National Procurement Policy Statement and the Procurement Act

One month on from our Procurement Seminar in April, director Lorraine Gregory reflects on The National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) and what this means for CECA Midlands members. The National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) sets out the strategic priorities for public procurement and how contracting authorities can support their delivery. It was released mid-May and

CECA Midlands welcome new Midland Mayors

Midlands’ civil engineering contractors have today called on the winners of the region’s mayoral elections to embrace infrastructure as the best means of driving economic growth. Over the weekend Richard Parker was elected as the new Mayor for the West Midlands, and Claire Ward as the inaugural Mayor of the East Midlands. The Civil Engineering

CECA Midlands Launch their new Social Value Toolkit for members

Sairah Hussain, Customer, Business Development & Corporate Social Responsibility Highways Business Lead at Galliford Try, and head of CECA Midlands’ Foundations Group I am really pleased to have played a part in the launch of the new Social Value Toolkit by CECA Midlands because, in my view, this is a really progressive step for the

My early reflections on CECA Midlands- Lorraine Gregory

Lorraine Gregory is the new Regional Director for the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) for the Midlands, succeeding Dawn Karakatsanis. Here, Lorraine explains her background and why she can’t wait to support CECA members across the region. I have been in my new post for a couple of weeks now and it’s been a busy