
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In no small measure, BESA has played a pivotal role in shaping Hensall into the thriving business we are today. We take pride in our partnership with them and wholeheartedly recommend their services to others looking to achieve the same levels of success.”
Chris Bond, Managing Director, Hensall
“Meeting with Maria on a regular basis has helped me with knowing more about BESA and what they are doing for the sector and it’s members. BESA continues to help raise standards in our sector, assisting us in staying compliant. Maria has also introduced me to the numerous training and focus groups along with the technical documentation that BESA provide which has proved extremely useful.”
Mark Bowden, Northern Pre-Construction Manager, Tilbury Douglas
“The AC Materclass Course was an excellent course! Graeme was incredibly knowledgable and passionate about the subject. I particularly liked that the majority of the course was in a lecture style and less simply relying on slides. Graeme’s stories about influencing regulations and stories about practical issues around installation and fault finding were a particular highlight.”
Senior E&M Engineer, CBRE
“We find the benefits of BESA membership far outweigh the cost.
What with...
• Independent auditing and accreditation (to give our clients piece of mind)
• Access to HR, legal & commercial H&S, technical advice
• World leading technical publications
• Free webinars keeping us up to date on industry and regulatory news
• Training via BESA Academy
• Industry representation
• Technical groups
• Regional events, national conference and recognition through their Industry Awards
• Networking with industry peers and partners.
If you’re involved in building services, ventilation or like us LEV, being a BESA member gives you so much.”
Adrian Sims, Managing Director, Vent-Tech Ltd
It’s all to play for on Energy Efficiency
BESA Chief Executive Officer David Frise stresses that governments and businesses are scratching the surface of what energy efficient buildings can do for them, and the benefits better buildings bring to economies and societies.
Year in numbers
Facts and figures showing our latest achievements, from technical and training updates, to issuing guidance and advice.
Year in the (digital) life
Claire Curran’s year as BESA President has coincided with a dramatic acceleration in the adoption of digital technologies and techniques - and BESA have never been more aware of how quickly things are changing.
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Our journey to net zero
BESA President-elect Adrian Hurley cites relentlessly pursuing ways to improve training and attract new talent as a key issue during his presidential year, because net zero will not happen without a suitably trained workforce – and the country is counting on us.
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BESA Governance 2023-2024
The framework of management, roles and the division of responsibilities within the whole decision-making process.
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BESA Representation
The members of the BESA committees and how we’re also playing a part in external groups and task forces.
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Regional Chairs
The Chair and Vice Chairs of the 11 regions throughout the United Kingdom.
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BESA External Representation 2023 – 2024
We collaborate as representative bodies to lobby government at the UK and EU level as we strive to improve the building services sector.
DAviD FRiSE - BESA CHIEF ExECUTIVE OFFICER
PwC survey for the Davos meeting that 50% of more than 4,700 business “decision makers” believe their organisations will cease to exist within a decade if they don’t adapt to the changing business environment created by the “climate crisis”.
With minds being concentrated on this scale and at this level what does this mean for BESA members?
It means we, like the world’s big corporations, have everything to play for. And we should be more ambitious and aim to make this ‘The Decade of Retrofit’.
It’s all to play for on energy efficiency
At BESA we have long argued that governments and businesses all over the world are just scratching the surface of what energy efficient buildings can do for them and what benefits better buildings bring to economies and societies.
At the start of 2024 we called for the UK government to make this the ‘Year of Retrofit’ and it now seems the financial sector is on the same page.
A detailed study backed by hundreds of international businesses and economic experts found that savings for corporations could reach a mindboggling $2trillion a year with a range of relatively easy to achieve retrofit measures for buildings.
The report, published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the financial consultant PwC, includes a range of “doable today” business actions that would slash demand for energy, boost profits and cut carbon.
‘Transforming Energy Demand’ was backed by over 120 CEOs of large global corporations and concluded that retrofitting buildings alone could cut global energy demand by 12%.
Buildings were responsible for 30% of the world’s energy usage in 2022 but they also offer the greatest energy reduction potential of all economic sectors. WEF researchers calculated that energy intensity in buildings could be reduced by 38% using existing solutions.
The WEF also emphasised retrofit’s wider benefits including reduced staff absenteeism and improved productivity (because retrofitted facilities are higher quality) and the creation of 3.2 million jobs worldwide to deliver retrofit programmes.
It also estimated that retrofitting buildings can increase their value by up to 15%.
The WEF researchers concluded that energy efficiency was the most “under-addressed” aspect of global approaches to net zero. It claims proven measures could deliver a short-term, cost-efficient reduction in energy demand of almost a third shared across the buildings, industry, and transport sectors, and avoid the need to construct almost 3,000 extra power stations.
However, potentially even more significant was the finding of another
The Future Homes and Buildings Standards, which are due to come into force next year, could play a big role so long as they capture the urgency of taking a holistic approach to retrofitting our lamentable building stock.
The surge in heat pump demand is obviously a good thing but individual technologies can only achieve so much. In fact, heat pumps are a good example of a solution that can only achieve its full potential as part of a wider whole building retrofit.
The Standards will also stress the key role to be played by heat networks in coming years as we seek to move from whole building to whole community decarbonisation solutions.
ESG (environmental, social and governance) reporting is another influential market driver with clients under pressure to be fully transparent about their net zero strategies to bolster their corporate reputations. In addition, all newly leased commercial buildings will need to achieve EPC ratings of C or higher from 2025 – with existing leases required to meet the same target by 2028.
Our role? To prove to businesses that our skills and technologies can help them avoid ending up with ‘stranded assets’ that threaten their very survival…and save the planet along the way.
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“ The Employment Team at BESA has been supporting us with our HR issues since 2019. The team are always prompt in responding to enquiries and all clearly have extensive knowledge and experience. They provide professional and helpful support to prevent things going wrong and help resolve any issues that do arise. It is reassuring to know that they are available whenever we may need their advice and I would highly recommend them. ”
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A year in the (digital) life
CLAiRE CURRAN - BESA PRESIDENT
My year as BESA President has coincided with a dramatic acceleration in the adoption of digital technologies and techniques.
As the Association celebrates its 120th anniversary, we are mindful of our history and traditions, but have never been more aware of how quickly things are changing.
While AI has dominated the headlines, the industry has come on leaps and bounds in other less ‘glamorous’ aspects of our digital world, but the wider world has been moving on even more quickly and there is a tangible sense that we are still not catching up.
I often hear people in our sector say things like: “AI can’t install a chiller or repair a heat pump so I can’t see it having much impact on what I do.”
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of how digital systems are transforming our world. AI robots may well carry out mechanical on site work one day, but we are not there yet. However, the use of data capture and analysis is already changing our world at breakneck speed.
Every sector from sport to finance to fashion is pouring money into data. Nobody buys a footballer or makes an investment decision or designs a new shirt without first consulting their digital analysts who crunch the numbers.
Catch up
Construction in general and building services in particular are playing catch up. We don’t design projects the same way we did 120 years ago, but we are also very far from the cutting edge.
Consider our sector’s record on productivity. Just one in every 200 construction projects is delivered on time and to budget, according to the government’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority, which is determined to address this shocking statistic by putting data driven performance at the heart of its project delivery strategy.
The thing is we are quite good at gathering data – it is what we have been doing with that data that’s the problem because it is often nothing. This is where AI can be transformational. It has already turbocharged data analysis in many business sectors, and we need to invest in the tech and the training so it can do the same for us.
Building engineering firms often have lots of great information but they have it captured in a multitude of different systems and different formats. Even today there are still bits of paper with crucial technical information lying on
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“ The thing is we are quite good at gathering data – it is what we have been doing with that data that’s the problem because it is often nothing. This is where AI can be transformational. It has already turbocharged data analysis in many business sectors, and we need to invest in the tech and the training so it can do the same for us. ”
people’s desks, but we now have the tools to reorganise all that information, ensure it is automatically updated and shared, and use it to drive project decision making, recruitment, training, investment in technology, collaboration through our supply chains etc. etc.
We have software for project management, virtual design and construction, and integrated project delivery platforms. Smart devices are everywhere collecting real-time data on building performance, energy usage, occupant comfort, and maintenance needs. Integrating IoT sensors with BIM models can enable predictive maintenance and more efficient building operation.
Cloud-based project management platforms and collaborative BIM environments can facilitate real-time communication and decision-making. It’s all there, but the penny needs to drop with many in our sector that without these advances we will simply no longer be competitive.
A crucial message to emerge from the Grenfell Inquiry was that our industry was very bad at managing project information. It is little surprise, therefore, that the Building Safety Act is placing great emphasis on the ‘Golden Thread’ of information to help keep building occupants safe.
So, not only should we back digital to keep our businesses alive, but legislation effectively says that we must.
It has been a huge honour being your President as the Association reaches this important milestone – and now here’s to the future. n
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It is a tremendous honour to be elected President of this great association during its 120th anniversary year.
and skills – then it will be other countries that make the running.”
This reminds us that net zero is also a business imperative for the property industry. It faces a future where billions of pounds worth of commercial property becomes unlettable ‘stranded assets’ without urgent investment in energy efficiency retrofits.
Our journey to net zero
We are rightly proud of our history and the impact BESA has made over the years. Of course, it has not always been plain sailing, but we have played a huge part in steering members and the wider building engineering community through all the ups and downs since 1904.
As we face up to another period of major transition, the Association will once again provide leadership, guidance, and expertise to ensure members seize the opportunities for growth and diversification that are essential to the future of our businesses and the people we employ.
There is no bigger challenge than the UK’s journey to net zero carbon and our industry’s role in delivering it. Our profession was recognised as being pivotal by no less a person than the government minister who signed the UK’s net zero pledge into law.
Former energy minister Chris Skidmore OBE, who chaired the government’s independent review of net zero, was the guest on a BESA podcast with our CEO David Frise last year.
He highlighted our industry’s ability to improve building performance as central to economic growth and better quality of life as well as progress towards net zero. He was also mindful of our history and reminded the podcast audience how the adoption of central heating transformed qualify of life in the 1960s and 70s as an example of how the building engineering sector had driven major change in the past.
Transformed
We helped the country transition away from oil in the 70s supply crisis and before that from steam. Later, we helped the country adopt condensing boilers and so transformed heating again and now we are heading into the age of the heat pump as we seek more electric solutions powered by renewables.
It was also significant that Skidmore emphasised how we can lower carbon without forcing people to sacrifice their comfort.
“This is not about making the country colder and poorer…we want to make people warmer and richer,” he said. “We must also make sure we do not damage profit margins, but if you don’t get the basics right around investment
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) introduced last April ban landlords from leasing commercial buildings with an EPC rating of F or lower. The government believes that more than 11% of commercial buildings in the UK are not on track to meet the new standards and their owners face fines of up to £150,000 – or worse, will be unable to rent out their buildings at all.
In the longer term, by 2027 the legislation will require non-domestic rented buildings to have a C rating rising to a B by 2030. With rented buildings making up 61% of the total non-domestic stock in England and Wales, and accounting for 37.5% of total emissions from non-domestic buildings – it is not surprising that this is a priority area.
BESA has been firmly behind the campaign for a national programme of commercial building retrofits for many years and our members will be essential to this now urgent work. We are in a privileged position as businesses who can influence this issue and benefit from it commercially.
However, we are hampered by a serious skills shortage, and it will take a combination of innovation, new technology and better recruitment to address this. BESA is relentlessly pursuing ways to improve training and attract new talent as well as accentuating the opportunity for people already working our industry to learn new skills.
This will be a key issue for me during my presidential year because net zero will not happen without a suitably trained workforce – and the country is counting on us. n
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ADRiAN hURLEY - BESA PRESIDENT-ELECT
BESA Governance 2023-2024
Presidential Team
Council
Claire Curran Linaker Ltd
Adrian Hurley FP Hurley & Son Ltd
Pete Curtis Briggs & Forrester Group
Robert Fletcher Fife Council Building Services
Abbey Maxwell Swiftclean
Adrian Sims Vent-Tech Ltd
Alan gregory IAQ Consultancy Services Ltd
Anna Shephard E&S Heating and Ventilation Ltd
Chris Bond Hensall Mechanical Services Ltd
Christopher Mcglen Robert Kirkland (Blyth) Ltd
Damien Martin Assure Services NI
Diane Drummond B-DACS
george Friend Ventilation Surveys & Services Ltd
BESA Board
Claire Curran Linaker Ltd
Adrian Hurley FP Hurley & Son Ltd
Pete Curtis Briggs & Forrester Group
Robert Fletcher Fife Council
Anna Shephard E&S Heating and Ventilation Ltd
BESA Representation
Trustees
John Norfolk Dalkia
Martin Coote Gatwick Park Mechanical Services Ltd
BESA Academy Board
Julie Verity Teconnex Ltd – Non-Exec Director
Mark Dacey NPTC Group - Non Exec Director
Rob Clemson Flamco – Non Exec Director
Affiliate Committee
Chris owen Tata Steel (Chair)
gordon Pringle Heating Appliances & Spares Ltd (Vice-Chair)
Adam Taylor ARM Environments
Chris Herber BSS
Dave Brown Smith Bros Stores Ltd
glen Narbeth Narbeths Mechanical Services
Ian Lammas Dalkia
Jack Sharp Skanska
John Norfolk Dalkia
Kevin Knapp Ecolution Renewables
Kevin Morrissey HE Simm Ltd
Martin Coote Gatwick Park Mechanical Services Ltd
Nathan wood Farmwood M&E Ltd
Neil Brackenridge Balfour Beatty
Nick Mead Crown House Technologies
Richard Merritt AC Solutions Group
Ryan walton Panasonic
Neil Brackenridge Balfour Beatty
Nick James Arnold James (St Albans Ltd)
David Frise BESA Chief Executive
Skye Hardy BESA Finance Director
Nick Mead Crown House Technologies
David Frise BESA Chief Executive
Skye Hardy BESA Finance Director
Helen Yeulet BESA Director of Training & Skills
gary Perry Altecnic Ltd
gordon Pringle Heating Appliances & Spares Ltd
Lance Hitchins Mitsubishi Electric
Neil Brackenridge Balfour Beatty
Peter Dyment Camfil
Stephen Duck Flamco Ltd
Pete Curtis Vice President
Robert Fletcher Immediate Past President
Adrian Hurley President Elect
Claire Curran BESA President
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Education Committee
Neil Brackenridge Balfour Beatty (Chair)
Claire Curran Linaker Ltd (Vice-Chair)
Alan gregory Independent Air Quality Consultancy Services
Damien Norton Norton Mechanical Ltd
Dave Bone Mitie
Dave Kieft RDM Electrical Services Ltd
george Friend Ventilation Surveys & Services Ltd
glenn Narbeth Narbeths Mechanical Services Ltd
Employment and Policy Committee
Pete Curtis Briggs and Forrester Group (Chair)
Adrian Hurley F P Hurley & Sons
Alastair green Dalkia
Andy Talbot Geoffrey Robinson
Anita white Vaughan Group
Brian Boyd NG Bailey
Legal and Commercial Committee
Anna Shephard E&S Heating and Ventilation (Chair)
Bev Myers ADM Systems
Damien Norton Norton Mechanical
Declan Fitzgerald NG Bailey
Evelyn gutteridge Comyn Ching & Co (Solray) Ltd
Membership Committee
John Norfolk Dalkia (Chair)
Adrian Hurley F P Hurley & Son Ltd (Vice-Chair)
Alan gregory IAQ Consultancy Services Ltd
Brian Hughes Derry Building Services
Chris owen BMTFA
Claire Curran Linaker Ltd
Diane Drummond B-DACS
Technical Committee
Kevin Morrissey H E Simm & Son Ltd (Chair)
garry Haigh Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick
gary Heitmann Lorne Stewart plc
george Adams Spie Ltd
george Friend Ventilation Surveys & Services Ltd
giuseppe Borgese Sodexo
Lee Bridges Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick
Les Higham Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick
Neil Ellis Exyte Hargreaves Ltd
Specialist Groups
HAPS Chair - Martin Coote
RACHPG Chair - Richard Merritt
SFG Chair - Alan gregory
Ventilation Chair - george Friend
Becki Taylor Skanska
John McKay Taylor and Fraser
Julia Argles Swiftclean (UK) Ltd
Kevin Morrissey HE Simms
Martin Coote Gatwick Park Mechanical Services Ltd
Robert Fletcher Fife Council Building Services
Steven Rawding Richard Irvin FM Ltd
Tanya webb Darke & Taylor Ltd
Tony Byrne Independent Consultant
glen walton Sayes and Co
John McKay Taylor and Fraser
Mel gore Design Installation Services Ltd
Michael Moore F G Alden Ltd
Richard Harris Gratte Bros Ltd
Victoria Simm H E Simm
gary Nicholls Swiftclean
John Norfolk Dalkia
Karla Robinson Farmwood
Stacey McKinlay Ductform
Steve Bouchard United FM
Don Monaghan Stothers M&E Ltd
Kevin Morrissey HE Simm
Pete Curtis Briggs & Forrester Group
Philipe De wilde Roperhurst Ltd
Richard Merritt AC Solutions Group
Robert Fletcher Fife Council
Steve Barnes IEP Ltd
Nick Mead Crown House Technologies
Paul Cornwell Michael J Lonsdale Ltd
Paul Newby SES (Engineering Services) Ltd
Peter Rogers Technical Consultant
Remi Suzan Gratte Brothers Ltd
Stephen Duck Flamco Ltd (Affiliate member)
Stephen Jennings SES (Engineering Services) Ltd
Steve Taylor Fire Protection Ltd
will Pitt Laing O’Rourke
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BESA Regional Chairs
Scotland
Chair (Chair Vacancy)
Vice Chair
Robert Fletcher fife Council
North East
Chair
Stephen Paylor robertsons facilities Management ltd
Vice Chair (Chair Vacancy)
Northern Ireland
Chair
Damien Martin assure services nI
Vice Chair
Don Monaghan stothers M&e
North west
Chair
Ian Lammas dalkia
Vice Chair
Dale Kenyon end systems ltd
Cyrmu/wales
Chair glen Narbeth narbeths Mechanical services ltd
Vice Chair
Adrian Hurley fP Hurley & sons ltd
South west
Chair (Chair Vacancy)
Vice Chair (Chair Vacancy)
Yorkshire
Chair
Chris Bond
Hensall Mechanical services ltd
Vice Chair (Chair Vacancy)
East Midlands
Chair Pete Curtis Briggs & forrester group
Vice Chair
Brian Hughes derry Building services
Eastern Counties
Chair Alan gregory IaQ services
Vice Chair
Abbey Maxwell swiftclean
west Midlands
Chair (Chair Vacancy)
Vice Chair (Chair Vacancy)
London & South East
Chair Richard Merritt aC solutions group
Vice Chair (Chair Vacancy)
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BESA External Representation 2023 – 2024
We are connected to many other professional bodies within the sector. We all collaborate as representative bodies to lobby government at the UK and EU level as we strive to improve the building services sector.
BESA Voice – Technical
ACRIB Board Directors
Richard Merritt, AC Solutions Group Ltd
Jason Canning, NBC (Air Conditioning) Ltd
graeme Fox
graeme Fox Chair, ACRIB Technical Committee
Richard Merritt
ACRIB Chair of the Board
graeme Fox
Net Zero Group
BESA’s RACHP Group is a member and is represented by graeme Fox and Richard Merritt, AC Solutions Group Ltd
graeme Fox Chair, UNEP Refrigerant Driving Licence Program
graeme Fox
ASHRAE Associate Society Alliance Committee
graeme Fox
BEIS Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme
graeme Fox
HVAC Systems Group committee
Heat Pump Liaison Group
Domestic Building Services Panel
AM17 Steering Group – Heat Pump Guide
graeme Fox
RACHP Sector Group
graeme Fox
HVAC Manufacturer Group
Suppliers’ Group
Contractors Section
A2L Working Group
graeme Fox
President
Net Zero Beyond Refrigeration
RACHP EngTech Section
graeme Fox
Decarbonisation of Heating Advisory Group
BESA Voice – Economic Recovery
Debbie Petford Business Group
David Frise Trade Association Group
David Frise Trade Association Council
David Frise
Kirsty Cogan
Iain McCaskey Board Member and Founding Member
CICV Forum Pipeline & Commercial Subgroup
CICV Forum Supply Chain Subgroup CICV Transformation Subgroup
David Frise Retentions Group
Debbie Petford Onerous Clauses Group
David Frise Trade Association Forum
Helen Yeulet Industry Response Group: WG2 – Installers
Debbie Petford Late Payments Working Group
Rebecca Fox
New Hospitals Programme (NHP)
BESA Voice – Competence, Compliance and Safety
Rachel Davidson
Certification Committee
Rachel Davidson
Building Safety Group
Rachel Davidson
Common Assessment Standard Review Group
Building Safety Group
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Rebecca Crosland Chair, Health & Safety Subgroup
Rachel Davidson CSCS Alliance
Chair, CSCS Steering Group
graeme Fox MTC (Minimum Technical Competencies)
Working Groups for: Heating and Hot Water Ventilation and Air Conditioning Combustion Appliances
graeme Fox Future Buildings Standard Working Group
Rebecca Crosland Committee Member
Rebecca Crosland Chair
Rebecca Crosland Board Member (on behalf of Actuate UK)
BESA Voice – Education, Skills and Training
Helen Yeulet
Chair, Skills Group Chair, WG2 – Building Services
Helen Yeulet WG2 – Building Services
Iain McCaskey Cymru Committee Northern Ireland Committee
Helen Yeulet Non-executive Director
Helen Yeulet Non-executive Director
Iain McCaskey Skills Partnership, Construction Cluster Meeting
Iain McCaskey Industry Leadership Group – Skills
Helen Yeulet Standards Consultation Forum (Downstream Gas)
Helen Yeulet IfATE Apprenticeship Review
NIAW
Northern Ireland Apprentice Week
Helen Yeulet Green Jobs Action Group Iain McCaskey Working Group
Iain McCaskey All Party Group on Construction Built Environment Sector Partnership (BESP) Department of Education
Helen Yeulet Reviews of BSE NOS
Helen Yeulet CBE Advisory Group
Iain McCaskey Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Construction, Skills and Housing
Helen Yeulet Optimised Retrofit Wales Government –Project Board
Helen Yeulet Non-executive Director
Helen Yeulet
Engineering and Building Services Skills Authority (EBSSA) Super Sector
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