CECA Causeway Donseed Webinar – February 2021

 Click above to watch a recording of a CECA/Causeway Donseed webinar, which took place in February 2021.

CECA: Frameworks Reform “Long Overdue”

Civils contractors have welcomed news that the UK Government has instituted an independent review of public sector frameworks and said that reform in this area is “long overdue.” The Cabinet Office has announced that Professor David Mosey of King’s College London is to lead an independent review of public sector frameworks, with a view to

Reverse VAT & Off Payroll Working Webinar

 Reverse VAT & Off Payroll Working Webinar – delivered by Liz Bridge, 4 February 2021

CECA: Contractors Now Recruiting For Recovery

Civils contractors today said that a recent rise in workloads and headcount show that the civils industry is now recruiting for recovery. Results from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)’s quarterly workload trends survey, published today, show that after two successive quarters of annual falls, workloads rose in 2020 Q4, according to a balance of

Industry Calls For Reverse Charge VAT Legislation To Be Pulled

CECA is a signatory to a joint letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak calling for proposed legislation that will implement reverse charge VAT, due to be implemented at the start of March, to be delayed or halted.  Our research shows that while most CECA members are ready for the changes, nonetheless a majority would favour a

UK Government Overhauls Prompt Payment Code

An overhaul of the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) to crack down on delayed invoices owed to small businesses has been announced by the UK Government today (19 January). Under new reforms, companies that have signed up to the Prompt Payment Code will be obliged to pay small businesses within 30 days – half the time

CECA: Budget Cuts Threaten Northern Transport Revolution

Civils contractors today warned that cuts to core funding for Transport for the North will undermine the UK Government’s levelling-up agenda. Transport for the North, a statutory body, is set to lose 40 per cent of its core funding and a fifth of its annual funding for next year, according to documents it published this

Letter From Andy Mitchell CBE, Co-Chair of the Construction Leadership Council, To The UK Construction Industry

Andy Mitchell CBE, Co-Chair of the Construction Leadership Council, has today written to everyone working in the UK construction sector during the current national lockdown. Click below to read his letter.

Letter from BEIS Secretary of State Kwasi Kwarteng MP To UK Construction Sector

The new Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, the Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, has written today (11 January 2021) to everyone working in the UK construction sector during the current national lockdown. Click below to read his letter.

CECA Webinar: Generic Form of Sub-Contract

 Click above to view a webinar on the CECA Generic Form of Sub-Contract which was introduced by David Allen, Executive Director of CECA (Southern) Ltd, and presented by Tom Pemberton of Goodman Derrick solicitors and Mark Bezzant of Bezzant Ltd. The webinar demonstrates that the Generic Form of Sub-Contract (published September 2020) is an