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CECA: Core Innovation Hub Welcome To Transform The Construction Sector

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Civil engineering contractors today welcomed Government’s announcement of the Core Innovation Hub which will support industry collaboration across the digital, manufacturing and construction sectors to develop and commercialise technologies for the construction sector. The hub consortium will enable these sectors to collaborate to support a sustainable market place for digitally driven manufacturing in construction. Commenting,

Government: Failure To Demonstrate Prompt Payment Will Prevent Firms From Winning Public Sector Contracts

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Cabinet Office Minister for Implementation Oliver Dowden CBE MP has announced that for the first time the failure of companies to demonstrate prompt payment to their suppliers could result in them being prevented from winning Government contracts. A new prompt payment initiative to ensure all Government suppliers and subcontractors benefit from being paid on time

CECA: £600 Billion Pipeline Vital For Economic Growth

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Civils contractors today welcomed the publication of the updated National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline which sets out the programme for substantial infrastructure delivery across the UK by 2028. The pipeline includes the £28 billion national roads fund, as well as other flagship projects like East West Rail, upgrading the M6 to a smart motorway and

CECA: Too Many Frameworks Don’t Work

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Contractors are being hit as too many frameworks are failing to deliver expected work, while putting firms through unneeded extra bids to secure projects. That is the key finding of the Civil Engineering Contractors Associations’ year-long study into the use of frameworks. Members told CECA that, for their frameworks: 71 % frequently reported less than

CECA Attends TfL ‘Vision Zero’ Summit

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CECA was present at a ‘Vision Zero’ summit in London on Tuesday (13 November), which considered a plan put forward by the Mayor of London, TfL, and the Metropolitan Police, to eliminate deaths and serious  injuries on London’s roads. The ‘Vision Zero’ approach will see a new 20mph speed limit introduced on all TfL roads

CECA Southern Awards 2018

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 To celebrate the achievements of this year’s young award winners (Most Promising Apprentice, Most Promising Trainee Quantity Surveyor, Most Promising Trainee Civil Engineer and Safety Initiative and Innovation Award) and to encourage others into the industry, CECA (Southern) has compiled the above video.

Industry SmartCard Audit Demonstrates Value Of Smart Technology

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Build UK has published the results of its annual audit of industry skills cards which was carried out across member construction sites on 3 October 2018. The Build UK SmartCard Audit, which was delivered in partnership with CECA, CSCS and Reference Point, saw over 47,000 cards checked across 711 sites. 80% were read smartly, using

CECA South West Training Awards 2018

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 Our South West Award Winners for 2018, namely: Most Promising Apprentice; Most Promising Trainee Quantity Surveyor; Most Promising Trainee Civil Engineer; University of Bath Student Placement Award; University of Plymouth Student Placement Award.

Engineering Plymouth

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 The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) presents Engineering Plymouth. A film celebrating how civil engineers have helped to shape Plymouth over the last 500 years.

CECA North West Calls For Certainty Over Moorside

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CECA North West today asked for clarity from Government regarding plans for a new nuclear power station at Moorside in Cumbria, after Toshiba’s decision to wind up its nuclear arm NuGen threw plans for the scheme into doubt. The scheme had been projected to create between 14,000-21,000 jobs over the lifetime of the project –