Civils contractors today welcomed Transport for the North’s ambitious £70 billion blueprint to support transformation of the North’s economy and look forward to a clear delivery plan to meet the urgent transport needs of the region. TfN’s Strategic Transport Plan and Investment Programme outlines how a £70 billion investment over thirty years would contribute to an
If your organisation shares personal data with organisations in the European Economic Area (EEA), you will need to take steps to ensure you continue to comply with data protection laws if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. For UK businesses that only share data within the UK, there will be no change. Personal
Leading construction bodies have called for united action between industry and Government to address skills pinch-points. Nine industry federations and representative bodies have jointly called for collaboration to boost availability of occupations in greatest shortages including site supervisors, operatives and quantity surveyors. The organisations – Association for Consultancy & Engineering, Build UK, Civil Engineering Contractors
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have established a task force to assess and support business readiness in respect of data protection if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. DCMS want your help to understand how prepared businesses are in terms of data protection for a no-deal and what more
Civil engineering contractors have today called on Government to promote a more collaborative rail sector in order to deliver a world-class railway. In its response to the Williams Rail Review, established to recommend the best way to organise the UK’s rail network and operations, CECA called for the principles of collaboration to extend to those
After last year’s disappointing decision by Toshiba to pull out of a new nuclear power station at Moorside, Japanese nuclear giant Hitachi has announced that it is to halt construction of its £20bn scheme at Wylfa Newydd on the Isle of Anglesey. This leaves Hinkley Point C at Somerset as the only new nuclear power
CECA has today described the cancellation of a new nuclear power station at Wylfa in Wales as a “serious blow” to the UK’s future energy security. The Japanese firm Hitachi has announced that it is to suspend work on the £20 billion scheme, with the loss of 400 jobs. Commentating, CECA Director of External Affairs
CECA, in partnership with the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) and the Construction Products Association (CPA), is to deliver an exclusive webinar for our members on Brexit on 17 January. As the clock ticks down to Brexit Day, and with little sign of agreement in Westminster, yet alone with Brussels, the prospect of the
The 2013 Energy Act signalled the close of a number of coal power stations, promised the construction of a new generation of nuclear power stations, and changed a large part of the policy focus to renewables. The recently created National Infrastructure Commission builds on this ambition, but changes some of the goals. We seem to
Following the publication today of the Government’s White Paper on the UK’s future skills based approach to immigration, civil engineering contractors have urged Government to continue speaking with industry to make the system work. Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced a single route for both EU and non-EU highly skilled and skilled workers which would not
