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Industry comes together for Lighthouse Charity wellbeing breakfast Picture Caption: Stuart Miller, Secretary and Director at CECA North East with Rory Doyle, Partnership Manager in the North East for the Lighthouse Charity. Construction and civil engineering businesses from across the North East gathered for a breakfast event to learn more about the work of the

Photo caption: CECA North East Award winners 2025 Entries open for 2026 civil engineering awards 07 July 2026 Entries are now open for the 2026 Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) North East Annual Awards. Celebrating the outstanding projects, organisations and individuals driving excellence across the region’s civil engineering sector, the winners will be announced at

Thanks to everyone who supported our golf day at Close House Golf Club LTD. Another fantastic day of networking between contractors, clients, consultants and other suppliers who make our industry a great place to work and do business.  As always, the golf was friendly but competitive, with prizes for Nearest the Pin ⛳️, Longest Drive

What a brilliant day at the CECA North East Safe Digging Event 2026 hosted at @Hexham Racecourse Bringing together contractors, clients, equipment suppliers and training providers from across the civil engineering sector, the event created a valuable platform to connect, collaborate and share knowledge around one of our industry’s most critical priorities – safe excavation. From

Great visit to Seymour Skills Academy to see and hear about the ways the academy is supporting people from all backgrounds with their pathway into the industry. Sarah and Donna from the Skills Academy who are clearly passionate about the courses, guidance and advice they offer were on hand to talk about the various courses

Now in its third year, CECA NE’s Foundation Group completed the shortlist interviews for the CECA NE College Bursary Programme 2026. CECA and its board, made up of individuals from a range of leading Regional and National Civil Engineering Contractors are committed to providing a College Bursary Programme to assist one student from local colleges

Now in its third year, CECA NE’s Foundation Group completed the shortlist interviews for the CECA NE College Bursary Programme 2026. CECA and its board, made up of individuals from a range of leading Regional and National Civil Engineering Contractors are committed to providing a College Bursary Programme to assist one student from local colleges

Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) NE recently hosted the national CECA policy roadshow in Gateshead, giving the board a forum to discuss regional challenges and priorities with its policy team. The workshop, led by policy and public affairs director, Ben Goodwin, saw members share their experiences and highlight the policy changes needed to support contractors

Skills Bootcamp in Groundworks delivers jobs boost for Tees Valley residents Collaborative pilot sees six of seven participants secure full‑time employment through regional civil engineering contractors. A Skills Bootcamp designed to tackle skills shortages in the civil engineering sector has been heralded as a success, with six of the seven participants securing full-time employment on