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BESA HNC & HND Apprentice of the Year Award 2022 has been awarded to Dylan Gilbert, who has been training with BES, the specialist in design and construction of controlled environments for the last five years. These annual awards recognise apprentices and employers within the building services industry who have demonstrated outstanding achievements.
In this second video, Zeb talks about what attracted him to BES as a company, our core mission, values and culture and what the future has in store for us as we celebrate our 20th anniversary in business.
Zeb Ahmed, CEO of BES - the specialist in design and construction of cGMP compliant pharmaceutical facilities, discusses the growing demand for sustainable built assets, why the trend is escalating and what can be done to enhance sustainability...READ MORE
SHEQ is a critical element of operational best practice for both BES and our clients. As a company that designs and delivers critical projects, often in live environments, our commitment is to ensure safety is achieved by choice, not by chance. The role of the SHEQ department is not only focused on safety, we are also responsible for environmental best practice, quality assurance and health and wellbeing...READ MORE
In this article, we will discuss the proposed EU GMP Annex 1 changes and how these are likely to affect compliance for both existing medicinal products manufacturing facilities and future developments...READ MORE
In this comments-based article, Mike Robinson, BIM Manager at BES discusses the critical role played by the client in ensuring a successful BIM journey throughout the design, construction and lifecycle phases. Working on heavily-serviced, complex projects where compliance of the operational environment and business continuity are critical throughout the lifecycle of the asset, BES has focused on working collaboratively with clients from the EIR (Exchange of Information Requirement) stage of each project. The company has found that clients are embracing the potential for BIM to reduce waste, drive quality, ensure compliance and deliver operational efficiency and resilience throughout the lifecycle of the asset...READ MORE
Value engineering has become an integral part of the delivery process for most construction projects, as design teams leverage their expertise to deliver the best possible outcome for the client within their available budget. The challenge is that the true size of the budget and the non-negotiable requirements for the project are often unknowns for the design team at the beginning of many projects, which can sometimes lead to unnecessary layers of additional revisions, contributing to both the cost and time taken...READ MORE
The requirement to provide the highest quality facilities, within extremely challenging timescales, drives us to consider and adopt innovative construction methods that will expedite installation, provide additional levels of safety and reduced labour levels on site, whilst ensuring the very highest quality standards are maintained...READ MORE
Many of our projects are complex and mission-critical facilities; delivering them in BIM provides greater accuracy, transparency and resilience for our clients. Ensuring we keep pace with developments in BIM and revise our protocols in line with evolving UK BIM standards is the responsibility of our BIM Manager, Mike Robinson, and we caught up with him to ask him about his role and his experience of BIM...READ MORE
This case study discusses the design and construction of a new Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) and Clinical Trials (CT) aseptic suite, along with an upgraded chemotherapy aseptic dispensing pharmacy at Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield. The article outlines the purpose and drivers for the project, the challenges of designing for project delivery in a live hospital environment with business as usual requirements, and the scope of works provided by BES...READ MORE