Starting with the obvious question, why would a disputes lawyer support a pledge to avoid and reduce disputes, is this turkey really voting for Christmas? The reality, however, is that dispute lawyers have been advising clients about ADR and other ways to reduce the impact of disputes. Making people aware of the pledge serves the
The Conflict Avoidance Pledge was conceived in 2017 at a meeting jointly arranged by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Institute of Civil Engineers. Senior executives and members from RICS and the ICE, along with representatives of four other professional bodies and two major infrastructure employers attended the meeting and formed a coalition.
The UK construction industry’s largest safety stand-down campaign is to place the diabetes safety impact on the sector at the forefront of its 2024 campaign. The Stop. Make a Change (SMAC) campaign, which will roll out between 7-18 October, will focus on diabetes safety and practical steps employers and employees must be aware of to
It is a pretty gloomy construction industry in the UK, at present, and one chink of light has seen growing support for the Conflict Avoidance Process – CAP. This is an early intervention process in construction and engineering projects to ensure that issues that are emerging are resolved by the parties involved, without recourse to
In a world where conflict is commonplace, the construction industry is no exception. In fact, it is an industry that constantly grapples with disputes and their resolution. But why do these conflicts persist? What makes us so resigned to this reality, and can we ever truly change as an industry? While change is a familiar
Civil engineering contractors have said that the industry was ‘disappointed’ by infrastructure cuts announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, but that it is looking forward to working with the Government to drive economic growth. In a speech to Parliament earlier today the Chancellor announced that a fiscal ‘black hole’ could only be addressed in part by
The CECA Midlands Foundations Group, which supports organisations with their social sustainability journey, has appointed two new chairs. Heidi Salmons, Winvic’s current head of marketing, communications and social responsibility, has begun her two-year term as new Chair, following the footsteps of Sairah Hussain, Galliford Try. Joanna Malin-Burke, social sustainability manager at Kier Transportation, has stepped
Civil engineering contractors today welcomed the announcements made in the first King’s Speech of the Labour Government. With a bumper legislative list published, CECA members welcomed the focus on investing in our infrastructure demonstrated in the announcement of Bills including the National Wealth Bill, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, the Railways Bill, the Great British
CECA South West held a successful all-day event at Exeter Racecourse with guest speakers, field demonstrations and exhibitions based around the theme of ‘Safe Digging’ on Thursday (11 July). UPDATE 18/07/24 – you can now view and/or download the slides from the day here and here. Guest speakers included representatives from Kier, Costain, MJ Church,
