Why and how to join
Membership benefits
We believe that membership of BE represents the best £7,000 our members spend. We are not a charity to which people make donations. We exist to provide exceptional value to our members through the services we offer.
From continuous consultation with our members we know that each firm has its own set of reasons for being involved with us. The bottom line is just that – firms join BE because they see commercial advantage in collaborating with like-minded firms.
- BE provides an inside track to innovation, research, guidance and learning.
- BE is influential with government and other industry bodies who increasingly are approaching us to partner. We are delighted to collaborate in this way. By working with others we can achieve far more than by ourselves.
- BE is a network of leading firms providing opportunities to form teams to win future work together.
Some of the specific benefits which members receive include:
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action research-cum-free-consultancy
- actual effort to the value of £170,000 over 3 years available to BE members
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leveraging 3rd-party funding
- BE is currently steering other research worth £310,000
- BE is the lead partner in current bids worth over £930,000
- BE received £20,000 direct funding in 2002 from the CITB and the Wates Foundation
- in-company facilitated knowledge-transfer sessions
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preferential rates for
- CWC training in collaborative working (25-40% subsidy on the open market rate)
- conferences
- a new audio product to be launched in late November
- involvement in up to 20 projects & working groups at any time
- preferential access to new reports and publications
- a quarterly newsletter
- member forums at least quarterly including briefings on 'hot' topics
- regular email updates
How to join
Firms and organisations may apply to join. The application is then considered by 'peer review' against the following criteria:
- demonstrable commitment to our values
- being prepared to contribute and share
- maintaining a balance of membership across the supply chain
- a nominated 'senior' representative (who must be active in the business).
The annual subscription rate is £7,000 with a 50% reduction for smaller firms. Smaller firms are defined as follows:
- clients, contractors, specialist contractors, suppliers – less than 500 employees
- consultants – architects, engineers, surveyors, cost consultants, project and construction managers, lawyers, accountants, insurers – less than 25 employees.