World News

Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World

UK News

Latest news and developments in the United Kingdom

Products

Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology

Features

General articles, applications and industry analysis

Contractors have vital post-Brexit role

54182715_sUK: The building engineering services sector has a vital role to play in the aftermath of the EU Referendum, according to the UK contractors’ group BESA.

Stating that projects carried out by its members are now even more crucial as the UK strives to stabilise the economy and move forward, Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) chief executive Paul McLaughlin said: “We must now focus on growth across the sector and help the government deliver on its promises for infrastructure developments, housing, and improved energy performance of buildings.”

According to BESA, uncertainty in the build up to the vote clearly had a detrimental effect on the market with companies unsure about investment decisions. A number of projects are said to have suffered delays as stakeholders awaited the outcome.

Paul-McLaughlin
Paul McLaughlin: “We must now focus on growth across the sector”

“The fallout from our decision to leave the EU now puts pressure on businesses across the country to get projects moving to help stimulate growth,” said Mr McLaughlin. “There are, clearly, going to be some major bumps in the road to negotiate and some contractors will be nervous about what lies ahead. However, there is no need for rushed decisions as it will take some time to negotiate our way out of EU treaties and reset our economy.”

Unchanged

BESA stated that most of the standards that directly affect the industry will remain unchanged as the key EU regulations were transposed into UK law long ago. There are, however, a number of provisional standards and other proposals currently under discussion in Brussels that must now be in doubt. 

“In the main, however, specific technical issues are largely unaffected; it is the economy that matters now and we should not forget that the UK government is committed to major infrastructure and house building programmes that are providing a welcome boost to our sector,” added Mr McLaughlin.

“For now, we can leave the politicians to focus on sorting out the parliamentary fallout, while we get back to the vital business of delivering increasing levels of sophistication in building engineering; improving energy efficiency and the uptake of renewables; and driving up levels of recruitment to plug our country’s engineering skills gap.”

fujitsu_gif_v1.8

Latest News

29th April 2025

Haier scores World Cup of Darts sponsorship

ITALY: Haier HVAC Solutions has been named as an official partner of the 2025 World Cup of Darts.
29th April 2025

Sanhua three-way ball valve for CO2 systems

SPAIN: Sanhua has launched the EBVC Series of electric three-way ball valves for heat recovery applications in CO2 transcritical systems. 
29th April 2025

Sanhua and Midea sign business agreement

CHINA: Chinese manufacturers Sanhua and Midea have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to deepen collaboration in refrigeration control component innovation, B2B business procurement and joint overseas expansion.
29th April 2025

Embraco’s mighty Atom

BRAZIL: Nidec’s new Embraco Atom is claimed to be the most compact variable-speed compressor for residential applications.
28th April 2025

Daikin UK trains over 6,000 engineers in 2024

UK: Daikin UK claims to have delivered free, face-to-face training to 6,132 installers in 2024.
28th April 2025

Koelplan acquires majority stake in All Climate BV

NETHERLANDS: Dutch air conditioning contractor Koelplan has acquired a majority stake in All Climate BV, a specialist in climate solutions based in Eindhoven.