B&F Updates

Read the latest news about Briggs and Forrester.

1st August 2018

Building Energy Management System (BEMS) offer a number of energy saving benefits. These include:

Improved plant control
Monitoring energy usage
Optimising plant operating times

This can help you to achieve savings of anything up to 30% by installing and maintaining an effective BEMS.

Effectively managing BEMS clock schedules will ensure plant is not running overnight. Some of the easiest energy savings can be made through effectively managing BEMS time clock schedules on weekends or on bank holidays.

1st August 2018

CES secure New Shopping Centre in Royal Leamington Spa

CES have been selected as the new provider of mechanical and electrical planned preventative maintenance (PPM) services at a shopping centre in Royal Leamington Spa with a large managing agent, further strengthening CES’s PPM position in the retail sector.

The Shopping Centre is fully tenanted and the contract includes the provision of mechanical and electrical services to all landlords and common areas.

The contract will be managed from our Northampton office and the services will be delivered by the CES team of mobile engineers and specialist service partners.

1st August 2018

LEC achieve CPD status

LEC are proud to announce that they have become an accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provider, having recently achieved CPD status. This status means LEC can now offer presentations on Overheating, Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) and BREEAM.

31st July 2018

Construction Enquirer Awards 2018

Briggs & Forrester have been nominated for the Best Specialist Contractor to work for (over £25m) at this year’s Construction Enquirer Awards 2018.

Construction Enquirer Awards are dedicated to recognising and rewarding the industry’s best companies to work for and the best firms to do business with.

The closing date for voting is 8th August which will determine the Top Ten companies in each category. The finalists will be announced on the 13th August will go forward to the final which will take place on the 9th October 2018 during UK Construction Week in Birmingham.

26th July 2018

Briggs & Forrester secure Selly Oak Student Accommodation project

Briggs & Forrester Living are well advanced on site at their latest project in Birmingham with Interserve. The Selly Oak development features 418 bed student accommodation, a new Sainsbury’s supermarket, under croft car parking and 14 retails units.

26th July 2018

LEC setting the standards in BREEAM

Sergey Barekyan, Associate Director for Low Energy Consultancy, recently qualified as a BREEAM Accredited Professional (AP), this is in addition to his current BREEAM assessor accreditation. Adam Alexander, LEC Managing Director said: ‘‘Well done Sergey, LEC continues to enhance our client’s compliance ease for BREEAM and all things sustainable’

BREEAM (Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method) sets the standards for best practise in sustainable design and specification for non-domestic buildings.

26th July 2018

Contract Award to CES for Commercial Office Space in Sheffield

It is with great pleasure that CES can announce that they have been selected as the new provider of mechanical and electrical planned preventative maintenance (PPM) services at a large commercial site in Sheffield, with a nationwide managing agent.

24th July 2018

TM52 - Low Energy Consultancy talk overheating analysis

We are currently experiencing a heat wave in the UK. Low Energy Consultancy discuss the benefits of TM52 when analysing overheating in construction.

Construction standards have vastly improved in the last decade. The refinement and imposing of tighter compliance through Building Regulations Part L has seen greater efficiency in fabric performance.

15th July 2018

LEC Energy Saving Tip - Time for light

Outdoor lighting is an excellent way of highlighting your business or home after dark. It can provide both security and atmosphere depending on your needs. However to save energy do you need to have your lighting on all night? Timers can provide the answer. It’s important to ensure your timer is correct and if it doesn’t automatically update to take account of daylight saving then you need to be ready for when the clocks change!

11th July 2018

LEC Energy Saving Tip - Change your AC filters regularly

There should be a regular filter changing regime in the office and generally they should be inspected and replaced accordingly every 3 months.

A clean air intake filter means cleaner air is being recycled throughout the office. The system will not have to work as hard pulling in air through a clean filter which means it will last longer.

This can give savings of around 5% on heating and cooling costs.