Sheffield-based BGES marks 25th year in business with opening of new offices in London

A Yorkshire-based building energy management firm has marked its 25th year in business by opening new offices in London.
By Greg Wright
Published 24th Mar 2023, 09:46 BST

South Yorkshire headquartered BGES Group was founded in 1998 as BG Controls and it has grown to become one of the largest businesses in its sector. The group is formed of four separate specialist entities; BG Projects, BG Service, BG Net-Zero and BG Enterprise.

Between them, these business units deliver a range of building technologies and services, including building energy management systems (BEMS) smart remote services, energy management, carbon reduction strategies and complex IT infrastructure services. The company said its investment in new central London premises will enable the company to deliver on several smart building technology projects in the south of England.

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A spokesman said: “Employing 65 staff, BGES has delivered nearly 10,000 projects to customers across the UK since its foundation. The company has also calculated that in the last 25 years, its staff have spent more than one million project hours on customer sites, and have built more than 7,400 control panels.”

L-R: Gareth Barber, Managing Director, Simon Shaw, Project Director & Mike Dauris, Director of ProjectsL-R: Gareth Barber, Managing Director, Simon Shaw, Project Director & Mike Dauris, Director of Projects
L-R: Gareth Barber, Managing Director, Simon Shaw, Project Director & Mike Dauris, Director of Projects

BGES Group’s Managing Director Gareth Barber said: “Our new business pipeline looks extremely promising and we have plenty of exciting and ambitious plans for the next stage in our growth journey. We are very proud of what has been achieved so far, but, the best is yet to come.”

The company recently enrolled three school leavers from Dinnington High School onto an apprenticeship scheme aimed at delivering smart, low carbon buildings.

A spokesman said: “The BEMS Controls Engineer Apprenticeship was launched in 2020, out of a need to address the industry-wide shortage of specialists in the sector. Buildings account for 23 per cent of the UK’s carbon emissions, and 41 per cent of the global energy demand, so there is huge, untapped potential to drive this number down through efficient control of buildings’ plant and equipment. Post-apprenticeship, there is a clear route for these young people to progress at BGES Group.”

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