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
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
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.
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.
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
Civils contractors today welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to allow a third runway to be built at Heathrow airport supporting the long-term strategic infrastructure interests of the UK. Commenting, CECA Director of External Affairs Marie-Claude Hemming said: “To secure the long-term interests of the UK, we must close the aviation capacity gap. “Heathrow is key to Britain’s status as
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association has historically not taken a position whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union, reflecting the diverse viewpoints of our members on this issue. In the past, we have warned of our concerns about the potential impact a no-deal Brexit might have on the wider economy. The construction
Civils contractors today welcomed the publication of the UK Government’s Energy White Paper and described it as an important milestone in the UK’s transition to a net zero future. The White Paper will set out plans to support up to 220,000 jobs over the next decade as the UK transitions towards net zero emissions by
Click above to watch a recording of a CECA South West Webinar on Project 13, which took place on Tuesday 8 December 2020.
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has welcomed the launch of the Government’s Construction Playbook which is anticipated to transform the delivery of construction projects for the long term. The Construction Playbook, which is published today, is focused on getting projects and programmes right from the start. It is based on a series of key
