BBE has built an international reputation since its inception in 1989.  Many years of experience in the world’s richest and deepest mines have developed BBE as global specialists in, ventilation, cooling, energy management and health and safety.  BBE’s capabilities range from conceptual design at front end of life cycle to feasibility studies, detailed engineering and turnkey construction.

The team comprises ventilation specialists and aerodynamic and thermo-flow engineers specializing in all elements of mine ventilation and cooling systems and energy management and optimisation.  BBE’s staff complement is more than 100 [Nov 2012] of which the majority are specialist professionals.  The back-up support team includes administrators and design draftsmen.  BBE’s professionals are made up of ventilation engineers, mining engineers, mechanical engineers, process engineers and electrical and IT engineers.  Many of BBE’s professionals have more than 30 year’s individual experience at a high level in this specific field.  BBE engineers have published hundreds of technical and scientific papers and authored and co-authored standard text books - these have attracted a variety of awards for engineering and scientific achievement.