Working for Infrastructure for 30 years

As part of CECA’s 30th anniversary celebrations, our ‘30 Projects for 30 Years’ campaign is showcasing the outstanding infrastructure projects delivered by CECA members across the UK. Each case study highlights the technical expertise, innovation and lasting economic, environmental and social value that the civil engineering sector has contributed over the past three decades. Our

As part of CECA’s 30th anniversary celebrations, our ‘30 Under 30’ series showcases the talented young professionals who will shape the future of the UK’s civil engineering industry. This month, we profile Luke Courtnell, an award-winning Site Manager with McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd who has made rapid progress since joining the industry as an apprentice straight

This month CECA responded to the consultation on the future of the Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID), calling for stronger national coordination, earlier supply-chain involvement and a clearer route from strategic need to construction. Industry is preparing to deliver a major programme of reservoirs, transfers, recycling facilities, wastewater projects and other resilience infrastructure.

CECA recently held a roundtable with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to discuss reform of the water sector. In this short blog, Ben Goodwin, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at CECA, summarises the key points from the discussion that took place.   The roundtable provided a platform for members from the Association to set out their thoughts

Civils contractors today said that a fall in workloads in the first quarter of 2026 should sound an ‘alarm bell’ that underlines the need for the UK Government to accelerate infrastructure delivery. Results from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)’s Workload Trends Survey, published today, show that, on balance, 7 per cent of firms reported