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McBains signs the Armed Forces Covenant We’re proud to announce that McBains is now a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.   As a leading consultancy in the built environment, we recognise the skills, discipline, and expertise that veterans, reservists, and service leavers bring to our industry. From project management to engineering, their experience aligns perfectly with the demands of construction and the wider built environment sector.   By signing the Covenant, we commit to supporting the armed forces community, whether through employment opportunities, training pathways, or creating a workplace culture that values their contribution.   We look forward to working with the Covenant to ensure those who have served, and their families, receive the recognition and opportunities they deserve. #armedforces #community #support #opportunities

McBains secures place on LHC’s Retrofit and Decarbonisation Framework McBains has been appointed to LHC Procurement Group's Retrofit and Decarbonisation (N9) Framework to deliver retrofit solutions for the public sector.   The £460 million framework is designed to offer a full suite of services to address all aspects of a building's energy efficiency, enabling the decarbonisation of existing housing stock and public buildings.    McBains has been appointed to workstream 1 of the four-year framework, which covers energy policy, strategy development and grant funding support, multi-disciplinary consultancy, PAS 2035 (domestic building audits and heat decarbonisation plans) and PAS 2038 (commercial audits and heat decarbonisation).   Anthony Coumidis, commented: “We’re looking forward to working with LHC and their members to deliver retrofit and decarbonisation projects that will bring high-quality energy-efficient improvements to buildings across the Midlands, East of England and the South East”.   To find out more visit: https://lnkd.in/epvn33M6   #N9framework #retrofit #decarbonisation

Key take away from the first day at #DPRTE2025: - never heard SME’s mentioned so many times in one event! - a clear recognition that across the UK defence sector there are significant capacity/ procurement risks within existing supply chains, so a genuine desire to expand into SME’s/ enable new entrants into the market - an enormous pipeline of work across all key defence Client organisations as a result of existing spending commitments and new money - acknowledgement that historically going at pace is not something the sector has been good at, so innovation is key to enabling this - massive changes and growth within a number of MOD owned organisations - presenting both risks and opportunities - the impending Defence Industrial Strategy will be key and needs to be a game changer in respect of the relationship between industry and government/ defence procurement - defence spending has the potential to bring about meaningful change and the investment should not just be about security but also about growth - a real and tangible sense of national purpose - a touch of the ‘blitz spirit’ and a coming together of all elements of the sector - something to be proud of and a chance to deliver a positive legacy for future generations. Looking forward to Day 2!

We're attending DPRTE 2025! We're looking forward to attending the Defence Procurement, Research, Technology & Exportability (DPRTE 2025) event on March 26-27 at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre. Our sector experts, Mark Leeson and Mark Baseby, will be there to share insights alongside industry leaders and explore the latest developments shaping the future of defence procurement. #defence #research #procurement

Members of the McBains team attended Zentia’s Painting on the Ceiling event at The Vault showroom in Farringdon. Thank you to Zentia and Crown Paints for organising such a creative and engaging evening, and to Jannie Or for coordinating the arrangements.   The event provided an excellent opportunity to connect with others and appreciate the inspiring artwork on display.   #Collaboration #Networking #Zentia #CrownPaints #McBains

We’re thrilled to share this incredible project, where our Greece team played a key role as Lenders' Technical Advisor. Trilogy Limassol is the largest mixed-use sky-rise development in the Mediterranean, positioned in the heart of Limassol’s affluent waterfront. #LTA ##LendersTechnicalAdvisor #CollectiveExcellence

McBains at UKREiiF 2025 The countdown is on! We’re excited to be heading to Leeds from 20–22 May for the UK’s leading Real Estate & Infrastructure Forum. This key event brings together industry leaders to shape a more sustainable, inclusive, and innovative built environment. As official partners, we’ll also be hosting a panel event - more details to follow. If you’re attending, come and meet the McBains team! #UKREiiF #builtenvironment #infrastructure #sustainability #networking #collaboration

INSIDE HOUSING: Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 – Learning Lessons from Past Retrofits Following our recent roundtable, McBains Associate Director in our ESG team, Alex Jahanshahi-Edlin, shares his insights with Inside Housing on how lessons from past retrofit programmes can help shape the next phase of social housing decarbonisation. #retrofit #decarbonisation #housing https://lnkd.in/e8KzaSY4

McBains recently hosted an insightful roundtable discussion on ‘The Pathway to Decarbonising and Retrofitting Social Housing’, chaired by Marie Kemplay, Deputy Editor of Financial Times Sustainable Views.    The session brought together a diverse and knowledgeable group of industry professionals to discuss key topics including overcoming challenges to effective retrofit delivery, funding insights and best practice.   It was an engaging and productive conversation highlighting the importance of collaboration in tackling these pressing issues and we are especially grateful to all of the attendees for their valuable contributions.    Read the full summary of the roundtable discussion on our website: https://lnkd.in/enmtJ5uD #socialhousing #decarbonisation #retrofit #roundtable #esg #collaboration #knowledge

McBains NextGen We were delighted to welcome a fresh cohort to our NextGen programme for 2025 recently, as we continue our commitment to innovation and leadership development. The new participants were welcomed by Clive Docwra, Managing Director and Mark Leeson, Operations Director, alongside the initiative’s 2024 members who were responsible for selecting the programme’s new intake. Launched last year, our NextGen programme is designed to empower emerging leaders and provide them with a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the business. It seeks to foster collaboration, innovation and diverse perspectives to bring together different views, opinions and expertise to influence and inspire positive change. "The outgoing cohort leaves behind a legacy of impactful projects, setting a high bar for the incoming group but we’re confident that this new generation will bring a fresh set of ideas that will drive our business forward in new ways,” said Mark Leeson, Operations Director, “We very much look forward to working with the new intake and are excited to see the positive impact they're undoubtedly going to have on the business”. #NextGen #Innovation #Development #Leadership