The array of challenges presented by vast public sector projects can be daunting. Yet, a willingness to embrace innovative and integrated solutions in this high-pressure environment creates opportunities to drive the industry forward. Having an in-house geospatial survey team within the Costain Skanska joint venture (CSjv), working on the HS2 Area South Enabling Works, gave
The representative body for the UK’s civil engineering contractors today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the Department for Transport to support the optimal delivery of infrastructure investment across Britain. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) said that the agreement will enable its members to support the delivery of transport investment as
Civils contractors today welcomed the publication of a report by the Welsh Affairs Committee which calls for the foundation of a new Wales Rail Board to make the case for investment by the end of this year. The report calls for the UK Government to establish a Wales Rail Board, consisting of itself, the Welsh
More than 100 construction and built environment professionals met online this month to come together for an Inspiring Change conference on the topic “Wellbeing: Prevention is Better Than Cure.” The headline speaker was Rachel Suff, Senior Policy Advisor at the CIPD and author of the CIPD’s “Health and Wellbeing at Work 2021” report. Further panel discussions
Click above to watch a recording of a CECA South West members’ meeting, which took place on 23 June 2021.
Click above to watch a recording of a CECA Southern Client Engagement Meeting with Kent County Council, which took place on 17 June 2021.
Civils contractors today welcomed the opening of the new UK Infrastructure Bank and said that they look forward to working with the new institution to identify schemes that will kick-start growth across the UK. Launched today at its headquarters in Leeds and opened by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, the new UK Infrastructure Bank
Civil engineering contractors today reported that the infrastructure-driven economic recovery in Britain continues but that growing demand is driving costs up. Results from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)’s Workload Trends Survey for the first quarter of 2021 showed that contractors’ workloads rose in annual terms in Q1, according to 29 per cent of
Civils contractors today welcomed news that the Government has announced an extra £317 million investment into the Transpennine route upgrade to deliver improved rail services across the north of England. New stations are set to open in Leeds and the south-west, while £69 million of improvements will increase freight capacity between the Port of Southampton
Civil engineering contractors today welcomed the publication of a long-delayed review of Britain’s railways by saying that the Government’s planned reforms will deliver better outcomes for passengers. Great British Railways: The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail sets out a strategy to reverse the fragmentation of the UK’s rail system that has characterised it since privatisation, replacing Network
