Our joint Annual Conference 2021, hosted jointly by CECA Wales and our partners at ACE (Association for Consultancy and Engineering) in Wales and the County Surveyors Society (CSS) Cymru, took place “virtually” over 2 consecutive mornings starting on the 11th May and concluding on the 12th May 2021. The latter group represents Wales’ highway authorities
We had high expectations for 2020 didn’t we? But last year was challenging to say the least. Our world was turned upside down by the Coronavirus pandemic and, as businesses, we had to respond really quickly. And that’s what we did. I’m really proud of the way our industry continued to deliver through this period.
CABINET STATEMENT Written Statement: Draft Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill Hannah Blythyn MS, Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government On 15th July 2020 the First Minister announced the Welsh Government’s plans to strengthen social partnership arrangements in Wales by publishing draft social partnership legislation in this Senedd term. The draft Social Partnership and
A new manifesto for civil engineering contractors in Wales As we approach the end of 2020 (can’t come soon enough for most people I guess!) and we look towards 2021 it’s time to review the year and what we will be focusing on for the year to come. Our strategy for the last few years
There is nothing normal about these times, whether that be the new normal or the old normal. But many working in the civil engineering sector are looking for a mix of the old and the new. In the second part of a two part article, Ed Evans of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) points
There is nothing normal about these times, whether that be the new normal or the old normal. But many working in the civil engineering sector are looking for a mix of the old and the new. In the first part of a two part article, Ed Evans of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) points
Since British Rail was privatised in the 1990s, successive UK Governments of all parties have said that the model’s performance has not met its expectations of a modern network. Mounting criticism amongst lawmakers both in Westminster and Cardiff Bay has been accompanied by a two-decade increase in passengers, to record levels, before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Construction specific qualifications for schools and colleges in Wales This is just my short blog on what Qualifications Wales are currently developing in partnership with civil engineering employers to support young people into a career in “Construction and the Built Environment”. Very soon learners in Wales will be able to pursue GCSE, A-level and foundation
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the Wales Construction Federation Alliance (WCFA) has prepared its own 12-point short-term Industry Recovery Plan which seeks a joint response from the public and private sectors across Wales, led by Welsh Government Ministers, to help the short term recovery of the industry. It is part of a broader plan for
Covid-19 and the way we’ve had to react to “lockdown” in Wales and, more specifically, the instructions not to travel unless absolutely essential has brought many things to a sharp focus. There’s been much talk of how we don’t want to return to the rush hour commute and all that wasted time spent in traffic
