CSCS has ended an exemption CSCS card applicants could previously use to get a CSCS card without passing the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) Health, safety and environment test. In most cases, to get a CSCS card, an applicant must: Hold a recognised construction related qualification (usually an NVQ or SVQ) Pass the CITB Health,
In spite of the ongoing political uncertainties, CECA is looking ahead to the publication of the National Infrastructure Strategy this autumn, which will set the long term agenda for the development of world-class infrastructure in England. The strategy will be a response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s National Needs Assessment, published last year, setting out
The OJEU notice was posted on 19 August for the Generation 4–2 Framework (2020 – 2024). The tender for this framework is now live. Information on how to view the tender advert, Selection Questionnaire (SQ – formally PQQ) and Tender Documents can be found in section VI.3. Please note that any queries regarding 4-2 will
The OJEU notice was posted on 19 August for the Generation 4–2 Framework (2020 – 2024). The tender for this framework is now live. Information on how to view the tender advert, Selection Questionnaire (SQ – formally PQQ) and Tender Documents can be found in section VI.3. Please note that any queries regarding 4-2 will
We are pleased to share the final Big Bang Evaluation Report, which showcases the awesome collaboration and ‘coming together’ of industry. Our thanks, once again, to those members that supported the Construction, Civil Engineering and Built Environment Zone – Griffiths, Dyer & Butler, Interserve, Knights Brown, Suttle Projects, Taylor Woodrow and Gilpin Demolition, as well
We are delighted to announce that Simon Weston (Solider, Survivor and Inspiration) will be our guest speaker at our Annual Lunch in Torquay on 4 October. In 1982 the Sir Galahad was destroyed in Bluff Cove on the Falklands Islands. On board was Simon Weston, Welsh Guardsman, a name and face that was going to
To mark the launch of Transport for the South East (TfSE) draft Transport Strategy later this year and the subsequent public consultation period, TfSE have organised a series of events across the TfSE region. These events offer an opportunity to learn more about TfSE, the strategy contents and the consultation process and will help you
Following in the footsteps of the successful CECA (South West) Foundations Group, CECA Southern would like to set up a Foundations Group. The aim of the group is to promote civil engineering and the construction industry to current and future generations and engage with other like-minded engineering and construction professionals, companies, organisations and groups who
The Government must delay the implementation of damaging VAT changes in the construction industry, demands a coalition of the major trade bodies in the sector, in a letter to the Chancellor published this week. The letter calls on the Chancellor to push back the implementation of reverse charge VAT, due on 1 October, by at least
