Civils contractors today welcomed the UK Government’s focus on driving economic growth through the acceleration of infrastructure delivery. The new Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng’s The Growth Plan 2022, published this morning, sets out specific infrastructure projects the Government will prioritise for acceleration across transport, energy and digital infrastructure. In addition, the Government has
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Civils contractors today welcomed the UK Government’s announcement that businesses will have their gas and electricity costs capped until March 2023 but said that more must be done to unleash growth to secure the economy. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BEIS) has announced that electricity prices for UK businesses will be capped at
Civils contractors today welcomed the formation of a new UK Government under incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss but said that her administration must hit the ground running to deal the threat of a looming recession. Commenting, CECA Director of Operations Marie-Claude Hemming said: “We welcome Prime Minister Truss to her new role and look forward
Civils contractors today welcomed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s backing of a new nuclear power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk and said that investing in the sector will be key to securing clean home-grown energy for the UK. In his speech earlier today, the Prime Minister confirmed UK Government investment of £700 million in the
Above: Session 1, Burdett Theatre – Kenote speaker Jackie Ducker, Co-Chair CLC Skills Group & Executive Director, Customer & Product, CITB. This followed by a panel on ‘Agents for Change’ with Jay Parmar, CEO, Joint Industry Board, Alasdair Reisner, CEO, CECA, Shenaaz Chenia, CEO, Youth Build, and Lucy Wright, Careers Strategy Manager, CITB. Above: Session 2, Burdett Theatre:
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), in partnership with Fenwick Elliott LLP, have today published a guide regarding standard forms contracts in light of the current economic climate. The construction industry is seeing rapidly increasing costs, labour and materials shortages which are all impacting on the immediate sustainability of our firms. CECA recognises that we
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I’ve been in this post a couple of months now and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know everyone who make CECA Midlands such a special organisation. It’s also been great to get out and meet member businesses across the region to find out how they are performing, what issues they are facing and, importantly, how
Civil engineering firms in the Midlands are coming under increasing pressure when it comes to costs, according to a leading business group. The Midlands branch of Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) represents everyone from the biggest civil engineering and construction firms in the region through to smaller, specialist contractors. It says its members are reporting
