Civils contractors have called on the incoming Conservative UK Government to ‘turbo-charge’ the infrastructure sector in its first 100 days in office. Commenting, Chief Executive of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Alasdair Reisner said: “We welcome the prospect of political stability that the new majority UK Government offers. “At the same time, promises of
CECA is seeking to support those affected by the collapse of Clugston Group. The Scunthorpe-based contractor filed for administration today (Friday 6 December), with its construction, logistics, facilities management, property and surveying businesses all impacted. The group employed 400 construction staff from a total workforce of 629. With around 75 members across Yorkshire and the
CECA and Build UK have collaborated on a website which aims to help you prepare your business for Brexit by summarising the latest available information. You can access the website here. The UK Government’s Brexit Business Readiness Tool and HMRC Partnership Pack may also provide useful information. If you are a CECA member and would like
CECA, working in a collaborative working group with the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) and supported by National Highways, has published a free online Supplier Guide on Working with National Highways. The aim of the guide is to provide information and support to civil engineering contracting companies, providers of professional and management services, and their
The CECA South West Foundations Group has had a truly incredible experience on 23 October exploring the underside of the Plymouth Tamar Bridge as well as seeing its anchorages as part of a site tour, The Tamar Bridge team provided an excellent and very informative tour as well as promoting its new Educational Centre facilitating
Civils contractors have called on all parties in the UK to back infrastructure as the best means of delivering economic growth at the 2019 General Election. As the UK prepares to go to the polls ahead of a likely General Election in December, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has said that any incoming government
After two years of falling workloads, figures released today by the voice of Scotland’s civil engineering contractors, CECA Scotland, show that workloads are finally on the rise in Scotland’s civils sector. CECA’s latest Workload Trends Survey for Scotland, which has been published quarterly since 2005, has found that workloads in Scotland rose according to
The House of Commons Transport Committee has today welcomed a commitment by the Department for Transport to press the Treasury for a longer-term funding settlement for councils to tackle the plague of potholes on local roads. The pledge to work across Government to make the case for a long-term funding plan, is contained in the
Mark Taylor, who is the Group Commercial Director at Osborne, has been appointed Chairman of CECA’s Commercial and Legal Working Group. With 36 years’ worth of commercial and legal experience, Mark has participated in a wide variety of industry working groups. These include; The Cabinet Office, Contractors Legal Group, Build UK, UK Contractors Group, Construction
The UK Government has today published the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP), showing upcoming rail upgrades for the coming five years. The update supplies information on the RNEP schemes being funded by the Control Period 6 (CP6) enhancements budget. The CP6 budget covers 2019 to 2024. For each RNEP scheme the Department for Transport only
