CECA Midlands has joined forces with a region-wide scheme that helps tackle youth unemployment in a bid to address the shortage of labour in the sector. Ladder Foundation was created more than a decade ago in London to drive up the number of apprenticeships being offered by employers. The success of the campaign saw initiatives
CECA Midlands member Highways Traffic Management have relaunched their Mental Health Campaign and video, Talk More. The campaign is encouraging people to talk about mental health and remove any associated Stigma. You can pledge your support for the campaign here.
CECA, in conjunction with the Railway Industry Association and Network Rail, has published a new report, Delivering Enterprise Models In The UK Rail Sector. Click below to download the report for free.
Hannah Rock has taken on the role of Rail Director at the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA). Hannah has over two decades experience of working in the railway contracting industry, principally for Kier and Aspin, and is taking over the role from outgoing Rail Director Bill Free. Commenting, Hannah said: “I am very much looking
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) is delighted to become a signatory to the Tackling Diabetes Safety Charter. As one of the fastest growing epidemics in the UK today, 1 in 12 people of working age have diabetes, and a quarter of those with diabetes do not know they have the condition. Diabetes creates significant
Click HERE to download the slide deck from CECA’s October 2022 event “Safe Digging: Let’s Make A Difference.” Click HERE to download a briefing with a synopsis of the event and speakers. Videos that were embedded in the event presentation are available to stream on YouTube: 1. https://youtu.be/I2cKeQq_hyY 2. https://youtu.be/pg7y84IjNqs 3. https://youtu.be/eu_DxtImeQw
Civils contractors today said that the Chancellor’s decision to protect capital spending in his Autumn Statement shows confidence in the ability of UK infrastructure to deliver economic growth. In his Autumn Statement, delivered earlier today, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt MP said his three growth priorities were energy efficiency, investment in infrastructure, and innovation.
Almost half of work-related illness is due to stress, depression or anxiety according to statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). There are three main reasons employers should be looking to prevent stress and support good mental health in business; it’s the law, it’s good for business and it’s the right thing to
The Construction Leadership Council is running a consultation to ask businesses from across the sector to give their views on the first ever unified plan to slash the amount of diesel used on sites. Last year the Construction Leadership Council’s CO2nstruct Zero campaign set a target to cut the amount of diesel used by construction
Civils contractors today warned that the UK’s infrastructure sector is being hampered by a lack of skilled workers and said that the number of firms reporting difficulties in labour supply has reached record highs. Results from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)’s Workload Trends Survey for the third quarter of 2022 found that while contractors
