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The Research team of CECA Southern Associate Member, Igne, has recently mapped out the UXO risk on the Lower Thames Crossing route; which unsurprisingly has identified some areas with an elevated risk of UXO contamination. As such, they have created a brief guide to support the industry. Please see here. LinkedIn post also available here.

Please see here the presentation slides from the recent Construction & Built Environment meeting held on 8 May 2025. If you are interested in getting involved please contact Siobhan May, LSIP Co-ordinator

Department for Transport Small Business Supplier & Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Event 14th May 2025 The Department for Transport (DfT) Group and other key stakeholders are hosting an in-person Small Business Supplier & VCSE Supplier Event at Brighton Race Course, (Freshfield Road, Brighton BN2 9XZ ) 14th May 2025 – 10am to 2pm,

On Monday 17 March, CECA Southern Executive Director, David Allen, and CECA National CEO, Alasdair Reisner, attended the Thames Water SESRO Market Engagement Event to discuss the proposed reservoir project for the South East in Oxfordshire. You can see the Market Briefing Document here.

Thanks to Heathrow Airport Ltd for hosting our Safe Digging event at the Heathrow Employment & Skills Academy on 18th February 2025. Heathrow is a client organisation that has taken utility service detection and protection to another level. The event brought together good practice in safe digging from a range of practitioners in the industry

CECA Southern Executive Director, David Allen, attended the DfT’s SME supplier event in Cambridge on 11 February where key client groups and T1s looked to connect with the region’s SMEs. You can see the slide deck here, and a list of all the strategic suppliers and sponsors who attended here. Useful Links DfT: actions for improving

Over three memorable days in May – June 2024, Rother Valley Railway and Kent and East Sussex Railway worked together on an event at Robertsbridge Junction to inaugurate the newly refurbished and installed locomotive turntable, previously at Hither Green depot. Please see here for full details, which includes photographs of the turntable celebrations, featuring Britannia. You

Please see below the Press Release from Thames Water: FINAL: Tuesday 7 January 2025 Thames Water announces next stages of market engagement to support construction of the South East’s new reservoir Thames Water has today published a Periodic Indicative Notice (PIN) to initiate early market engagement for its proposed reservoir in Oxfordshire. The reservoir, also

CECA Southern Executive Director, David Allen, supported the Build Forward Alliance (BFA) to deliver a panel event at the 2024 South Coast CPS Conference in Southampton on Thursday 14 November. The alliance was established to help generate better outcomes for those involved in the South Coast construction industry through a process of collaborative engagement and