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Cleator Moor based William King Construction have been appointed as principle contractor for our upcoming project Revive.
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Welcome to the first blog for 2024 from our CEO, Michael Pemberton.
It's been a busy start to 2024 for BEC; for our team, our partners and our projects. Read on to find out more ...

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Exciting news! Following extensive and extremely insightful public consultation, our upcoming Digital and Gaming hub is going to be called 'LEVELS'.

Summers Inman and NORR - the team that supported the redevelopment of the award winning Bus Station - have been appointed by BEC to refurbish the former Whittles furniture store in Whitehaven.

The iconic Whittles building in Whitehaven is being transformed into a futuristic digital and gaming hub after securing multi-million pound backing from Sellafield Ltd and BT.
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Michael Pemberton, BEC Chief Executive has received the British Empire Medal in the Kings' New Years Honours
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