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CECA: Infrastructure Sector Key To Building Britain’s Next Industrial Success Stories
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The UK Government’s search for major investment sites should put the infrastructure needed to make them usable at the centre of its selection process, civil engineering contractors said today. Responding to the launch of the Strategic Sites Accelerator, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) said the programme offers an opportunity to tackle the practical obstacles

CECA: 2026 Budget Pipeline Commitment Must Deliver Procurement Timetables, Not Totals
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Civils contractors today welcomed the Government’s commitment to publish an updated Infrastructure Pipeline and additional capital for the National Wealth Fund in the 2026 Budget, but urged Ministers to turn headline figures into funded, procurable schemes. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) said the £20.4 billion announced in the Budget, stemming from additional capital for

CECA Member Roundtable: The Benefits of Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)
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CECA members were recently joined at an online roundtable by the Centre for Construction Best Practice (CCBP) to discuss their research into the benefits of early contractor involvement (ECI) in project delivery. Ben Goodwin, CECA’s Director of Policy and Public Affairs, looks at the key takeaways in this short blog. CCBP’s Constructing Certainty research examined

CECA 30 Projects for 30 Years: Blindwells Earthworks, I & H Brown
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The transformation of the former Blindwells opencast mine near Tranent is the latest project featured in CECA’s ‘30 Projects for 30 Years’ campaign, celebrating the contribution of civil engineering as part of our 30th anniversary. Working for Hargreaves Services plc, I & H Brown has helped bring a major brownfield site back into productive use

CECA 30 Under 30: Lewis Curtis, Walters UK
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Lewis Curtis of Walters UK is the latest young professional to feature in CECA’s ‘30 Under 30’ campaign, celebrating emerging talent across civil engineering as part of our 30th anniversary. Inspired by his grandad’s passion for construction, Lewis studied Civil Engineering at the University of Bristol, graduating in July 2025 with an upper second-class honours

CECA 30 Under 30: Emily Mulley, HOCHTIEF (UK)
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As part of CECA’s 30th anniversary celebrations, our ‘30 Under 30’ series showcases the young professionals helping to shape the future of civil engineering. Our latest profile features Emily Mulley, a Site Engineer (Surveying) at HOCHTIEF (UK). Emily works on a 3.4km tunnel in Snowdonia, North Wales, taking complex weekly measurements to ensure the tunnel

CECA 30 Projects for 30 Years: Kier Infrastructure, Lower Otter Restoration
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As part of CECA’s 30th anniversary celebrations, our ‘30 Projects for 30 Years’ series highlights the contribution civil engineering makes to communities, the economy and the environment. Our latest profile features the £27 million Lower Otter Restoration Project in East Devon, delivered by Kier Infrastructure for the Environment Agency. The project restored 55 hectares of

CECA 30 Projects for 30 Years: Queensferry Crossing, Morrison Construction
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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

CECA 30 Under 30: Sam Ellithorn, Cheetham Hill Construction
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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 30 Projects for 30 Years: Octavius, Long Stratton Bypass
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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