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Following a sustained increase in demand for design projects over the past financial year, BES, the specialist in delivery of complex projects for the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, has increased its design team with 14 new roles. The move follows a bumper year for BES, with 10 independent design commissions completed over the past 12 months, representing a combined value of £2.5 million. We also delivered a similar number of projects totalling circa £50 million, which combine design, engineering, construction and commissioning during the same period...READ MORE
BES has begun construction of a further sterile production plant for the Zoladex cancer drug at AstraZeneca’s Macclesfield campus. Officially announced during a site visit by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the project follows BES’s successful design and construction of a sterile production facility for the manufacture of Zoladex at the site in 2016. The company has leveraged its multi-disciplinary expertise to deliver a wide variety of turnkey capital investment projects for AstraZeneca over the past 20 years, including the recent Global Packing Centre in Macclesfield...READ MORE
We are very proud to announce that BES has achieved certification for ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management Standard, aligned with our existing ISO 9001 Quality Management System; and as such we have been awarded with an integrated certificate. Introduced in March 2018, ISO 45001 is an international standard for occupational health and safety at work developed by national and international committees independent of government. It helps provide a structured framework to proactively improve safety performance, ensuring a safe and healthy workplace...READ MORE
Our design team recently delivered both the concept and detailed design of a Grade C Filling and Sterilization Facility for a manufacturer of plasma-derived products in the South East. BES was appointed as Principal Designer for the project, with responsibility for process, mechanical, electrical, and architectural design. As part of this fast-track commission, we developed a solution to refurbish a large area of the ground floor of an existing two-storey building, to increase capacity for existing products and enable larger batch sizes...READ MORE
We are very pleased to announce that we have won a major contract for a global medical device manufacturing facility located near Glasgow. BES will be principal designer and principal contractor on the project for Terumo Aortic which is part of Terumo Corporation based in Tokyo, a global leader in medical technology for 100 years. Terumo Aortic manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of innovative surgical, endovascular and hybrid products that provide clinicians around the world with solutions for treating patients with aortic disease. BES will be responsible for process, architectural and building services design of a unique manufacturing environment, along with fit out and procurement of the facility’s specialist production equipment. READ MORE
Following a period of sustained growth, we have increased our team by more than 30 in just the past six months. Based in Rochdale and Milton Keynes, we have built an enviable reputation for the successful design, construction, commissioning and validation of sophisticated facilities for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and life sciences sectors. We deliver innovative project solutions to stringent standards of quality and compliance across the UK and beyond. BES’ recent expansion ensures the company can continue to provide the specialist expertise and project experience required by customers in highly-regulated industries. It also prepares the company for further managed growth, ensuring the availability of the right skills, experience and collaborative approach on every project...READ MORE
Our High Bay Warehouse, Packing and Logistics project, delivered with AstraZeneca, was announced winner of the Integration and Collaborative Working Award at this year's Constructing Excellence in North West Award virtual ceremony. We are very proud of our collaboration with AstraZeneca which has enabled us to deliver many technically challenging and strategically important projects over the years. The High Bay Warehouse, Packing and Logistics project has been meticulously delivered in a series of discrete phases within one of the busiest medicines packing operations in Europe...READ MORE
We are very pleased to announce that alongside Excitech Ltd, we were named as winners at the Construction Computing Awards 2020 in the "Innovation of the Year" category. The Awards showcase and reward the excellent work carried out by companies within the construction sector and the sophisticated technology they use to design, construct and modify buildings across the UK...READ MORE
We are delighted that the High Bay Warehouse, Packing and Logistics Project we delivered in partnership with AstraZeneca, has been shortlisted in the Integration & Collaborative Project category at the North West Regional Construction Awards. The awards are the most significant celebration of best practice and best value in the north west and the only event of its kind that connects every single discipline of construction working towards a sustainable built environment...READ MORE
BES has been awarded a significant contract to carry out the detailed design, construction and commissioning of a new cleanroom located at TEVA’s manufacturing facilities in Runcorn. Fulfilling the role of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor, our dedicated project team will design and construct the new facility...READ MORE