Congratulations to the BESA Industry Awards Shortlist
The awards, which now comprise 27 categories, reward individuals, teams, and companies responsible for delivering projects, products, innovations, and initiatives that demonstrate excellence in all aspects of building services engineering.
The winners will be announced at a the BESA Industry Awards dinner at the historic Brewery, Chiswell Street, London on October 16.
The headline sponsor of the gala event is Mitsubishi Electric and the dinner is also being supported by several individual category sponsors.
Apprentice and Individual of the Year Awards Shortlist
Electro Technical Apprentice of the Year
- Jake Richardson, Electrical Apprentice, Tetley Electrical
- Jack Shulver, Electrical Apprentice, Bancroft
- Joe Richmond, Electrical Apprentice, Gratte Brothers
BSE Technician Apprentice of the Year
- Katie Ashton, Apprentice Building Services Engineering, Tilbury Douglas Engineering
- Gavin Smith, Apprentice Project Engineer, NG Bailey
- Will Sheppard, Building Services Engineering Apprentice, Maintenance and Contracting Services (MCS)
H&V Industrial and Commercial Apprentice of the Year
- Declan Carnelley, Senior H&V Apprentice, Derry Building Services
- Cameron Hicks, H&V Apprentice (3rd Year L3), F P Hurley & Sons Ltd
- Harry Allen, Mechanical Apprentice Pipefitter, Dalkia Engineering
Service and Maintenance Apprentice of the Year,
sponsored by Mitsubishi Electric
- Lucas Danks, Apprentice Air Conditioning Engineer, Commercial Maintenance Services Ltd
- Oscar Owens, Apprentice BSE S&M Engineer, HFL Ltd
- Ryan Vass, Building Services Technician Apprentice, KCE FM Limited
Rising Star, sponsored by Tilbury Douglas
- Ethan Gibbs, Mechanical Project Engineer, Derry Building Services
- Jack Kerr, Applied Support Team Leader, Kooltech
- Dominic Moyle, Mechanical Project Engineer, Derry Building Services
- Arvind Karingula, Senior Facilities Manager, Apleona Ireland
- Tosin Shodeyi, Mechanical Engineer, AtkinsRéalis
- James Stone, Design Lead, Vent-Tech Ltd
- Jamie Sims, Assistant Building Services Engineering, Tilbury Douglas Engineering
- Mohammed Ayaz, Assistant Engineer, AtkinsRealis
Apprentice of the Year, sponsored by Gratte Brothers
The winner from each apprentice category with be entered to win Apprentice of the Year. The judges will review the overall scores obtained by each apprentice during their online assessment and an name one worthy person "Apprentice of the Year".
Manly Trust Management Training Bursary
The successful nominee is fully funded by the Manly Trust through a management apprenticeship course deemed to meet the ambitions of the Association and the Trust. The winner will be announced on the night!
WorldSkills UK Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps
Sponsored by REFCOM and BAXI
We will be joined by the WorldSkills UK RACHP finalists at the BESA Industry Awards. BESA is proud to have been chosen as an organising partner of the WorldSkills UK competition, which celebrates both emerging and existing technical skills.
The competition sets out to identify the most talented young apprentices working in various technical sectors. Run annually, it is designed to raise standards, esteem, and levels of expertise in technical skills across multiple streams of competition, including Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps.
Project of the Year Awards Shortlist
Project of the Year – IAQ, sponsored by Nuaire
- Demand Led Ventilation, Savills
- EVNZ01, VES LTd
- Airforce Base, S&P UK Ventilation Systems Ltd
- SDS Ltd - Robotic Solvent Weld Machines, Vent-Tech Ltd
- AI-Driven IEQ & Energy Recommender Platform, ARM Environments Group Ltd
Project of the Year - Net zero, sponsored by Frese Group
- Savills & Sentinll Decarbonisation Project, Savills
- Tilbury Douglas
- The National Gallery, Dalkia Engineering Ltd
- Arcade UK & British Film Institute - Vault 2 Mechanical Upgrade, Arcade UK Ltd
Project of the Year – Retrofit, sponsored by Schneider Electric
- Environmental Sensors to Validate 1930's Retrofit, Aico
- Chiller Modernisation at London Law Firm, Carrier Commercial HVAC
- Inventa Biomedical Research and Office Development, Oxford, F P Hurley & Sons Ltd
- Molson Coors NBC, Mellor Bromley ACS Ltd
Company and Product Awards Shortlist
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Engineering Differently
- Linaker
- Arcus FM
- Tilbury Douglas
Product Innovation
- New Modular Highline 275 Fan Coil Range, Diffusion
- Linaker
- AirDoor, VES Ltd
- AquaSnap 61AQ R-290 High-Temperature Heat Pump, Carrier Commercial HVAC
- Ecovent EVNZ01, VES Ltd
Learning and Development Initiative of the Year
- Savills
- Nuaire
- Maintenance and Contracting Services (MCS)
- Essex Services Group Limited (ESG)
Training Provider
- UK Commercial Group Ltd
- Choice Training Ltd
- Beijer Ref
- Aico
Distributor of the Year
- Smith Brothers Stores Ltd
- Kooltech
- Pipe Centre and Climate Centre
- Navigator MSL Limited
Supplier of the Year
- Relinea
- Aico
- Gripple
New for 2025: Excellence Awards Shortlist
Excellence in Competence and Compliance, sponsored by airo
- Dynamic FM
- Bancroft Ltd
- Maintenance & Contracting Services (MCS)
- Kane Group Building Services
SFG20 Excellence in Maintenance
- Government Property Agency
- Thomson FM Limited
- Cadaema Consulting Services
Contractor of the Year Awards Shortlist
New for 2025: National Contractor of the year
The Contractor of the Year Award recognises an outstanding building services contractor that has demonstrated excellence in project delivery, innovation, client satisfaction, and industry leadership. This award celebrates contractors that consistently go above and beyond in quality, safety, sustainability, and workforce development, setting a benchmark for best practices in the industry.
The four categories across the four nations, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will culminate in an overall National Contractor of the Year, sponsored by Groupe Atlantic.
Contractor of the Year - Scotland
- Fife Council Building Services
- Richard Irvin FM Ltd
- Taylor and Fraser
- Protech
- Livingston
Contractor of the Year - Wales
- Dragon HVAC Ltd
- CMB Engineering
- Premier Compliance UK Ltd
- F P Hurley & Sons Sons Ltd
Contractor of the Year - England
- Linaker
- Arcade UK Ltd
- Accurate Cooling Services Ltd
- Dalkia Engineering Ltd
- Hewer Facilities Management
Contractor of the Year - NI
- Irwin M&E
- Kane Group Building Services
- Nugent
- Vaughan Engineering Services Ltd
Service and Maintenance Contractor of the Year, sponsored by SFG20
- BSEFM Limited
- Irwin M&E
- Gratte Brothers
- KCE FM Ltd
Vent Hygiene Contractor of the Year
- Ductbusters Ltd
- Aether Compliance Ltd
- MyDuctwork Ltd