Business & Management

Annual Review – Chief Executive’s statement
For CABE, the year has been one of a progressive return to more normal activities following the Covid-19 pandemic, continuing our strategic development through the formal adoption of an updated strategy which sets our objectives through to 2025 our centenary year.

The Engineering Council announced the signing of new agreements with Spanish professional bodies Asociación de Ingenieros Profesionales de España (AIPE) and Agency for Qualification of Professional Engineers (AQPE), which will facilitate the mobility and recognition of engineering professionals between the UK and Spain.

Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (7 to 11 November 2022) celebrated ten years of inspiring young people into engineering careers.

Taking place on 4 May, the BCIA Awards 2023 recognise innovation, product development, project delivery and great training in the building controls sector.

Stephen Kidd, Associate Director at Quadrant Building Control, took the opportunity at the CABE Built Environment Awards to announce the launch of the Quadrant Building Control Training Programme.

On 14 September, the CABE Southern Region held its third buildeng Conference of 2022 in Winchester.

This award recognises those who have demonstrated academic excellence during their final year of their CABE-accredited course.

The Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair is returning in 2023. From

Harvey Hudson, one of the first students to enrol on CIBSE’s Net-Zero Apprenticeships programme, has won the Technical Apprentice of the Year (Level 3-4) award at CIBSE’s Young Engineer Awards 2022.

We're delighted to present the Association's most prestigious award, the Peter Stone Award, to a Chartered Engineer who has been an incredible asset to the Association: Michael Mann.

Nominated by Whitecode Consulting in recognition of his outstanding performance in the past 12 months, this apprentice has stood out as "a superstar" for his work co-ordinating the building services across four sites as part of the London Borough of Houslow infill sites programme.

Kevin Dawson is a well-known and respected industry figurehead. He has been in building control for several years and is committed to raising the profile and standing of the profession.

Dr Muhammad Arkam bin Che Munaaim has been recognised for his development of the outcome-based programme that helped the client grow their business creating digital innovation products.

Engineers Without Borders UK has launched the 2022-23 cycle of the award-winning Engineering for People Design Challenge in partnership with Engineers Without Borders South Africa and the Govan Community project. Now in its 12th year, the Challenge has involved more than 60,000 undergraduate students across Cameroon, South Africa, UK, Ireland and the USA.
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Changes are happening to some of the key construction apprenticeship qualifications in Wales, with the aim of better meeting the needs of employers and students alike.

The Construction Innovation Hub has launched the Construction Product Quality Planning (CPQP) framework. This sets out best practice for manufacturers when creating new platform systems and off-site construction products, in line with regulatory standards such as BSI 99001 and the Building Safety Act.

At the time of writing, much of western Europe is bathed in sunshine.

Engineers Without Borders UK and Jacobs have announced a new partnership to deliver a global training initiative to upskill 30 advocates with the principles of globally responsible engineering.

Recent months have seen the Board and executive team working to review the Association’s strategy and business plans for the next few years.

Irene Hayden is a lecturer at GMIT Atlantic Technological University in Ireland with experience in civil engineering and architecture. She promotes STEM subjects in schools to introduce teenagers to the opportunities of college education and to engineering