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Issue 6 YOUR BESA National Conference BESCA Ventilation Hygiene Elite Scheme Also in this issue A word with new president Tim Hopkinson P7 First IAQ standard P15 BESA Knowledge and Job Board P23 Be a mate and start talking about mental health P25 www.theBESA.com @BESAGroup BESA Group

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BESA chief executive Paul McLaughlin Welcome YOUR BESA - ISSUE 06 In this issue: MEMBERSHIP P4 PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE P7 TRAINING P8 LEGAL & COMMERCIAL P11 TECHNICAL NEWS P15 Paul McLaughlin BESA NATIONAL CONFERENCE P16 Reasons to be REPRESENTATION P24 cheerful UK CONSTRUCTION WEEK P26 (down 2.4%); and private commercial there was also cautious optimism about (down 2%). Infrastructure work also the coming months – see page 9. 10 years on from the start slowed slightly. of the financial crash, we There is also evidence from Construction News that sub-contractors have are living through another However, these negative figures have out-performed main contractors in to be put in context. Total construction uneasy economic period, but output was still 0.4% higher than the terms of profit margin growth – with it is far from being all doom same quarter last year – so although we some recording double digit margins. and gloom in our sector. have seen a quarterly slip, the long-term The overall average for specialist firms, trend remains (just about) positive. including many in the M&E sector, It is generally accepted that the banking was 4.7% – up from 3% – while main meltdown that sent shockwaves through Rebounding contractors have been struggling to our financial markets started in the reach 2%. summer of 2007 with the run on Northern Market analysts Glenigan are also Profit margins are, of course, likely to Rock. A decade later the economy looks predicting a 1% rise in the underlying come under pressure again due to fragile again, but a decade of reform value of new project starts for the rest this year’s rise in material and labour means we are better placed to withstand of this year and expect them to increase costs, but this is evidence that specialist any further shocks. by 2% in 2018. Its mid-year forecast firms can operate profitably despite included a 23% rise in health sector 10 years ago the Treasury forecast ‘trend projects this year and a “rebounding” the current uncertain backdrop. In a growth’ of 2.75% a year – today it thinks education market in 2018. number of cases this is due to taking a the economy will, at best, only expand at more selective approach to projects and 1.5% annually for the foreseeable future. Specifically in building engineering backing away from risky ventures, which services, the outlook remains – if not surely makes good business sense even Construction output fell by 1.3% in the exactly buoyant – at least steady. in more buoyant times? second quarter of this year, according Our latest sector-wide to new data from the Office for National ‘Building Engineering Statistics. This was the largest quarterly Business Survey’, “Specifically in building engineering fall since 2012 and the downward trend showed that contractors’ services, the outlook remains – if not was most pronounced in public sector workloads remained exactly buoyant – at least steady.“ new work, which dipped by over 6%; broadly the same in Paul McLaughlin non-housing repair and maintenance quarter two and that BESA chief executive 3

MEMBERSHIP New meetings a hit with members The new look BESA regional meetings have been met with approval from members following a successful series in the summer. The next round of regional meetings will be your opportunity to share knowledge gained by association members and staff A presentation by BESA’s director of training Tony Howard in the wake of Grenfell and we will also be canvassing your was the centrepiece of each event and delivered a number opinions about what should happen next to ensure a similar of valuable pointers about the Apprenticeship Levy and tragedy is never repeated. wider funding for training. There has been considerable confusion about how the Levy works and the impact on Members’ hands-on experience and expert opinion could members; so Tony was able to clarify key aspects of the be invaluable to what will be an unprecedented process Levy and allay many fears. of examining the regulatory system around the design, construction and on-going management of buildings. The new Trailblazer apprenticeships will remain a key Dame Judith’s review will be wide ranging and she has focus for the Association as they promise to revolutionise indicated that it will examine wider issues like compliance training in the sector and help tackle the growing skills and enforcement as well as the specifics of Part B of Building gap. However, if you were unable to attend or still need Regulations, which covers fire and safety. advice on the changes to the funding arrangements you are encouraged to remain in contact with the BESA Training So, please attend your next regional meeting to ensure your team via the website: www.theBESA.com/training voice can be heard. For the next round of meetings in November, the key focus To find out when your next regional meeting is please see will switch to potential changes to our industry, and in page 30 and to register visit: www.theBESA.com/events particular, the review of Building Regulations following the shocking Grenfell Tower block fire. The Association has been heartened by the commissioning of Dame Judith Hackitt, chair of the Engineering Employers Federation, to lead an independent review of Building Regulations in the wake of Grenfell. We have already been in contact with Dame Judith’s office to offer technical and industry expertise as part of our determination to see that the regulations are made safer, more efficient and fit for purpose. We will continue to work closely with the government and lobby to ensure that any recommendations from the review are quickly put into practice. BESA Group 4 Companies: PUBLICATIONS TRAINING

Welsh hospital to be built by BESA members Crown House Technologies (CHT - part of Laing O’Rourke) has invited BESA member companies to help it deliver a £350m new build hospital in Cwmbran, Wales. Initial construction work has started on the 471-bed Grange University Hospital in Torfaen, which is being built at Llanfrechfa Grange as part of a plan to modernise health services run by the Aneurin Bevan Health Board. Laing O’Rourke is lead contractor on the project and is working in tandem with cost and project consultants Gleeds to deliver the project on behalf of the board. Laing O’Rourke’s building and infrastructure technology services provider, CHT said it would actively promote the specialist mechanical and electrical (M&E) packages to BESA members as much needed specialist care facilities for the south of Wales”. part of a wider campaign to encourage association members He said the project team would bring innovation in healthcare to work together in collaborative teams. At the summer BESA construction and engineering expertise to the scheme with “a Wales regional meeting, Owain Dobson, project manager at CHT, committed and energised team focussed on delivery certainty”. promoted the hospital build to BESA members, inviting them to tender for the M&E elements. “This will be a partnership with the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board for the benefit of the local community,” added The hospital packages include six large 680kW air conditioning Mr O’Rourke. chillers and four 1,500kW boilers; a 500kWe combined heat and power plant; 258 fan coil units; 69 air handling units; and At the event, Wales Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said the 614 radiant panels – giving some impression of the scale and new state-of-the-art hospital would “improve the quality of care complexity of the project. for the very sickest patients” by bringing together complex and more acute services on a single site. Over 600 people will be employed on site and the project will entail the fitting of 10,500 voice and data points, 13,500 light By promoting the work packages to BESA members, Crown fittings, and 118 miles (190km) of cables. House is setting a benchmark for collaboration across the sector and demonstrating its faith in the association’s Competence and Originally known as the Specialist Critical Care Centre, the new Assessment Scheme (CAS) that provides third party verification facility is expected to house 40 specialist services and open in the of all member firms’ competence. spring of 2021. It will cater for a full range of emergency medical needs and handle patients with acute and critical conditions. “This establishes a very exciting precedent and working model for future collaborative projects,” said BESA’s Head of Wales Cat Energised Griffiths-Williams. “It demonstrates just how membership of the association can lead to valuable working partnerships and help During a ground-breaking ceremony in July, Laing O’Rourke to ease procurement processes and team building.” chief executive Ray O’Rourke said the company was looking forward to playing its part in delivering these “important and For more information email [email protected] 5

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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE The future in young hands It is a great privilege to be writing my first welcome article to the Association’s magazine as your President. Your BESA has been one of a number It is crucial that we empower of relatively recent innovations that our young people by letting has greatly improved the way in which them set the agenda and take the Association communicates with its ownership of our future. members. I hope you continue to find After all, in just a few years it both useful and informative – and it will be their industry. please make sure the communication is a two-way process by commenting or As well as the Future Leaders contacting the team about any of the initiative, we are currently BESA President Tim Hopkinson issues raised in these pages. piloting an Ambassador scheme in Scotland, where Innovation and progress is dependent experienced engineers on fresh ideas and these often come will promote the industry it to improve working practices; drive from a more youthful approach. I’m to prospective entrants and we are productivity, deliver ‘smarter’ solutions; sure the team won’t mind me pointing working with the Arkwright Trust to and, most importantly, make our out that there has been a welcome fund scholarships for high achieving industry safer. injection of younger members in the school age engineers, who show all the past few years, who have helped to attributes of future leaders. The younger generation is completely build on the traditions and legacy of an comfortable with virtual reality; the Association that is now 113 years old. These three key initiatives will BIM environment; the Internet of support our drive to engage with Things and all the technological Putting our future in young hands is my and encourage talent. Your BESA will advances we must grasp to secure presidential theme and I am extremely keep you updated on the progress the future of our companies. proud that we have quickly made of all these initiatives throughout my progress on that front with the launch presidential year and beyond. Improving our diversity will mean that of the Future Leaders initiative. our industry better reflects the society Creating a more diverse workforce is that it serves and can also compete for An initial meeting of young engineers not just the right thing to do – it is the best talent in the years ahead. from member companies in the also business critical. Young people summer was a great success. It showed are pivotal to our efforts for getting Follow Tim on Twitter: that, given the opportunity and the the best out of technology and using @BESAPresident platform, young people just embarking on their careers in building engineering services can set a direction for us “Putting our future in young hands is my presidential all. The group has already identified theme and I am extremely proud that we have key areas where younger engineers can take the lead – and much of quickly made progress on that front with the launch what they want to do involves better of the Future Leaders initiative.“ collaboration and communication with young people in other parts of the Tim Hopkinson, BESA President supply chain. 7

TRAINING Members urged to grab 2-for-1 apprenticeship deal The industry is being flooded by trainees with basic plumbing qualifications rather than the higher skilled workers companies actually Surfeit need, according to BESA’s director of training Tony Howard. Our regulatory compliance ‘tick box’ culture has forced skills down to the level of basic competence rather than focussing on higher skill levels that can contribute to better performing There is currently a ‘race to the bottom’ as employers are pushed towards training courses that are easier to deliver buildings. There needs to be greater clarity between ‘short rather than those that provide the skills the industry must courses’ and apprenticeships. have to meet its technical and business targets. BESA plans to change the nature of apprenticeships by raising the bar of provision and enabling industry specialists to help Many training providers promote lower cost plumbing courses at the expense of the wider scoped building services employers train their own apprentices. apprenticeships, which can actually deliver “two apprentices We are also on the register of Approved Training Providers for the price of one” i.e. one with a good basic grounding (RoATP) as Piper Training Ltd, for delivering apprentice AND a higher specialist skill. training and supporting employers with experienced workers looking for professional assessment so they can add to their Employers would receive a far better return on their investment if they enrolled their staff on more technically qualifications and upskill where necessary. demanding training such as the new Trailblazer However, funding for new approved training organisations apprenticeships or an installer, craftsperson and service & is being delayed by the government despite the fact that maintenance course. Otherwise, they are faced with having these organisations could be ‘game changers’ for new to retrain their workers later in order to get fully fledged apprenticeships. This poses a serious risk to the UK’s chances of building services installers. successfully delivering a nationwide apprenticeship strategy. Employers are still being pushed towards plumbing instead While lobbying for proper funding support, we will continue to of pipework qualifications. Why would you accept that? develop targeted Trailblazer apprenticeships in key technical Pilots all undertake the same basic training, but passengers sectors and apprenticeships at higher and degree level as well on an Airbus A320 would be rather nervous if they knew the as a wider range of vocational qualifications. pilot had only trained on a Cessna. This is all part of our commitment to deliver a range of training The same principle applies in our sector and employers benefits to BESA members and help them access funding to should not be fooled into thinking it’s not their money develop skilled workforces that can grow their businesses. that’s being wasted just because they aren’t paying the Apprenticeship Levy. They will still be out of pocket by For more information email [email protected] or visit having to fill the skills gaps left by training providers. www.theBESA.com/training BESA Group 8 Companies: PUBLICATIONS TRAINING

BUILDING ENGINEERING BUSINESS SURVEY Sector still on course despite economic gloom The building engineering services sector continues to enjoy steady, if unspectacular, growth despite the general gloomy economic outlook. BESA’s most recent sector-wide ‘Building Engineering with a healthy number enjoying average payment times of Business Survey’ showed that contractors’ workloads between 15 and 30 days. remained broadly the same in quarter two of this year and that members remain cautiously optimistic about “The outlook remains – if not exactly buoyant – at least the rest of 2018. steady,” said BESA chief executive Paul McLaughlin, who believes members have reasons to remain optimistic. The survey, which is run by BESA, the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), and the Scottish electrical trade body He said the sector was showing resilience in the face of SELECT, received almost 300 responses from companies a fall in wider construction output of 1.3% in the second across the engineering services sector. quarter of this year. This was the largest quarterly fall since 2012, according to the Office for National Statistics. The 37% of firms said their turnover increased in the three downward trend was most pronounced in public sector months to the end of June compared with quarter one; new work, which dipped by over 6%; non-housing repair while 44% said it stayed the same. 54% predicted no and maintenance (down 2.4%); and private commercial change for the current quarter up to the end of September (down 2%). Infrastructure work also slowed slightly. and 33% thought their workload would actually increase. However, the annual trend remains slightly upwards and Material costs continue to be a drag on the industry with market analysts at Glenigan are also predicting a 1% rise 68% of respondents to the survey saying prices had gone in the underlying value of new project starts for the rest up in quarter two. 46% said their labour costs had also of this year and expect them to increase by 2% in 2018. increased, but 48% reported no change. Tender costs The organisation’s mid-year forecast included a 23% rise remain broadly similar with 58% reporting no change since in health sector projects this year and a “rebounding” the beginning of the year. education market in 2018. Healthy There is also evidence that specialist contractors have managed to push up their profit margins in some areas. The most common period firms have to wait for payment The latest Construction News Specialists Index showed that is now between 31 and 59 days in the private commercial sub-contractors, including many in the M&E sector, enjoyed and public sectors – domestic firms do somewhat better average margins of 4.7% - up from 3% last year. 9

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LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL • UK housing is at a constant shortage. • Most Labour Market Information (LMI) indicates a built environment skills crisis in the short to mid-term. • There appears to be a chiasmic gap in the north south divide. • For the UK to perform on a global stage it needs a functional high performance built environment to sustain long-term industrial growth and social cohesion. Further, the UK built environment sector is: enormously introverted with only 6% of contractors exporting, highly fragmented (280,000 businesses 99% of which are SMEs) and highly disaggregated (supply chains average 70 packages over 4-5 tiers deep). BESA continues to lead Against this highly negative backdrop, the challenge for the the way on digital sector is to become fit for purpose in a globally competitive environment. transformation The only way to increase productivity, reliability, lower risk, waste, displace skills and increase profitability is through the sector embracing the 4th industrial revolution, i.e. digital transformation. Having quickly emerged from the longest The UK built environment sector is predicated on the 10:80:10 deepest recession for nearly fifty years, the whole-life cost principle, i.e. the sector delivers not just the UK is currently in a stagnated mid-Brexit construction of assets (10% cost), but is then predominant in economy whereby the only certainty is the operational performance (80% cost) of that asset. uncertainty. At the last Process Innovation Forum (PIF was co-founded by Rob Driscoll, BESA’s director of legal and commercial) legal innovation Severe damage to our sector was done in a recession that workshop BESA saw clear conclusions around: was twice as long as any other and saw our sector shrink by over 2%. Bank lending in our sector dipped by an average of • Construction needs to be fully integrated with the need 38% whereas other sectors saw only a 5% fall. Trade credit to deliver whole life high performance in UK buildings (borrowing through delayed payment) accounted for 24% of and infrastructure. construction assets and its use tripled as a source of non- chargeable corporate finance. £30bn was stated to be the • The commercial models of construction and asset operation amount owed in our sector for late payments with interest must be integrated. charges of £180m. • Delivery vehicles must be paid fully, and on time in order to The UK is a globalised economy which provides intellectual recruit, invest, innovate and grow. capability to the insatiable appetite from emerging Acknowledging that the current contractual offering of JCT and economies with exponential wealth. However, for many NEC industry contracts are not fit for the digital construction this has produced a feeling of lost identity which has been age, the second PIF workshop chaired by Rob Driscoll, saw some shown through the electoral system. of the greatest and most innovative legal, technology and BIM Regardless of the colour of politics there are a few certainties talent join forces to brain-storm on the issues of contracts for the built-environment sector faces: digital construction and digital contracts. • Margins are thin. BESA is now facilitating the output by joining key partners from major infrastructure projects, contract-management • The sector lags approximately 16 months behind the front technology enablers and legal knowledge portals, to establish end of the economy so was only just emerging from cloud based pre-qualification, tendering, recession as the national economy reached growth. procurement, contract and contract/cost management arenas. • National infrastructure (grid, transport, hydro-carbons, water, waste etc.) is in dire need of an upgrade. Visit www.thepif.org for more information. 11

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LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL Free access to supply chain opportunities CompeteFor is the official supply chain drainage system for at least the next 100 years. Work started in opportunities portal for all indirect spend by 2016 and is due to take seven years to complete with contracts HS2, Crossrail and Thames Tideway Tunnel’s worth a total of around £1.6 billion. tiered supply chain. Its partners are TfL, HS2, Most recently CompeteFor has been fully adopted by the Crossrail, Tideway, National Grid, Costain, £55bn, 25-year long UK High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) project. It is Laing O`Rourke and J. Murphy & Sons Limited. envisaged that thousands of supply chain opportunities will be made available to a diverse range of businesses from this, A core objective for CompeteFor and other programmes is to the largest infrastructure project undertaken in the UK. support economic development by committing to the opening of supply chains for large events and major infrastructure Funded by industry contributions, CompeteFor is a free at projects to competition. They specialise in helping local and point of use tool to help SME and local suppliers gain visibility small businesses build capability and capacity and supporting and access to contract opportunities arising from all tiers them to find, bid for and win these opportunities. within large supply chains, such as HS2, Crossrail and Thames Tideway Tunnel. Set up in the run-up to the London Olympics to open up its supply chain, CompeteFor has been a growing and living legacy which Its success to date – in excess of 20,779 contract opportunities has continued to develop and thrive in the years since 2012. published with an estimated value of £7,299,225,000. The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a major new sewer; the tunnel Register at www.competefor.com for FREE access to supply will tackle the problem of overflows from the capital’s Victorian chain opportunities and daily email alerts or call 0845 217 7804. 13

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TECHNICAL NEWS Simon Birkett, Director of Clean Air London BESA starts work on first IAQ Standard catastrophic lack of action,” said Mr Frise. “Yet this is a problem that has a very personal impact on all of us and on our children.” The Association has started to develop the AECOM’s director of sustainability Ant Wilson MBE told the industry’s first comprehensive Guide to BESA workshop that it had an opportunity to create guidance Good Practice on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). that could eventually be accepted as a mandatory standard. “Lots of the industry’s most established guidance, such as Launched during a highly successful workshop held at BESA BREEAM, started out as advisory, but was gradually adopted HQ during National Clean Air Day, the IAQ Standard will pull as mandatory by people like local authority planning officers,” together existing expertise and new knowledge from across he said. the industry – both in the UK and overseas. BESA is working with the technology company Foobot to The guidance is designed to work alongside a campaign to measure, monitor and analyse air quality data from a number encourage local and national politicians to include IAQ as of locations across London establishing a link between outdoor part of new planning laws most noticeably in London where pollution ‘events’ and corresponding impacts on building Clean Air in London director Simon Birkett is working with the occupants. The Association’s senior mechanical engineer Mark Mayor’s office. Hughes demonstrated the use of the technology at the Clean Air Day event and explained how the data could inform IAQ He told the BESA workshop that IAQ was the “cheapest and strategies by giving building owners and managers a clear idea quickest way to protect people” from the effects of external of where problems were occurring. pollution and urged BESA’s working party to continue its work and help transform buildings into “safe havens”. This kind of new data will be allied with existing best practice tools like BESA’s TR/19 and new Ventilation Hygiene Elite Evidence scheme (see page 21), covering ventilation cleanliness and its comprehensive facilities management tool SFG20 to help The Association’s head of sustainability David Frise drew direct members deliver better conditions for health and well-being on links between air pollution and a range of diseases including behalf of clients. respiratory and cardiovascular problems. He added that there was growing evidence that ailments as diverse as eye disorders, The next session on the guidance will take place during the memory loss and poor sleep patterns were linked to pollution. BESA National Conference on 19 October (see page 16) and the IAQ Standard is being developed online. Members will be “However, it is very hard to pinpoint specific deaths caused invited to provide their input and expertise via the Association’s by dirty air - its impact is cumulative - so there has been a IAQ Hub at: www.theBESA.com/IAQ 15

A stellar line-up of speakers are confirmed for BESA’s inaugural national conference. Mark Farmer, the London Mayor’s Office and the BBC’s ‘Business Doctor’ Dr. Paul T. Thomas are the latest speakers confirmed for the full day event at the London Park Plaza Riverbank hotel on 19th October. In addition to our keynotes, the day will also focus on four KEYNOTES key themes for the building engineering sector: Indoor An exciting Air Quality (IAQ); District range of keynotes will Heating; Refrigeration, centre on productivity and Air-conditioning & Heat progress in the construction Pumps; and compliant industry, environment strategy & efficient businesses. and leadership best practice, as And don’t miss the range well as the inclusion of a thought of innovative exhibitors provoking discussion on the that will be showcasing latest lessons that need to some of the latest digital be learned from technology, products Grenfell. and business tools. INDOOR AIR QUALITY European citizens spend on average over 90% of their time indoors, which means we can protect ourselves from 90% of air pollutants for up to 90% of the time by turning our buildings into safe havens. But with over 1,000 deaths in the capital so far this year attributable to exposure to dirty air, just how can our buildings can be turned into safe havens? With thanks to our media partners BESA Group 16 Companies: PUBLICATIONS TRAINING

DISTRICT HEATING Tall Buildings often adopt district heating as an efficient solution to providing energy. With over 17,0000 District Heating networks in the UK, there The RACHP is a growing acceptance of their ability to sector is going through increase efficiency and sustainability. REFRIGERATION, AIR CONDITIONING considerable change - One thing that is clear however, is that is the industry prepared to take the implementation of District Heating advantage of new technologies? in the UK has not always realised The consequences of Phase Down maximum benefits, how are significant, requiring the use of can we improve alternatives, and the future of heating efficiency? and cooling is also evolving. What does this mean for the adoption of new ways of working and the skillset within the sector? AND HEAT PUMPS With a looming skills BUSINESS COMPLIANCE AND EFFICIENCY shortage, increasing pressure on costs and a desire to streamline procurement processes, how might digitisation help to address some of the biggest challenges the sector is facing? An increase in digital processes does however open businesses up to the ever-present threat of cyber-crime. Is your business protected? A taster of our sell-out legal contracting seminar will be run at the conference, focussing on every day scenarios from contractual life. Could a risk-based strategic approach streamline the contractual side of your business? The wellbeing of employees is vital, with an engaged workforce delivering increased productivity. How can you engage your employees and keep them motivated? We are also pleased to announce that Mates in Mind will be running a toolbox talk style training session focusing on mental health on site. Has your team got the skills to address mental health? Visit www.thebesaconference.com to book your discounted ticket now. 17

BESA NATIONAL CONFERENCE The exhibition element of the BESA National Unique to each employee just like a fingerprint, their Conference is designed to showcase individual PRINT profile logs all training, CPD, knowledge and innovations that are changing the sector. experience as well as providing a communication tool for workers to receive important notifications and updates from Come and see the latest in ventilation and across their organisation. indoor climate systems, air quality sensors, safety equipment, quality monitoring systems PRINT profiles can be previewed online or on a smart device and business management software. via its QR code and APP, removing the need for traditional printed identity or training cards and paper records; enabling There will also be a number of exciting product launches organisations to instantly verify the identity, unique skill set taking place at the exhibition, developed by your Association and competence of each individual. for the sector in response to member needs and changing To find out more about this exciting step forward in technology. Read on for a sneak preview of just a few of the workforce management, visit us on stand 26 where we will launches that will be happening on the day. be launching PRINT. AS A VENTILATION HyGIENE SPECIALIST, A NEW TOOL FOR F GAS REPORTING ARE yOU BESCA APPROVED? Despite the number of bottle tracking and Since BESA developed the industry service management solutions already standard for the internal cleanliness in the market, none of them provide a of ventilation systems in 1991, the full solution and REFCOM has been developing a new offer updated TR19 specification has become for the sector to help members comply with increasingly the accepted level to which the stringent regulations. industry operates. BESA also provides accreditation to those providers training This new software provides much more than a simple bottle contractors to a TR19 standard and tracking facility – it will enable members to easily and fully now, to close the loop, BESCA is proud comply with their requirements under F gas reporting and to be launching a notification scheme. record keeping, demonstrating full compliance. In addition, the full service management functionality will potentially Designed to demonstrate the competence of contractors, save companies hundreds of man-hours per month, the UKAS aligned auditing framework of the BESCA removing the need for duplicating work in creating paper Ventilation Hygiene Elite scheme provides both clients and trails and log book records. insurers with the peace of mind that work carried out is of the highest standard. And for those of you specialising in refrigeration, don’t miss finding out about the bespoke insurance Refcom is offering Read more about the scheme on in partnership with insurance specialists page 21, or join us on stand 25 and be Arthur J Gallagher Ltd. The simple, single a part of the launch of a significant insurance product provides cover for new offering to the ventilation employers and public liability, contract hygiene sector. works and professional indemnity. The cover is wide ranging and includes £5m public liability as standard and apart from “airside” there are no restrictions on contract sites. The rates are discounted for members and a further 10% A UNIQUE VIRTUAL WORKFORCE discount is available to any Refcom MANAGEMENT SySTEM AND Elite Members. COMPLIANCE SOLUTION Come and see Refcom on stand 22 to In response to our sector’s mobile workforce, differing site requirements and the increasing find out more about these new products. adoption of technology, BESA has brought a Visit www.thebesaconference.com to new product to market – PRINT, a virtual book your discounted member ticket for workforce management solution. the conference now. BESA Group 18 Companies: PUBLICATIONS TRAINING

The BESA National Awards will THE BESA AWARDS 2017 be the culmination of a series of regional awards that took place earlier this year in the North In excess of 30 regional winners will come together to compete for 6 national East, North West, yorkshire, apprentice awards in the following categories: London and the South, Wales • National Apprentice of the Year and Scotland. Following on from • National Building Services Engineer Apprentice of the Year the National Conference in the • National Electrical Apprentice of the Year day, why not stay on for a black • National Heating and Ventilation Apprentice of the Year tie Gala Dinner to celebrate • National Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprentice of the Year building engineering services • National Service and Maintenance Apprentice of the Year talent in the UK. In addition we will be introducing BESA’s first ever Contractor of the Year award. Celebrating excellence on a contracting job or project completed within the last 12 months, this is sure to be hotly contested! Previously celebrated at BESA’s Specialist Group’s AGM, this year will see the Specialist Group Award handed out at the National Gala Dinner. The recipient will be selected by BESA and recognised for their contribution within their specialist area, this could be celebrating input to the development of Trailblazer initiatives, involvement in the drafting and updating of technical standards, or simply efforts to represent their specialism within the sector. The final awards given out on the night will be the Alfred Manly Management Award and the Ann Noblett Professional Engineer of the Year Award. Sponsored by the Alfred Manly Memorial Scholarship Fund, the first award celebrates the achievements of young engineers who are judged to be capable of progressing to a senior role within building engineering services. The Professional Engineer of the Year Award recognises individuals who are already working towards the achievement of the criteria for membership of an appropriate chartered professional body. The recipients of both of these awards will be selected following a nomination process across BESA member companies. To find out more, or to book a ticket or a table, visit www.thebesaconference.com 19

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TECHNICAL NEWS BESCA expertly positioned to ensure ventilation hygiene compliance requirements of the Standard in most respects and is a more comprehensive vehicle for delivering a total ventilation hygiene solution. It also includes kitchen grease extract systems, which are not yet covered in BS15780. To qualify for this new scheme, companies must have In answer to growing industry demand, appropriate information management systems and records BESCA, the independent certification and comply with health and safety and the TR19 standard, arm of the Building Engineering Services which will be subject to a risk-based audit and compliance regime, with ongoing sampling of notified works. Existing Association will soon be launching a new BESA members will automatically qualify for the scheme. ventilation hygiene scheme to ensure the competence of contractors responsible “Ventilation hygiene is an area of real strategic importance for BESA and the industry at large,” said the Association’s technical for the cleaning and maintenance of director Tim Rook. ventilation systems. “The market is already enjoying healthy growth as a result of Growing understanding and awareness of air quality and increased awareness among building owners of the crucial the risk of fires among building owners and managers is health and safety role played by hygiene specialists. However, driving market growth for ventilation hygiene companies. we also have to guard against is the inevitable ‘cowboy’ BESCA recognise the crucial dual role that ventilation element, who seek to undercut bona fide firms and fail to specialists have to play in tackling the environmental health invest in the training and equipment needed to provide a issue of poor indoor air; while simultaneously reducing fire professional and, therefore, safe service. risk. The problem is that the booming market has attracted some of the ‘wrong’ kind of cleaners who don’t understand “Our Ventilation Hygiene Elite scheme delivered by BESCA their responsibilities; or the importance of delivering clean allows professional ventilation hygiene firms to prove their systems, good advice and proper post clean reporting. competence and impress on clients the importance of having this work done to the highest standards,” added Mr Rook. The new BESCA Approved ‘Ventilation Hygiene Elite’ is a scheme run by the industry for the industry. BESA has The scheme is now open to all who operate in the sector, extensive knowledge and experience within the industry, providing proof of competence and professionalism to help developing TR19 the industry’s leading standard for stand out within the growing industry. The new scheme is also ventilation hygiene, delivering first class ventilation training designed to protect clients, giving them the peace of mind courses and issuing industry recognised SKILLcards. that comes from employing a verifiably competent specialist ventilation hygiene contractor so they can keep their staff safe; Since it was first developed in 1991 by BESA’s specialist satisfy the increasing demands of insurers; and protect their ventilation hygiene group, TR19 has been widely accepted corporate reputation. by the building engineering services sector and British insurers as the standard to which ventilation systems should be cleaned. The guiding principle Interested in joining the Ventilation of TR19 is that a defined, measurable level of cleanliness should be achieved to improve safety Hygiene Elite scheme? and comfort in buildings. Visit our new look website www.besca.org.uk to express your interest, alternatively contact a It was updated and expanded two years’ ago to complement the British and European Standard BS member of the BESCA team directly on EN 15780: ‘Ventilation for Buildings – Ductwork – 01768 860457 or email [email protected] Cleanliness of Ventilation Systems’. TR19 exceeds the 21

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TECHNICAL NEWS BESA Knowledge We are pleased to announce the BUILD YOUR kNOWLEDGE launch of our new dedicated Details of upcoming events and online area providing easy access health and safety forums can be to BESA’s extensive knowledge found, with the option to book on or and latest thinking within the request updates following the event. built environment. DEVELOP kNOWLEDGE The BESA has been providing best-in- class technical guidance and leading Information on the range of standards to the building engineering industry specific training available services sector for over 100 years in throughout the UK, including short collaboration with our members and courses and apprenticeships. key industry thinkers. Complying with legislation and keeping up to date with the latest thinking is crucial, however as an SHARE YOUR kNOWLEDGE Association of member companies we also understand that it We are working on a number of Wiki’s including Tall buildings, can be extremely challenging for companies to find the time Heat Pumps, Indoor Air Quality and Offsite Construction. to stay informed, on top of managing the day to day running Interested parties are invited to join in the discussion and of their businesses. help shape the future direction of leading industry issues. In answer to this, we have developed BESA Knowledge a dedicated online hub housing the latest technical news, events GAIN INDUSTRY kNOWLEDGE and guidance for the industry in one easy to access place, Years of experience and surveys we’ve conducted allowing users to: have provided us with insightful industry statistics and benchmarking data, results of which will be posted in our PURCHASE kNOWLEDGE knowledge area. BESA’s Technical Publications and leading standards are available to purchase direct from the Knowledge area, with You will soon be able to access the above knowledge by discounted rates and offers available to BESA members. visiting www.theBESA.com/knowledge BESA’s Job Board • Basic Posting – costing £175 for members, a simple listing of your advert on the board Members tell us that one of the biggest • Enhanced Posting – costing £250 for members, this keeps issues they face is the difficulty in finding and your job near the top of search results, and you can include your company logo recruiting skilled workers with the specialist experience that is required. In response to this, • Passive Job Seeker Package – costing £350 for members, we are pleased to announce the launch of the this package gives you all the benefits of the enhanced BESA Job Board, an industry service to match posting, as well as featuring your vacancy in the BESA specialist permanent workers with vacancies. E-Newsletter which is emailed out to industry every other week. The Job Board can be found at jobs.theBESA.com and showcases vacancies for permanent roles, including And if you are looking for temporary or contract labour, apprenticeships (which are free to advertise.) In addition don’t forget the Building Services Engineering Employment to roles advertised directly, the board also pulls through Agency Alliance which has been in place for some time. relevant building engineering services jobs from the wider The alliance offers BESA members a solution to finding internet, making it the hub for all your recruitment needs. temporary and contract labour, sourced from labour agencies that have been vetted and audited. Job postings remain live for 30 days, and there are three levels depending on your recruitment needs: Visit www.agencyalliance.org.uk to find out more. 23

REPRESENTATION Shaping the future of your industry BESA has been helping to shape the building engineering services industry for over a century now. We have been driving progress on the key issues that affect our members, staying on top of consultations through regular contact with Ministers, MPs and civil servants, making sure that our sector’s needs, concerns and voice is heard by government. Over that century our industry has changed, our membership has evolved and the policy areas that we focus on are changing accordingly. Earlier this year, BESA worked with Government to launch the landmark payment performance reporting requirements allowing transparency to shine into good and bad business practices – we also started working on the first standard for Indoor Air Quality, to coincide with the UK’s first official Clean Air Day, and continue to develop greener and more sustainable standards for our industry. Next year we will be celebrating 100 years of women having the right to vote and we will soon be launching a new campaign to champion diversity in our sector. We are growing our diversity policies to create greater awareness of the business case for diversity, but will continue to focus on youth employment, ageing workforces, LGBT workers, disability in the workplace and minority representation in our sector. statements will be updated to reflect recent developments We are working together with key technology players and and some will be completely new, keeping our sector government to lead, drive and guide digital transformation on innovative and at the forefront of the industry. productivity & payment, procurement, Design for Manufactured Assembly (DfMA), BIM, augmented reality, drones and smart As we continue in these somewhat uncertain political cities. As we identify the key challenges facing our sector, we times, we need to be more aware, more involved and most have also launched the Future Leaders initiative to encourage importantly more able to respond to changing circumstances. more young talent into engineering, and we continue to grow Our increased capacity for monitoring government, on this with a number of organisations. legislation and the wider interests of our members will enable us to react and respond and make sure that our sector always Alongside all of these new areas, we are still leading the way on has a seat at the table. developing skills and training, employment issues, health and safety standards and legal concerns. The key issues of payment, We are finding our way into meetings that we haven’t commercial risk, corporate compliance, apprenticeships, best been to before, making our voice heard in new places practice and the review of building regulations are still crucial to and establishing connections with new and exciting our everyday work, but we are developing new approaches and organisations. The Association is bringing its influence to bear relationships so that we can better tackle the issues that matter on opinion-formers across the wider construction industry most to our membership. and among key legislators like never before. We will soon be launching a series of official policy statements To find out more about what BESA are representing on behalf addressing a number of key topics for our sector. Some of these of its members visit www.theBESA.com/representation BESA Group 24 Companies: PUBLICATIONS TRAINING

At BESA’s July Council, Mates in Mind provided an Be a mate and awareness session to members about mental health within the industry, demonstrating how starting a conversation start talking with your work colleagues could help unveil whether someone is suffering from poor mental health. Simple short answers can sometimes hide a difficult reality. Mental health is a recurring topic in your BESA Being a mate and having an open ended conversation because unfortunately it isn’t going away and is which doesn’t require yes or no answers, could help an issue which shouldn’t be ignored by our sector. someone open up and get things off their chest. Building services is predominately a male industry and Mates in Mind is an approach championed by the Health suicide is now the leading cause of death in men aged in Construction Leadership Group and supported by the between 15 and 49. A recent ONS Study found that, British Safety Council. We are pleased to announce that in England, the risk of suicide among male labourers, they will be attending the BESA National Conference on particularly in construction roles, was three times higher 19 October so we encourage all members and employers than the male national average. within the sector to come along and find out how you can get involved with raising awareness of mental health BESA is committed to raising awareness of the issue and within your organisation. For tickets visit we recently launched a Mental Health Hub on our website. www.thebesaconference.com The hub provides members and the industry with a go to place for resources and information, to help employers and colleagues who may be experiencing mental health For guidance and employer resources issues. The website hub features latest news, case study visit our mental health hub at videos and resources from charity organisations such as www.theBESA.com/mentalhealth Samaritans and Mates in Mind. excellent career prospects in an expanding Imagine having your dream market for both men and women. Establishing job that also provides a a strong working relationship with Skipton Girls High School, an all-girls engineering academy that sees their rewarding career! students mentored by engineers from Mansfield Pollard. “When I became MD I could see that there was a real lack of awareness of the industry,” she says. “More often than not Joanna Robinson, MD of Mansfield Pollard and manufacturing creates an image of a factory floor and a man chair of the BESA ventilation group, shares her in overalls,” she says. “From the outset, I knew that as a woman plans to promote the career I had a responsibility to promote the opportunities available to the next generation of engineers.” opportunities available in this diverse and exciting industry. “We are getting the message out there that building engineering services offers an “I am committed to empowering the exciting, innovative and long term career next generation of female engineers path giving you the opportunity to work on a and highlighting the potential whole host of unusual and exciting projects,” career opportunities within the she explains. manufacturing and engineering sectors,” she says. “I am confident that “There is nothing more satisfying than seeing my expertise and background will help someone excited about something that they deliver BESA’s transformative vision for initially knew nothing about and had never improving diversity in our industry.” considered as a potential career.” Her staff visit schools, colleges Visit our dedicated diversity area for the latest and universities to promote the news, events and initiatives promoting the industry; explaining that it works with business benefits of a diverse workforce: sophisticated technologies and has Joanna Robinson www.theBESA.com/diversity 25

Uk CONSTRUCTION WEEk Heat and greet at HVAC 2017 HVAC 2017 returns for its third consecutive year and is promising even more cutting-edge products and solutions for visitors. Keep abreast of the latest happenings in the HVAC world and connect with like-minded professionals at the largest free-to-attend trade show of its kind in the UK. The show returns as part of UK Construction Week and takes Backed by industry leaders including BESA, FETA, CORGI, place at the NEC in Birmingham on the 10-12th October HEVAC, GSHPA and BCAS, HVAC 2017, the show will have 2017. Visitors to HVAC 2017 will be spoilt for choice with the latest innovations from leading manufacturers on show access to eight other specialist shows all under one roof in the exclusive Innovation Trail. Attendees will be invited including Energy 2017 and Smart Buildings 2017. 30,000 to explore newly released products, solutions and working people were in attendance last year with more expected practices which will take the market by storm. through the doors this October. TV broadcasters and industry experts Steph McGovern, HVAC 2017 is an event dedicated to heating, ventilation and George Clarke and Tom Dyckhoff will kick off proceedings air-conditioning and hosts a wide selection of the industry’s over the three-day event by introducing the show from the leading brands. It will focus on renewables, innovation and main stage, where a whole host of topics will be discussed power solutions within the building environment and will with impressive demonstrations. explore the reduction of costs through energy saving ideas. What’s more, following recent tragic events and in response As well as hearing about the most recent legislation to public demand, HVAC 2017 has incorporated a new changes, visitors can take part in industry discussions, addition for 2017: Free CPD certified workshops offering practical workshops and networking events to further both advice and guidance. their personal and business development. The show is tailored to meet the requirements of engineers, contractors, These workshops tackle safety, quality and fire prevention installers, architects and specifiers within the building to help protect both businesses and occupants of buildings engineering sector. across the UK. They are unbiased and factual workshops BESA Group 26 Companies: PUBLICATIONS TRAINING

which will separate the facts from sensationalism and ensure that our industry is completely informed and up to date with the latest views, findings and legislation. The CPD and workshop are tailored for professionals responsible for building safety, quality and fire prevention. Make sure you book your place early as spaces are limited with over 2,000 people signed up to date. Register your interest for the free CPD-certified safety workshops here: [email protected] FOR YOUR EYES ONLY As part of UK Construction Week, visitors to HVAC 2017 are highly privileged to be amongst the first people to be present In conjunction with ITN Productions, the launch of the at two exclusive premieres of an international scale. CIOB film titled Remastering the Future will be aired on Tuesday 11th October between 16:30 – 17.30. This will Firstly, Ten Fold will demonstrate their hugely impressive and cover historic and existing buildings, how to breathe life versatile technology. Attendees will be in for a treat as they into existing buildings and respect our heritage. Companies will deploy its TF-64 building live at the event. In brief, Ten participating in the programme will be invited to see the Fold technology shows the truly remarkable possibility of launch of the showing. fully relocatable, expanding buildings that arrive, self-unload and self-deploy in minutes using barely any power. One not The Carbon Trust will be delivering an educational seminar to be missed. promoting debate and discussion on key themes such as micro-district ground source heating and its potential in Another world premiere for visitors is the introduction to providing a return on investment. ÖÖDHouse from Estonia, which is the first of its kind in the housing industry. In a nutshell, their flexible construction Another key addition to the show is the BIM Prospects process enables anybody to start their own hotel business Theatre which will be hosted by BRE. This will encourage in just a matter of days, thanks to the high-quality of the collaboration, knowledge share and innovation at the event, product. Not only that, their sleek, stylish vision is sure to while industry leaders will share insights on the skills gap – catch the eye, with an example present at the show. which is a significant risk in the delivery of BIM Level 2. HVAC 2017 will provide a broad range of attractions for its For more information on the BIM Prospects educational visitors with insightful and compelling seminars at the HVAC seminar programme taking place visit: hub (sponsored by Dencohappel UK Ltd), as well as invaluable www.ukconstructionweek.com/news/show-news/ and constructive one to one consultations with exhibitors. 1369-bim-prospects-uk-construction-week-2 The full list of current exhibitors can be found here with more being added weekly: www.ukconstructionweek.com/hvac/exhibitors Register for your free ticket to HVAC 2017 here: www.hvaclive.co.uk/register 27

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SUPPORTING YOUR BUSINESS switching off the WiFi – make sure you are not connected to Cyber threats – any other computers on your network. Chances are the hacker, what would you do? or virus, may have already gained access to your business network, but if you disconnect yourself then you may stop them from delving deeper. It’s hard to get away from news of the latest CONTACT ACTION FRAUD cyber threat, we read about it on an almost daily basis now. Action Fraud is the UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre. They will advise you on what to do next. If you We’ve also heard how to protect ourselves many times have been targeted by ransomware then police advice is often before – password123 is not going to keep you safe, don’t not to pay – there is no guarantee that once they have received click unknown links even if a Prince from an unknown land your funds that they will release your data. does want to offer you $700million – but let’s consider if your security protocols do let you down? What do you do next? CHECK yOUR BACKUPS ISOLATE THE COMPUTER The more backups you have - be that through data centres, external hard drives or through the cloud - the quicker you and Firstly – as soon as you realise there has been a security breach, your business will be able to get back up and running. If you are disconnect the computer from the network and isolate it – cyber attacked – your backups will be essential in getting you whether that means pulling out a network cable or simply back to business as usual. MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Having been established for over 94 years, F G Alden Ltd.’s services include project management, design, installation, and maintenance of all mechanical, public health and electrical building services, and hold the Royal Warrant of Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen. The visit was a great opportunity for F G Alden Ltd to promote our industry to our European counterparts and build potential collaborations between the two associations. Gustav Petersen, customer director of Kemp & Lauritzen A/S of Esberj, Denmark said, “On behalf of our association TEKNIQ -VVS Vestjyden, I would like to say 1,000 thanks for Danish Association TEKNIQ allowing us to visit your exciting business on our study trip, visits BESA member including the review of the entire project at the college for international students, but also the visit to the building itself, where we were allowed to see the way that F G Alden Ltd In May 2017, BESA member, F G Alden Ltd welcomed installs the HVAC installations. a visit from kemp & Lauritzen a member of TEkNIQ, the Danish mechanical and electrical contractors It gave us a great insight into the English methods and it association, who are the fourth-largest trade and was really interesting. We can see that FG Alden Ltd delivers quality to customers and is reflected in the clientele that employers’ organisation in Denmark and the second encompasses work for her majesty, Queen Elizabeth. largest in the construction industry. kemp & Lauritzen has around 2,000 employees and is one of Denmark’s Likewise, it was very interesting to hear about labour and largest technical contractors and service companies. difficulties to get the right scheduled plumbers. We have the same difficulties in Denmark. We were pleased to see the use F G Alden Ltd has been a BESA member for over 35 years of Danish products in the installation and construction. and when it’s Managing Director Michael Moore was contacted by BESA to host a visit, although extremely Should you ever want to visit Denmark and see how we busy he gratefully accepted the opportunity. work here, just contact me!” F G Alden www.aldenltd.co.uk • Kemp & Lauritzen www.kemp-lauritzen.dk • Tekniq-VVS Vestjyden www.tekniq.dk 29

EVENTS CALENDAR 2017 BESA HEALTH & SAFETy FOCUS FORUMS BESA REGIONAL MEETINGS 2017 Wales Sussex/Surrey Tuesday 31 October 28 September - Holiday Inn, Cardiff North Venue TBC Midlands Wessex Tuesday 7 November 5 October - Holiday Inn, Rugby, Northampton Venue TBC Northern Eastern Counties Wednesday 8 November 12 October - Holiday Inn, Leeds Garforth Venue TBC London Midlands Thursday 9 November 2 November - Holiday Inn, Stratford (South, West, East) Venue TBC London & Herts Tuesday 14 November ExHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES Venue TBC Kent Wednesday 15 November Education Estates and Facilities Venue TBC Conference: Building a Better Future South West Thursday 16 November 27 September, Old Trafford, Manchester Venue TBC North West & Tuesday 21 November UK Construction Week North Wales Venue TBC 10-12 October, NEC, Birmingham North East & Wednesday 22 November yorkshire Venue TBC National Conference & Awards 19 October, Park Plaza Riverbank, London South East England Thursday 23 November Venue TBC University and Northern Ireland Thursday 28 November Healthcare Estates Innovation Venue TBC 14 -15 November, University of Birmingham Wales Tuesday 5 December Venue TBC The Skills Show 16-18 November, NEC, Birmingham Scotland Wednesday 6 December Venue TBC & - CIBSE 21-22 November, Olympia To book or for more information on any of our events, please visit www.theBESA.com/events BESA Group 30 Companies: PUBLICATIONS TRAINING

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