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CECA Midlands Members Open Tabor Living Community Space
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A celebration event saw the official opening of a new outdoor community space for a project that supports homeless people in the Midlands. Cllr Bob Sleigh, Deputy Mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), was present to open the new community garden at homeless charity Tabor Living’s home at St Catherine of Siena Church…

CECA Midlands Members Volunteer With Birmingham Homeless Charity
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A project that supports homeless people in the Midlands was given a huge boost as a team of volunteers with specialist skills rolled up their sleeves to apply vital finishing touches. Tabor Living has opened a brand-new location in Birmingham that offers emergency and move-on accommodation for up to 19 rough sleepers. The Father Hudson’s…

CECA Midlands Nominates Tabor Living As Its Chose Charity 2023
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A Midlands homeless project’s mission to expand and open a new location has gained the support of a leading business organisation. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Midlands has nominated Birmingham-based homelessness charity Tabor Living as its chosen charity in 2023. It’s a timely boost for the Father Hudson’s Care-run project that has operated since…

CECA Midlands Members Shows Long-Term Benefits Of Investing In Apprenticeships
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National Apprenticeship Week has returned for its annual showcase of the opportunities available to those seeking an apprenticeship. Eleven years before the annual event was first held, Midlands-based civil engineering and building contractor McPhillips launched its own apprenticeship scheme in 1996 that is still going strong to this day. Over almost 27 years, the company…

CECA Midlands Joins Partnership To Create More Apprenticeships
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CECA Midlands has joined forces with a region-wide scheme that helps tackle youth unemployment in a bid to address the shortage of labour in the sector. Ladder Foundation was created more than a decade ago in London to drive up the number of apprenticeships being offered by employers. The success of the campaign saw initiatives…

Highways Traffic Management – Talk More
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 CECA Midlands member Highways Traffic Management have relaunched their Mental Health Campaign and video, Talk More. The campaign is encouraging people to talk about mental health and remove any associated Stigma. You can pledge your support for the campaign here.

CECA Midlands Members Support The Midlands Air Ambulance Charity
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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…

CECA Midlands Member Proving Worth Of Social Value Toolkit
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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…