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

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

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

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:

Our architects and sustainability experts have submitted a planning application for 200 homes in Battle, East Sussex. Our vision for Blackfriars is to develop a highly sustainable contemporary housing development, which is future proofed for the transition to Zero Carbon while also respecting the local heritage and landscape.  Our team utilised the challenging

Following three years with us as Associate Director Dian Coleman has been promoted to Director and will be working closely with directors Anna, Simon and Stephen on business growth. He will also be working on consolidating our internal processes and ensuring our team is equipped with the training and technology they need to continually

We are very pleased to be rounding off the year with the appointment of Ben Johnson as our newest Principal Engineer.   Ben joins the team following more than 12 years at multinational firm Arup, where he rose through the ranks from technician level to being a senior engineer. During his career

Saturday 23 June saw International Women in Engineering Day 2018 and, to mark the occasion, some of our talented female staff are sharing their thoughts and advice based on their experience within the industry. Currently, within the engineering industry, only 11% of staff are women. International Women in Engineering Day

Some of our design team made the most of the early evening spring-sunshine, and hit our local golf range for a game of footgolf. It was a hotly contested competition, but Congratulations go to the Winner – Rafa Tsartsaris.

BE Design and year 5 & 6 pupils from the Mount School in Newark, have just completed a design collaboration project. The winner of which, Isaac Williams, is proudly pictured receiving a 3d printed model of his design from Tom Shiels. Carole & Tom from BE Design went into the

The team are looking forward to attending MIPIM 2018 this March and are excited to meet with colleagues and friends both old and new. If you would like to meet up please give one of us a call.

Today marks the 5th anniversary of BE Design and we are delighted to celebrate this very important milestone in our history. Throughout this journey we have enjoyed the highs, endured the lows and relished everything in between and, from our humble beginnings to the present day, our goals and direction have stayed

BE Design were delighted to host our 2017 Christmas Party this month and welcomed all staff and summer placement students for a festive Christmas lunch. It was great to sit down with everyone and celebrate the past year whilst looking ahead to the future and the fantastic prospects in the year

BE Design is very proud to be involved in RIBA’s East Midlands Student Mentoring Scheme, that was launched in September 2017 for the coming academic year, offering mentoring places to 104 architecture students at the four RIBA-validated Schools of Architecture in the region: The University of Lincoln, Leicester School of

The first phase of Multiply, a speculative commercial development at Logistics North has been completed, with three units successfully handed over to the Client, totalling 163,500 sq ft at the site adjacent to the M61. This marks the end of Multiply’s first phase with the units delivered on-time. Development on

Welcome to the Architectural students from the University of Lincoln – Alex Sarson and Eleanor Watterson plus Matt Nelson, Charlie Missing, Wyne Muntuyedwa and Joseph Iwuator from Nottingham Trent University. The Undergraduates will be mentored by Jonathan Thorns and our Architectural team for this academic year. As a Graduate of

Anna Tsartsari is looking forward to meeting up with friends old and new at Cannes’ MAPIC 2017, on 15th-17th of November 2017. Regarded as the premier event for clients within the retail and leisure sectors, Anna will be available to provide professional design consultancy advice. Please contact her to arrange

BE Design is providing design services for 3 high-quality, speculative logistic centres on a 21 acre site. Our Engineers have worked closely with Michael Sparks Associates and Buckingham Group Construction to deliver a visually attractive development, standing on Reading’s A33 gateway site, which also has convenient links to Junction 11