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Government on a £625m mission to boost construction skills

26/06/2025

Industry bosses have hailed the new Construction Skills Mission Board as a ‘significant step’ towards addressing the skills gap in the construction sector.

ACE appointments for senior industry figures

02/06/2025

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering Group (ACE) has made two new appointments to its senior leadership team.

RSMA praised for 'extraordinary leadership' on competency agenda

25/02/2025

The Road Safety Markings Association has been praised for 'extraordinary leadership' in its contribution to raising levels of competence in the civil engineering sector.

CECA calls for new approach ahead of Greenwood's keynote

04/10/2024

One of the UK's largest and most influential contractors body has called for a radical new approach to managing the nation's infrastructure assets, ahead of its annual conference later this month.

CECA comment: New ideas for old challenges

03/09/2024

Marie-Claude Hemming, director of operations at the Civil Engineering Contractors Association, discusses the future uncertainty over highways funding and the support available.

CECA issues five-fold plan to new mayors

07/05/2024

Civil engineering contractors in the Midlands have called on the region’s newly elected mayors to support infrastructure-led growth with a five-fold plan.

CECA opinion: We need politics to be more strategic in infrastructure

06/11/2023

Marie-Claude Hemming, director of operations at the Civil Engineering Contractors Association, discusses the organisation's plans after a turbulent year in politics.

Comment: Infrastructure is a platform for growth

12/10/2022

Marie-Claude Hemming, director of operations at The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), addresses the challenges facing the infrastructure sector at this uncertain time and makes the case for continued investment.

Five Bills, one Charles, and one Elizabeth line

31/05/2022

Marie-Claude Hemming, director of operations at the Civil Engineering Contractors Association, discusses the opportunities for the construction industry in the Queen’s Speech, as well as the challenge of rising costs.

CECA comment: 2022 is a year of opportunity

13/01/2022

Marie-Claude Hemming, director of external affairs at The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), looks ahead to a busy year in roads.

CECA comment: The changes we need to make a net zero industry

23/11/2021

Marie-Claude Hemming, director of external affairs at The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), discusses the sector-wide agreements needed to support net zero highways.

CECA and DfT sign delivery partnership deal

15/07/2021

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association has signed a partnership agreement with the Department for Transport to support 'the optimal delivery of infrastructure investment across Britain'.

Infrastructure growth heating up

27/05/2021

Civil engineering contractors have reported early signs that the infrastructure-driven economic recovery in Britain is underway, but they also warned growing demand is driving up costs.

CECA launches Highways Maintenance Group

05/11/2020

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association has created a specialist sector group for member companies with an interest in highways maintenance.

Free inclusive training tools released to construction industry

28/09/2020

A suite of new learning materials covering inclusive leadership, recruitment and training and developed by industry leaders have been made freely available to the UK construction sector.

The cost of COVID: ‘Historic’ fall in workloads but industry ready to bounce back

13/08/2020

As the UK falls into recession with GDP tumbling 20.4% in April-June, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has released a report counting the impact of COVID-19 in the second quarter (Q2) of the financial year.

Comment: Resolve disputes for the sake of the sector

07/05/2020

Marie-Claude Hemming, Director of External Affairs, Civil Engineering Contractors Association, argues that managing disputes arising from C-19 is vital for the delivery of the second road investment strategy (RIS 2).

Current infrastructure model 'unsustainable'

26/03/2019

The current model of infrastructure delivery is not sustainable and the industry as a whole must embrace change, according to the head of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), speaking to Highways during what has become a torrid March for the sector.

Industry reacts to Autumn Statement

24/11/2016

The industry has given its reaction to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement.

Deliver infrastructure projects now, CECA warns

28/07/2016

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has warned that a flatlining infrastructure sector could spell trouble for the economy.

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