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The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the shortlist for its expanded programme of National Awards.
The 2023 Awards will be presented on October 12 at a gala dinner in the Novotel London West hotel. The event, which was attended by more than 450 people last year, will be hosted by the comedian Darren Harriott and take place immediately after the Association’s Annual Conference which is being held at the same venue.
BESA revamped and expanded its awards scheme this year and introduced a new regional qualifying format for some of the categories. The categories were also reviewed and revised to ensure they rewarded individuals, teams, and companies from each part of the sector’s supply chain.
Although some of the awards are exclusively for BESA members, many are now open to the whole industry to ensure the programme reflects the full breadth of building services engineering expertise.
The Association launched several new awards last year including Net Zero and Diversity initiatives and has now expanded even further by adding more technical categories, Small and Big Budget project awards, and a special Building Safety Act category.
BESA Head of Technical Graeme Fox said: “Expanding the range of categories and changing the qualifying process has clearly paid off. The judges were delighted to see so many talented apprentices and young engineers being put forward, which bodes well for the future.
“However, it was also good to see so many nominations for the Outstanding Service and Specialist Groups awards as this demonstrates that many BESA members are willing to give freely of their time and expertise for the greater good of the industry and its clients.”
Specialist Groups Award for Excellence
- Craig Booth, Principal, Craig Booth Associates
- John Kilgannon, Director, TRS
- Mark Snell, Engineering Excellence Director, Dalkia
UK Technical Innovation of the Year
- VRV5 Heat Recovery, Daikin UK
- Dalkia
- The Ecodan CAHV-R, Mitsubishi Electric
- Safe One, AKH Services
- Network Rail
- The hydrovar® X, Xylem Water Solutions UK
- Flamconnect Remote, Aalberts hydronic flow control
- Flexfiller Direct G4, Aalberts hydronic flow control
Net-zero initiative of the Year, sponsored by TICA
- Hydrous Environmental Group
- 2DHeat Limited
- Mitsubishi Electric
- RI Cruden Limited
- F P Hurley & Sons
Indoor Air Quality of the Year, sponsored by Nuaire
- Fellowes Air Quality Management
- AirRated
- Arup
- MedicAir DentAir
- ARM Environments
Diversity and Inclusion of the Year
- Dalkia
- ISS
- Xylem Water Solutions UK
Distributor of the Year
- Smith Brothers Stores
- Cool Designs
- Logicool Air Conditioning & Heat Pumps
Contractor of the Year, sponsored by Smith Brothers Stores
- Dalkia, North West
- F P Hurley & Sons, Wales
- Geoffrey Robinson, North East
- Briggs & Forrester Group, London, South East and Midlands
- Robertson Engineering Services, North East
- Hensall Group, Yorkshire
Building Safety Act of the Year, sponsored by the BMTFA
- HE Simm
- DHL
Small Budget Project of the Year
- Openshaw College, Manchester, Ash Integrated Services, North West
- Accor Hotels, Aether Compliance, London, South East and Midlands
- Rosemont Pharmaceuticals, Leeds, Industrial Engineering Plastics, London, South East and Midlands
Big Budget Project of the Year, sponsored by Aalberts
- DSA6 Wakefield Distribution Hub, Dalkia, Yorkshire
- St Joseph’s Hospital, FP Hurley & Son Ltd, Wales
- Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre, Robertson Engineering Services, North East
- Elective Day Centre, Geoffrey Robinson Limited, North East
- Private Sector Data Centre Design and Build, Sudlows, North West
- The Paterson Redevelopment, Dalkia, North West
- Genomics Partnership Wales – FP Hurley & Son’s ltd, Wales
Outstanding Service of the Year
- Dave Wood, Farmwood Mechanical & Electrical Services, London, South East and Midlands
- Gary Zetter, ASH Integrated Services, North West
- John Eagle, FP Hurley & Sons, Wales Geoffrey Robinson,
- Geoffrey Robinson , North East
- Steve Marsh, BES, North West
- Gary Nicholls, Swiftclean, London, South East and Midlands
- Matt Wos, MAQ Air Conditioning Ltd, Scotland
Training Initiative of the Year, sponsored by Zehnder Group
- RI Cruden, Scotland
- FP Hurley & Sons, Wales
- Omega Solutions, Yorkshire
- Geoffrey Robinson, North East
- BES, North East
- Fife Council Building Services, Scotland
- Roperhurst, Wales
Technician / Project Engineer Apprentice of the Year
- Daniel Bailey, Derry Building Services, London, South East and Midlands
- Nathan Waller, Geoffrey Robinson Ltd, North East
- Ibrahim Qadir, Vital Energi Ltd, North West
- Aidan Whetham, Vital Energi Ltd, Scotland
- Ella Whitton-Stroud, Narbeths Mechanical Services, Wales
- Thomas Price, Borley Engineering Services Ltd t/a CMB Engineering, Wales
- Adam Ajraam, Borley Engineering Services Ltd t/a CMB Engineering, Wales
- Katy Haywood, Trivent Ltd, Yorkshire
Electro Technical Apprentice of the Year
- James Martin, Enerveo, London, South East and Midlands
- Bobby Scotcher, Enerveo, London, South East and Midlands
- Liam Hurst, Geoffrey Robinson Ltd, North East
- Gary Hall, Dalkia, North West
H&V Industrial & Commercial Level 3/BSE Craftsperson
- William Favill, Derry Building Services, London, South East and Midlands
- Aaron Field, Leybourne Urwin and trained by Kennedys, North East
- Joshua Morgan-Gould, Mecpipe Installations Ltd, Wales
- Nathan Kelly, Borley Engineering Services Ltd t/a CMB Engineering, Wales
- Molly Andreou, Borley Engineering Services Ltd t/a CMB Engineering, Wales
- Kyle Salter, F P Hurley & Sons Ltd, Wales
- Daniel Forester, F P Hurley & Sons Ltd, Wales
- Kieran Frampton, Borley Engineering Services Ltd t/a CMB Engineering, Wales
Service and Maintenance Apprentice
- Harry Collins, Farmwood Mechanical & Electrical Services, London, South East and Midlands
- Matthew Dunn, Farmwood Mechanical & Electrical Services, London, South East and Midlands
- Callum Doyle, Vertex, London, South East and Midlands
- Harvey Smith, Vertex, London, South East and Midlands
- Roni Gowers, BGIS Global Integrated Solutions, London, South East and Midlands
- Matt Morrison, BGIS Global Integrated Solutions, London, South East and Midlands
- Dylan Burke, RI Cruden Limited, Scotland
- Murray Gilfillan, Skanska, Scotland
H&V Industrial & Commercial Level 2/BSE Installer Apprentice of the Year
- Thomas Ward, H Malone & Sons Ltd, North East
- Liam Cowell, Dalkia, North West
- Ricky Mackenzie, RI Cruden, Scotland
- Morag McKay, Taylor & Fraser, Scotland
RACHP Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric
- Jack Newton, Crowther & Shaw, Yorkshire
- Blaine Feeney, KB Refrigeration, Scotland
- Ewan Fowlie, KB Refrigeration, Scotland
- Kai Feeney, KB Refrigeration, Scotland
The apprentice of the year, sponsored by Wolseley will be announced on the 12th October at the BESA Industry Awards
To find details about booking tickets for both BESA’s National Conference and Awards on 12 October click here.
