Almost half of work-related illness is due to stress, depression or anxiety according to statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). There are three main reasons employers should be looking to prevent stress and support good mental health in business; it’s the law, it’s good for business and it’s the right thing to
The Construction Leadership Council is running a consultation to ask businesses from across the sector to give their views on the first ever unified plan to slash the amount of diesel used on sites. Last year the Construction Leadership Council’s CO2nstruct Zero campaign set a target to cut the amount of diesel used by construction
Natalie Bonnick has recently taken ownership of a new workstream at LTC, looking at low carbon supply chains for key commodities (asphalt, cement, concrete, steel, alternative fuels (including hydrogen) and diesel). She will be conducting market capacity analysis for each of these commodities and undertaking a review of carbon maturity in the supply chain. You
A phenomenal amount of £3,121.74 was raised for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity at the CECA Midlands Annual dinner and Awards in September 2022. To understand how this money can be spent and how we can further support this amazing charity, CECA Chair Ron Pinfield, CLM, Jonathan Walsh, Balfour Beatty along with Lisa Hollington and
There was a quarterly Transport for the South East (TfSE)Transport Forum Meeting on the 8th November attended by CECA Southern. The agenda can be found here. Forum membership list can be found here and minutes from the previous meeting can be found here. The final draft of the TfSE Strategic Investment Plan (SIP), the culmination
The West Midlands team of a major, national construction company, Tilbury Douglas has landed a contract in the region of £20 million, after proving its holistic and measured approach to social value in the bidding process. With offices across the UK, the Tilbury Douglas Midlands team, located at Trinity Park in Birmingham, will commence work
David Allen, CECA Southern Executive Director, and Karen Chapman @ SuffolkGrowth looking forward to promoting the support and collaboration needed to deliver the future construction and infrastructure pipeline within the region in the most beneficial way. Circa 220 nr schemes with the top 20 being £60bn over next 10 – 15 years!
Please see here details of the River Thames Scheme consultation events taking place both in person and online during November/December. If you wish to attend please contact the EA directly, per the contact details on the attached flyer. The QR code can also be scanned which will take you to the right page on the
CECA has held meetings recently with NSAN (National Skills Academy: Nuclear) to seek their assistance in supporting members interested or already working in the nuclear and decommissioning industry. At this stage, CECA is looking into the first phase (Nuclear Essentials)- please see details below. Nuclear Essentials Timeframe: 3 – 6 months – to be run
Senior professionals in the construction sector in the Midlands will be given practical tips on how to improve wellbeing in the workplace at a workshop next month. The Midlands branch of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) is holding an online wellbeing workshop for its members from across the region on Tuesday, November 1. It
