Heathrow Business Summit 2022

The Heathrow Business Summit took place on Tuesday 15th November 2022. Please see here the presentation slides from Paul Doherty, Procurement Director at Heathrow Airport on the day of the event. If you would like to view the Meet our Category Managers and SMEs video again, please visit Heathrow’s YouTube channel. If you would like

CECA Wales Leadership Challenge 2022 South

It was mid November, in the south of Wales near Crickhowell, and, between the storms, the weather was pretty good! Which was great for our young civil engineering apprentices who took part in the fifth CECA Wales Leadership Challenge in partnership with the Army in Wales. The CECA Wales Leadership Challenge is an unique partnership

Careers Fair Organised by The Plymouth University Mentoring Committee and the CECA South West Foundations Group

The Plymouth University Mentoring Committee in partnership with the CECA South West Foundations Group organised a Careers Fair today for civil engineering students at Plymouth University. Manning the stand are Paul Santer, Fergus Longbottom and Katie Farrell and Conner Kearey.

CECA YH & CTG Meeting – Notes

CECA Y&H and Civils Training Group held a meeting on 15th November 2022 for Training Representatives from our member companies. The purpose of the meeting was to establish training needs going forward into 2023, to look at how CECA can support our members with T&D, and to provide an update from CITB. Copies of the

CECA Y&H takes part in ‘Give Construction A Try’

CECA Yorkshire & Humber, along with a number of member companies and National Highways, helped to deliver the fantastic ‘Give Construction A Try’ event at Wakefield College on 9th November 2022. The event provides Year 9 and 10 students from the area with opportunities to have hands-on experiences of different construction activities. This included brick

Mock Trial Events

CECA Yorkshire & the Humber have run two very successful Mock Trials over the past month, looking at the legal ramifications for individuals and businesses following a service strike on site. The events took place in Goole (6th October) and Morley (17th November), delivered by DAC Beachcroft and local actors. Over 90 delegates from member

Working Minds – Work Right To Keep Britain Safe

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

Construction Leadership Council: Zero Diesel Sites Consultation

 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

Lower Thames Crossing – Supply Chain Newsletter

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

CECA Midlands Members Support The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity

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