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Our ‘30 Projects for 30 Years’ series celebrates the infrastructure delivered by CECA members over the past three decades. This profile features the £790 million Queensferry Crossing, delivered by Morrison Construction as part of a consortium with Hochtief, Dragados and American Bridge for Transport Scotland. Completed in 2017, the 2.7km crossing strengthened a vital transport

Our ‘30 Under 30’ series celebrates the emerging talent helping to shape the future of civil engineering. This profile features Sam Ellithorn, who became Cheetham Hill Construction’s first civil engineering degree apprentice after joining the business through work experience. Combining studies at the University of Salford with experience on HS2, BAE Systems and Environment Agency

CECA’s 30 Projects for 30 Years’ series celebrates the infrastructure delivered by CECA members over the past three decades. This profile features the £47 million Long Stratton Bypass, delivered by Octavius for Norfolk County Council. The new 4km bypass has eased longstanding congestion in the Norfolk town, taking through-traffic away from the centre and creating

Our ‘30 Projects for 30 Years’ series celebrates the infrastructure delivered by CECA members over the past three decades. This profile features VolkerLaser, part of VolkerWessels UK, and its refurbishment of the Tay Road Bridge for the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board. Completed in 2025, the approximately £10 million project helped secure the long-term resilience

CECA members were recently joined at a workshop by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to discuss pipeline health for the two sectors that it regulates, alongside key supply chain challenges and issues. Ben Goodwin, CECA’s Director of Policy and Public Affairs, reflects on the key takeaways in this short blog post. ORR opened

Our ‘30 Projects for 30 Years’ series celebrates the infrastructure delivered by CECA members over the past three decades. This profile features Southbay Civil Engineering’s specialist marine works at the Dawdon Mine Water Treatment Scheme on the County Durham coast. The treatment scheme manages the environmental legacy of former collieries, processing more than two billion

Our ‘30 Under 30’ series celebrates the emerging talent helping to shape the future of civil engineering. This profile features Megan Smith, a Site Engineer at McLaughlin & Harvey whose career began with a three-month placement while studying at Abertay University. Megan went on to work part-time with the business while completing her degree before

Following the publication of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) final civil engineering market study report, CECA members were recently joined at a webinar with representatives from the CMA to hear about its key findings and the next steps. Ben Goodwin, CECA’s Director of Policy and Public Affairs, looks at the key takeaways from the