Build Forward Alliance – 2024 South Coast CPS Conference – Procurement

CECA Southern Executive Director, David Allen, supported the Build Forward Alliance (BFA) to deliver a panel event at the 2024 South Coast CPS Conference in Southampton on Thursday 14 November. The alliance was established to help generate better outcomes for those involved in the South Coast construction industry through a process of collaborative engagement and

CECA NE Annual Dinner & Awards Video 2024

CECA NE Annual Dinner & Awards Video 2024

CECA Publishes Further Onerous Clauses Guidance For Contractors

CECA has published part two of our guide to managing onerous clauses in construction. Onerous amendments to standard form construction contracts, as well as onerous clauses within bespoke contracts, can be detrimental to all those working in construction and lead to non-optimal outcomes for contractors and clients. Although such provisions may be inserted into contracts

CECA Southern NEC Clause X29 Webinar

On 12 November 2024, CECA Southern, in conjunction with Richard Patterson, Procurement and NEC Specialist, Mott MacDonald ran a webinar explaining the X29 clause, its purpose and its relevance to current and future infrastructure projects. The X29 clause within the NEC contract is a relatively new addition designed to address key aspects of infrastructure projects,

Luton Rising CECA Stakeholder Engagement Event 30 Sept 2024 – Presentation Slides

On 30 September 2024 CECA held an in-person stakeholder event to allow London Luton Airport’s expansion project to be presented to contractors with a view to delivering this £2 billion+ opportunity. Members were invited to take up the opportunity of attending the event, at which representatives for Luton Rising set out how contractors may potentially

CECA North East Annual Dinner & Awards 2024

What Can The Infrastructure Sector Expect From Labour’s First Budget?

Tomorrow Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out the first Budget delivered by the party since Alistair Darling’s Spring 2010 speech. Back then the Government talked about setting up a national infrastructure framework alongside the launch of a review to drive down the cost of infrastructure. It is a measure of how things move in Whitehall

CECA Wales Annual Dinner & Awards 2024

Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) – Construction and the Built Environment Workforce Development Partnership

Please see here the slides from the Construction & Built Environment WDP meeting held on 12 September 2024.

Department for Transport Small Business Supplier Event, Kent – 20 November 2024

The DfT Group and other key stakeholders are hosting an in-person Small Business Supplier Event at Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel (Hollingbourne, Nr Maidstone, Maidstone ME17 1RE) on 20 November 2024 to provide small businesses with the opportunity to network with senior representatives from across the Department. This is the eleventh of several Regional Events