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BES designs new Syringe Filling Line for the Sterile Production Plant

BES designs new Syringe Filling Line for the Sterile Production Plant

26/11/2020

BES recently completed a multidisciplinary design of the new primary packing facility, including full integration of a state-of-the-art sterile syringe filling line, for AstraZeneca in Macclesfield. The project comprised the fit-out of an existing fallow area within the live cancer drug manufacturing plant – a facility BES designed and constructed in 2016. By bringing production and packing capabilities under one roof, AstraZeneca will further streamline the distribution of their highly sensitive and valuable product, increasing its overall capacity...READ MORE

BES named as winners at the Construction Computing Awards

BES named as winners at the Construction Computing Awards

16/11/2020

We are very pleased to announce that alongside Excitech Ltd, we were named as winners at the Construction Computing Awards 2020 in the "Innovation of the Year" category. The Awards showcase and reward the excellent work carried out by companies within the construction sector and the sophisticated technology they use to design, construct and modify buildings across the UK...READ MORE

BES shortlisted in the 2020 North West Regional Construction Awards

BES shortlisted in the 2020 North West Regional Construction Awards

09/11/2020

We are delighted that the High Bay Warehouse, Packing and Logistics Project we delivered in partnership with AstraZeneca, has been shortlisted in the Integration & Collaborative Project category at the North West Regional Construction Awards. The awards are the most significant celebration of best practice and best value in the north west and the only event of its kind that connects every single discipline of construction working towards a sustainable built environment...READ MORE

BES to deliver a new ISO7 cleanroom for TEVA

BES to deliver a new ISO7 cleanroom for TEVA

03/11/2020

BES has been awarded a significant contract to carry out the detailed design, construction and commissioning of a new cleanroom located at TEVA’s manufacturing facilities in Runcorn. Fulfilling the role of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor, our dedicated project team will design and construct the new facility...READ MORE

Construction Marketing Awards

Construction Marketing Awards

27/10/2020

We are very proud to report that our own Sandra Stepniak has been shortlisted as a finalist for ‘Emerging Talent – Young Marketer of the Year’ at the Construction Marketing Awards 2020. Celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year, the UK CMAs are highly regarded as a measure of marketing excellence in the sector. Supported by Chartered Institute of Marketing Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG), the awards showcase the construction industry’s creativity, innovation and effectiveness in marketing...READ MORE

BES injects specialist expertise into VMIC vaccine facility fit-out

BES injects specialist expertise into VMIC vaccine facility fit-out

19/10/2020

We are delighted to have been appointed to fit out the new Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC), which is being fast-tracked for early completion in 2021 due to COVID-19. A not for profit organisation established to provide the UK’s first strategic vaccine development and advanced manufacturing capability, VMIC has taken a leading role in advising Government teams on vaccines manufacturing in response to COVID-19...READ MORE

Personal Effectiveness and Living Leader Programme

Personal Effectiveness and Living Leader Programme

30/09/2020

We are very pleased to welcome back Peter McNaughton to our office in Rochdale. Peter has been working with BES over a number of years, delivering our very successful Personal Effectiveness and Living Leader Programme. By emphasising self-awareness, these courses promote positive behaviours and excellent communication skills, highlighting the impact of how we interact with colleagues, clients and delivery partners. Although the course has now been delivered to over 70% of our team, we believe that it is vitally important we maintain the momentum that the learning provides... READ MORE

Supporting communities with Recycling Lives

Supporting communities with Recycling Lives

08/09/2020

We are very pleased to report that as a result of our recycling and waste management programme, implemented together with Recycling Lives on two recent construction projects, we supported the delivery of more than 700 meals to vulnerable communities across Lancashire and Cumbria...READ MORE

BES to create a new Quality Assurance Laboratory

BES to create a new Quality Assurance Laboratory

24/08/2020

We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a contract for the design and construction of a new Quality Assurance Laboratory for a pharmaceutical blue chip client. Employed as principal designer and principal contractor, our dedicated team will deliver this project on a full turnkey basis, including civil and structural, architectural, HVAC and electrical services...READ MORE

Mike Stigberg promoted to Principal Engineer

Mike Stigberg promoted to Principal Engineer

17/08/2020

We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Mike Stigberg to our new Principal Engineer. Mike joined the company seven years ago and has advanced through progressively more responsible positions within our design department, where he has played a key role in delivering projects to clients such as GSK, AstraZeneca Cambridge, Bespak and Bio Products Limited. We carried out a brief interview with Mike to learn more about his new role and his biggest passion outside working at BES. ...READ MORE