BES Group
BES Group is a leading provider of testing, inspection, certification, and compliance services, with over 160 years of experience. They focus on helping businesses stay safe and legally compliant by offering services like engineering inspections, electrical testing, and material testing.
Years awarded: 2020, 2025
Region: North West England
Size: 1000+ employees
Sector: Construction and engineering, Professional services
Engineering safety through strategic skills development
Theme: Onboarding, Talent pipeline / Career pathways, Upskilling
Topics: Bespoke training, Health and safety, In-house
BES Group’s New Entrant Development Programme addresses critical skills shortages in inspection engineering. With over 300,000 training hours delivered the programme reduces travel, boosts internal recruitment and improves safety compliance. Featuring a sector-unique training centre and VR-integrated learning, it supports retention and operational resilience and has led to a 30% improvement in technical knowledge.
Increasing the efficiency of training
Theme: Onboarding
This engineering company developed the Engineer Surveyor Development programme to increase the quality and efficiency of training its employees whilst at the same time reducing the time and cost of the training. The programme, which includes the use of technical specialists and a modular approach, has led to a 50% reduction of time spent in training and a 23% increase in revenue from new recruits.
News and case studies featuring BES Group:
HRH The Princess Royal celebrates best-in-class workplace training in 10th anniversary year for Awards
HRH The Princess Royal, President of the City and Guilds of London Institute, awards employers for outstanding training and skills development programmes which have positively impacted organisations, people and wider society. 15 August 2025: City & Guilds has...
Celebrating the Award class of 2020
On 15 December, we celebrated the innovative training and development successes of the 43 recipients who achieved a Princess Royal Training Award in 2020. By necessity the ceremony was a little different this year. Whilst it needed to take place virtually rather...
39 UK businesses receive excellence in training Award commended by HRH The Princess Royal in 2020
HRH The Princess Royal, President of City & Guilds Group, recognises organisations whose training has delivered measurable business impact 39 businesses celebrated at virtual ceremony for their innovative training programmes in the Princess Royal Training...
UK businesses’ training is recognised by HRH The Princess Royal on her 70th birthday
HRH The Princess Royal, President of City & Guilds Group, recognises organisations whose training has delivered measurable business impact Businesses continue to deliver excellent training programmes in the Princess Royal Training Award’s fifth year, despite...