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emma 26.03.20 Please take a minute to read this

To all our customers and brokers, past, present and future

British Engineering Services remains fully operational serving all our customers where they still require our services during these difficult times.

The HSE (and HSA) have confirmed that there is no derogation of regulations that apply to our sector.  On that basis, we should continue to operate business as usual within the guidance provided from HSE/HSA and the Government.  SAFed considers the Inspection and Conformity industry as serving all sectors listed within the latest Government publication and therefore considers the work of its member companies as essential public services such that their staff are deemed to be key workers.

Our industry should be supporting the efforts of key services and suppliers in the UK and it was surprising to hear that some of our competitors had withdrawn services for a period.

We are the only Inspection business that specialises in our industry in the UK and Ireland and our priorities and commitment to our people and customers are clear.

The key for us is to keep on serving our customers, to keep them operational especially key services such as Hospitals, Utilities, food chain, key manufacturers, emergency services, care homes, schools, local authorities and so on. We also recognise that some customers do not want us in during these times and of course we will continue to support them once things return to normal.

It is vital that in a time of such crisis that we recognise how important our part is in keeping things moving and keeping people safe.

We must stick to Government guidelines and again these may change further over the coming days and weeks. Again, we will implement in line with these at all times. We will keep reviewing what is safe and what isn’t and update you regularly.

This business has survived two world wars, a 1996 bomb attack outside its Head Office in Manchester and many global economic recessions during its 160-year history. Throughout we have served our customers and kept Britain and Ireland functioning safely. As long as we adhere to Government guidelines then I am sure that we will come through this pandemic stronger and fitter. We will keep performing in these difficult times.

I am absolutely proud of what we do, and I don’t want to let down other key workers by not being able to support them.

We have seen a small increase in customer appointment cancellations, but these have been offset by existing customers asking us to do more and new customers asking for help. We have received many compliments from customers and brokers over the last week about our service and our relationship management.

I am not a political animal, but I must say that our Governments in the UK and Republic of Ireland are leading brilliantly. We must support their efforts and keep Britain and Ireland safe and where possible or essential keep them working safely.

We work with fantastic customers and brokers who have always supported us, and we will continue to support them through this crisis.

Best regards,

Stewart Kay
Group CEO
British Engineering Services Group
5 New York Street, Manchester M1 4JB
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emma 10.03.20 A very quick read!

As with everything we do, we've really pulled it out of the bag on the fundraising front!  Just over a year ago, we set ourselves the challenge of raising £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support and we've exceeded our ambitious target, and then some.​

Having now topped the £14,000 mark, our generous donations will really make a difference to the brilliant charity.  We’ve worked hard to achieve this impressive amount.  We’ve seen the total amount raised grow and grow over the last few months and we’re absolutely delighted with this.

“WOW I really can’t thank you both enough.  £14,000 is just incredible and I would like to thank you all.  With over 3 million people in the UK living with and after cancer. It has never been more urgent to make sure we have the support we need in place. Each and every day across the North West alone, 110 people hear the words they have cancer and every penny raised goes directly to making sure they are supported, even before diagnosis” said Cheryl Jenkinson, our Macmillan fundraising partner.

“I am so proud of what we’ve been able to do for Macmillan.  It’s a truly worthwhile charity and it’s amazing that we’ve been able to make such a difference,” said Hannah Mather, Group HR Director.

Above: Andy Kidd, our fantastic Chief Engineer, and Lianne Turley, Head of Talent and Recruitment, really got into the spirit during our fundraising efforts.

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emma 08.07.19
We’re delighted to announce that UK Road Tanker Inspections Ltd (UKRTI), has joined the British Engineering Services Group.

We’re proud to have evolved into the successful company we are today, setting the highest benchmark possible.  Our team of experts and our drive for what we do is what defines us and we’re delighted to have added even more industry specialists to the British Engineering Service Group with this acquisition.

 UKRTI is a national provider of road tanker inspection, testing and certification services with 15 employees, including eight Engineer Surveyors.  Like British Engineering Services, the company is focused on working alongside its customers to keep them safe and legally compliant and is a great fit for our Group.

“Welcoming UKRTI to British Engineering Services is a great move for both companies.  We’re always looking to add businesses like this to our Group.  With a team of brilliant people and a loyal customer base in a niche market, UKRTI presented us with a really great opportunity and we’re excited to have them on board,” said Stewart Kay, Group CEO for British Engineering Services.

 Ongoing growth is a priority for our business and expansion by acquisition continues to be a focus as we look to complement our strong organic growth.  2019 has been a great year for British Engineering Services so far and we’re excited to be expanding our services further by adding even more industry experts to our team.

UKRTI will continue to operate out of their office in Leeds under the leadership of Kate Thompson, Managing Director.  “This is great news for our business.  We’re excited to be part of a company with such an exciting future and look forward to playing a part in this,” said Kate.

For more information about tanker inspections and working with British Engineering Services, email sales@briteng.co.uk

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emma 19.06.19 Take 2 mins to celebrate with us!
It was great to start 2019 with the news that we had made it to the final three for our first ever company award as British Engineering Services, parent company of Vulcan Inspection Services, alongside Capita PIP and BT Openreach.  After a lengthy  judging process which took place over several months, we are delighted to share that we were named winners of The Forum’s prestigious Customer Contact Innovation Award for Enterprise Planning at the awards ceremony.  And as if that wasn’t enough, we even picked up a second award for Innovation of the Year making us the overall winners of the night, beating EE, The Times and The Sunday Times, Eon, Esure, RBS, Anglian Water and Newday!“We are absolutely delighted and extremely proud of our team.  We consistently adopt a pioneering and innovative approach to delivering for our customers and it’s undoubtedly paying off.  We’re setting the highest benchmark possible every single day and we should all be pleased with everything we’ve achieved so far,” said Stewart Kay, Group CEO.The Forum judges were particularly interested in our approach to scheduling and planning our great Engineer Surveyor workforce and spent time with a number of our people to learn more about what we’ve been doing in these areas.  And the response couldn’t have been any better with comments including ‘The British Engineering submission is the best we’ve had in 10 years’ and ‘The Innovation of the Year Award for 2019 is won by a team that puts customers service at the heart of transforming the business, from strategic planning to pricing to real-time flexibility.  It lays down a challenge to all of us: how do we make our organisation stand out from the crowd?’“This has been another amazing team effort.  I have never been part of a team that has won an award with such high accolade from our peers.  Well done everyone, this is fantastic news  and a reflection of everything we’re doing as a business,” said Paul Hirst, MD of Inspections.Our very own Dave Gill, Operations Director, Sue Allen, Head of Capacity Planning, Paul Hirst, MD of Inspections and Ste Doyle, Operational Development Leader all attended the ceremony on behalf of our now award winning company!