BEC team support Phoenix Youth Project’s work awareness week
BEC team support Phoenix Youth Project’s work awareness week Every year youngsters at the Phoenix Youth Project in Cleator Moor take part in a week long work awareness project to give them a better understanding of the job market locally. Within the week each supporting business takes a group of students aged 15-18 for half […]
BEC sponsor three bright stars from Whitehaven Theatre of Youth
BEC sponsor three bright stars from Whitehaven Theatre of Youth It takes a lot of work, a lot of volunteers, a lot of costumes and a lot of paint to make a successful stage show! Last week saw the opening night of the Whitehaven Theatre of Youth (WTOY)’s performance of the magical Aladdin Jnr at […]
REACTing to STEAM
Our Westlakes STEAM trail had a visit from REACT Engineering’s youth group REACTioneers one evening this week – together with their parents. Thanks for visiting REACTioneers!! To plan your visit with a group or as a family, head to http://steamwestlakes.com/
BEC offers up £25k to Cumbria Community Foundation’s #iwill fund
BEC offers up £25k to Cumbria Community Foundation’s #iwill fund Giving:BEC contribution forms part of £100k pot for youth social action projects 16th July 2019: Profit-for-Purpose property firm BEC has donated £25k to the #iwill campaign run by Cumbria Community Foundation (CCF), taking the total funds for Cumbria to £100k. The national #iwill campaign aims […]
STEAM Trail visit: Friends Of Chernobyl’s Children.
25th June 2019: Our Westlakes STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts & Maths) hosted a fun visit for 11 Belarusian children last week, organised by Friends Of Chernobyl’s Children. They learned all about STEAM subjects and the weather was perfect for them. The Westlakes STEAM trail blends outdoor education with digital learning. The curriculum focused destination […]
BEC’s North Shore development wins prestigious International Green Apple Built Environment Award
Cumbrian property company scoop win in Built Environment category for Sustainable Development. 26th June 2019: BEC’s transformational North Shore scheme has won an International Green Apple Built Environment award. The scheme ‘recognises, rewards and promotes environmental best practice all over the world’, aiming to improve environmental performance and encourage more efficient use of resources. It […]
Construction to start on Buzz Station and Watershed as Thomas Armstrong appointed as lead contractor
Local firm will bring 200-year history to Whitehaven’s boldest modern development 22nd May 2019: Thomas Armstrong have been appointed as lead contractor to BEC’s North Shore Buzz Station & Watershed sites following a competitive tender. Thomas Armstrong will lead an internal and external team of skilled craftspeople to turn the derelict site into Cumbria’s premier […]
Bella & Marty smash the Mini Great Manchester Run to raise money for Hospice at Home West Cumbria
Well couldn’t we just BURST with pride as young Bella & Marty smashed the Mini Great Manchester Run on Sunday 19th May to raise money for Hospice at Home West Cumbria. We were delighted to support them with training t-shirts this year. You can still sponsor them and support this wonderful local charity that does […]
Buzz Station’s bold little sister: Whitehaven to get powerful new business incubator
Sellafield Ltd and BEC collaboration will bring dynamic new space and support for fledgling firms 13th May 2019: Whitehaven is soon to have a business incubator to rival the UK’s biggest cities. Thanks to a bold collaboration between Sellafield Ltd and local profit-for-purpose developer BEC, plans have been created for a new facility that will […]
BEC places at 31 in the Cumbria Hot 100
This month saw the first Hot 100 list of Cumbria firms in In Cumbria Magazine. We were proud to place at 31 in the list of incredible companies across a huge rage on industries. Check out the full list here: http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=ba446f2b-56a6-4459-99ed-5f6f582371ab&pnum=1