CECA welcomes the Office of Rail & Road’s recent Final Determination for the coming Rail Control Period. The whole Periodic Review (settlement of funding for the next Control Period) has been managed very well by Government, the industry and the regulator – none of the drama we saw 5 years ago. It is pleasing to
Civils contractors have said that the recruitment of skilled workers is a major factor inhibiting their ability to deliver projects, with dissatisfaction with the supply of skilled staff in England is at record levels. Analysis of data from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)’s quarterly Workload Trends Survey, which dates back to 2005, shows that
Civils contractors today welcomed measures announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond that signal an increase in transport investment, but said that schemes needed to be brought forward to market rapidly to secure the UK’s economy. The Budget announced the biggest ever strategic roads investment package and a range of spending measures that will mean the Government
On Friday 26 October Transport Minister Jo Johnson MP delivered the following Written Statement to Parliament, setting out measures the Government are undertaking to ensure momentum is maintained behind the delivery of London’s mega-project Crossrail. “On 31 August 2018, Crossrail Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL), announced a delay to the planned
Archaeologists on the HS2 project have begun work on Europe’s largest archaeological dig, exploring over 10,000 years of British history along the 150 mile route from London to the West Midlands. As part of HS2’s enabling works, over the next two years, more than 1,000 archaeologists, specialists, scientists and conservators from across the UK will
Ahead of the 2018 Budget, civils contractors have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to highlight the pressing need for the Government to commit to infrastructure delivery and secure the UK economy. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association, which represents the companies who work day-to-day to deliver, upgrade, and maintain the UK’s transport and utilities
CECA is due to host a ‘Change Infrastructure’ event at this year’s Highways UK conference, which is due to take place on 7 & 8 November at the NEC in Birmingham. Highways UK is the flagship event for the people and organisations involved in the planning, building, operating and future-proofing of the UK’s roads network.
CECA North West’s 2018 Award Winners have received coverage in the regional press: From Business Up North (16 October 2018) covering Young Professional of the Year winnerToby Hensman and Women in Civil Engineering winner Stephanie Curran; and also from BDaily (here and here). CECA North West would like to congratulate all the award winners, and thank all those who entered
On Anti-Slavery Day (18 October), the Home Office has announced that it is to write to the chief executives of 17,000 businesses, telling them to open up about modern slavery in their supply chains or risk being names as being in breach of the law. Anti Slavery Day was created by the Anti-Slavery Day Act,
CECA National Civil Engineering Director Peter Crosland sets out what the current landscape of regulation in the water industry means for members. The Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Select Committee have published their findings following an inquiry into the Regulation of the Water Industry. The inquiry looked into how well the water industry serves consumers
