It’s National Apprentice week! At BE Design, apprenticeships are about more than gaining qualifications, they’re about creating opportunities for the next generation and investing in the communities where we work. Apprenticeships build a future-ready talent pipeline and shape teams that truly reflect company values and culture. For individuals, apprenticeships provide the chance to earn while
On 25 September, we marked a decade since the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—a bold global blueprint committing the world to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all by 2030. The SDGs have driven real change: significant progress in education access, health outcomes, electricity
We are thrilled to welcome Esmee Ten Pas to the BE Design family as our ESG & Sustainability Consultant. Esmee brings a strong background in sustainable construction, circular economy, and ESG strategy, with a proven track record of driving meaningful environmental impact. She has extensive experience leading sustainability initiatives, integrating
Exciting News!! BREEAM New Construction Version 7 finally launched at the end of September 2025, which updates both the UK and International New Construction criteria and standards. This update has resulted in BREEAM UK and BREEAM International New Construction being more closely aligned than they ever have been, with many requirements and benchmark targets having
For BE Design, Cyber Essentials represents more than compliance—it’s an integral part of how we do business. It reflects our dedication to protecting our clients, their data, and our shared reputation. Achieving Cyber Essentials certification strengthens our defences against common cyber threats and reinforces client trust. As it increasingly becomes
Our junior engineers recently visited one of our live projects in Wigan, to gain firsthand experience of the floor slab construction process. Observing how careful sequencing, coordination, and teamwork bring large-scale industrial spaces to life. A big thank you to the site engineer, who generously shared his knowledge and walked
Boxworth Gateway is a zero-carbon of 920,000 sq. ft of high-quality logistics space across 8 units. It will generate an estimated 1,450 site and construction jobs, a new bus service to Boxworth Town Centre, dedicated cycle and pedestrian routes, community orchard and a substantial biodiversity net gain. The BE Design
Named Leyton Logistics Hub, the project will feature 11 units ranging from 6,000 to 36,000 sq ft, all targeting EPC A+ and BREEAM Outstanding ratings, with a gross development value of around £130 million. Located near key arterial routes, including the A406 North Circular and A12, the site benefits from
The proposed Humber Tech Park development will consist of three data centre buildings delivering 384 MW of capacity, becoming one of the largest data centres in Europe. As part of the plans, a large horticultural greenhouse will also be built, powered by waste heat from the data centre. Greystoke Land
BE Design is pleased to announce Birgit Schneider’s promotion as Principle Sustainability Consultant, with over 17 years of diverse construction industry experience across Germany and the UK. Birgit’s career spans a broad spectrum of roles with a major contractor, including site management, cost and project management, business development, and sustainability
We are pleased to announce that Andrew Gwynne has been promoted to Director of Sustainability at BE Design. Andrew has an extensive and highly specialised background in sustainability consultancy within the built environment sector. Andrew began his career focused on conducting detailed surveys of residential and commercial buildings, primarily for
We’re excited to welcome three new apprentice engineers — Toby Baldwin, Toby Hillman, and Nikolas Adamopoulos — to the BE Design family! 🎉 They’ll be gaining hands-on experience across engineering and construction, building their skills, and developing as part of our growing team. We’re looking forward to supporting their journey
BE Design have supported the client with civil, structural and geotechnical support from conception of this four industrial unit park, over 4 years ago. The scheme is now well into construction and we have been novated to the Contractor, undertaking detailed design to ensure completion of the development in line
We are thrilled to introduce Birgit Painter as Senior Sustainability consultant. Birgit has been part of the BE design team since April, as a highly experienced professional with extensive academic and consultancy experience. Birgit is passionate about sustainability and the built environment, with expertise in low energy buildings, sustainability/ESG assessment
Ian has recently joined the BE Design family as a Senior Engineer, since may. Ian started as a graduate engineer at BWB consulting after graduating from the university of Derby in 2016. Over the years he has worked on numerous rail freight terminals, single and multi-unit warehouse developments and a
Darcy Kitson-Boyce and Seb Newell have recently joined the BE Design family as Senior Geo-Environmental Engineers, making up the new Geo-environmental department, we are thrilled to have both Darcy and Seb, and cannot wait to see what they bring to the team! Director Darcy leads the geo-environmental department and is
For many organisations the phrase ‘Digital Transformation’ can present a plethora of considerations. Dependent on the business functions and needs the most common threads tend to initially focus on the following areas: Software and Hardware solutions which present modern technology-based efficiencies and automation. Training requirements for adopting the new Software
In the ongoing discussion surrounding sustainability and the challenges of climate change, the focus has mainly revolved around reducing operational carbon emissions – the emissions generated once a building is in use. However, as the urgency to combat climate change heightens, an important yet often overlooked aspect of carbon emissions
BE Design have welcomed Birgit Schneider as Senior Sustainability Consultant. Birgit has 17 years experience in the Construction industry in Germany and the UK having worked for a large contractor in various roles, including site management, cost and project management, business development and sustainability management. Birgits input to the team
Our BE Design family has grown again! Fangyuan Zhou (Jo) has joined us as senior energy & sustainability consultant. As a CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant since 2009, Fangyuan has been deeply involved in developing sustainable and low carbon building design strategies and gained extensive experience in providing building thermal modelling and
May was an extraordinary month for BE Sustainable Placemaking – Built Environment Design Partnership. It started with the UKREiiF event in Leeds followed by an amazing launch event in #frankfurt to celebrate the launch of our new European Studio in #Germany. As part of the celebrations we took part at
Our Co-founder and Head of ESG and Sustainability Anna Tsartsari BEng(Hons), MSc, MBA, CEng, MICE joined the Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC) panel discussion on 8th June in London to discuss “Climate Related Stranded Assets – Why are they coming under increasing scrutiny and how do we address them?” with
On Thursday 8th June we celebrated the opening of the new iFLY in London. The project delivery team as well as key contributors to the success of the project were invited joined also by the Mayor of Greenwich Dominic Mbang. Our Co-Founders Anna Tsartsari and Simon Powell attended the event
Our Co-Founder and Head of ESG and Sustainability was invited as a panelist to the UKREiiF discussion organised by Harworth Group: “Beyond the building: delivering sustainable Industrial & Logistics developments” Climate resilience, emissions reduction and wider environmental impact are rising sharply up the agenda for developers, occupiers, manufacturers and energy
As we start 2023, the Directors of BE Design would like to thank everyone in the #BEDesignFamily for their hard work and commitment. Over the past 12 months we have added services to our list, completed some fantastic projects and implemented innovative solutions across each discipline in our business. We look forward
Regarded as a ‘steppingstone’ along the Government’s 2050 net zero energy pathway, the updated approved document Part L came into effect on the 15th June 2022. Key changes included: CO2 Emissions: It will be 27% more difficult to demonstrate compliance in comparison with the 2013 regulations. Primary Energy Metric Introduced:
We are very excited to formally launch our BE Design – Built Environment Design Partnership Birmingham office (it’s been nearly a year since we set up our branch in Birmingham Business Park) as well as our ESG approach of BE WELL BE Zero. Thank you to all our clients, friends
BE Design – Built Environment Design Partnership is, once again, attending a prominent Data Centre conference to discuss current thinking and engage with the supply chain in future developments. Our Director Rich Leathers is in Frankfurt today meeting up existing and new clients in the #datacentre world. The subject of
It was great to hear the panellists discussing “Where are we against net-zero goals?” at Industrial & Logistics Conference. Our Associate Director of ESG and Sustainability Charlotte Booth has been one of the speakers and shared with everyone our experience from working on stranded assets and how to design new
We’ve added a new director to our BE Design family. Rich Leathers has joined us with more than two decades of experience in civil and structural #engineering and an impressive roster of former clients. Rich will be heading up architectural and engineering services for some of our biggest clients, supporting
Our BE Design family is growing once again! Paul Shipley has joined us as principal building physics and sustainability consultant after a successful career history solidifying his expertise in sustainable building solutions. As a qualified low carbon consultant, non-domestic energy assessor, and member of CIBSE, Paul will be developing sustainable
This week, the BE Design team attended MIPIM, the world’s largest real estate exhibition, in Cannes. With sustainability and ESG being core to our business, we enjoyed hearing from the whole industry about new projects, innovative collaborations, and concepts being adapted within the sector to further drive urban change. Anna
A big BE Design family welcome to Sophie Bennington today who joins us as a senior sustainability consultant. Our sustainability and wellbeing team is incredibly important to us and is an ever-growing asset to our work as we place sustainability and wellbeing firmly at the heart of everything we do
The BE Design family continues to grow! Mark Greatrix joins us as Head of BIM and Digital Delivery, bringing with him a wealth of experience, including over 20 years on logistics, rail, and energy projects. Most recently he has been focused on delivering digital strategies, reality capture, and innovative solutions to
We’re delighted to kick off 2022 by welcoming a new associate director to our Birmingham office. Frankie Lung-Sing Yeun joins the BE Design family after a successful career in Hong Kong, specialising in transport engineering. As a Chartered Engineer and a member of the Institution of Structural Engineers, Frankie will
Our associate director for sustainability and wellbeing Charlotte Booth was recently invited down to London for the Health Investor Power Fifty Awards with Impact Healthcare. Andrew Cowley, managing director, was shortlisted for the Leading Investor award. To support its great work in healthcare, we’re providing sustainability consultancy for Impact, helping it to drive its portfolio
We’ve appointed a new associate director, Tim Osborne, who is joining the BE Design family in our Newark office. Having developed many business parks with logistics, industrial, and other commercial uses, together with leisure centres, retail projects, and residential schemes, Tim’s experienced in taking projects from their initial conceptual stage
We’re so pleased to welcome Silvia Meneghini to the BE Design family. Silvia joins us as a principal architect. After five years working in Italy on some of the country’s biggest sport and recreation centres, Silvia moved to the UK in 2013 and designed for leading firms on various workplace,
We’re delighted that the Blackfriars development in East Sussex has been named as the best development (suburban and rural) in the UK at the national Inside Housing Development Awards. Designed for Rother District Council, this highly sustainable development of 200 homes combines the latest in sustainable design and technology with
We’d like to extend a huge welcome to Steve Sloan, who has recently joined us as an associate for highway design. With a wealth of experience in industrial development projects, highway design and airfield schemes, and a career history that has taken him as far as Equatorial Guinea, we’re delighted
We’re so pleased to announce that Beck Harrison has been promoted to principal architectural coordinator after a successful eight months with us! She joined us as a senior architectural coordinator, with plenty of experience working with well-known contractors and has brought her willingness to learn and extensive construction experience to
October was Black History Month – a very important month in our calendars – and part II architectural assistant Emmanuel Adedokun has been helping us celebrate and learn more about black history with a quiz. Emmanuel joined us in July this year after completing his MArch at Manchester School of Architecture. While
The COP26 climate conference commenced yesterday on 31 October. The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties is taking place in Glasgow for two weeks, bringing people together to accelerate action towards tackling climate change. COP26 focused on four main goals: 1️⃣ Secure global net zero by mid-century and