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On Friday 13 December, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce jointly submitted an Open Letter on behalf of 139 businesses calling on the Government to approve the Development Consent Order to expand London Luton Airport. The letter, which was sent to both the Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP and the Business…
CECA has published part two of our guide to managing onerous clauses in construction. Onerous amendments to standard form construction contracts, as well as onerous clauses within bespoke contracts, can be detrimental to all those working in construction and lead to non-optimal outcomes for contractors and clients. Although such provisions may be inserted into contracts…
The UK’s civil engineering contractors today called on the Government to rethink its decision to take the axe to a number of roads schemes in yesterday’s Budget. The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves yesterday unveiled a Budget that trumpeted a commitment to investment for growth while at the same time confirming that her Government…
Civils contractors today welcomed measures in the first Labour Budget for fourteen years by saying they provide a ‘blueprint’ for sustained economic growth. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP unveiled her first Budget earlier this afternoon, in which she laid out the Government’s plans to “invest, invest, invest.” Commenting, Director of Operations for the…
Tomorrow Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out the first Budget delivered by the party since Alistair Darling’s Spring 2010 speech. Back then the Government talked about setting up a national infrastructure framework alongside the launch of a review to drive down the cost of infrastructure. It is a measure of how things move in Whitehall…
Civils contractors today welcomed the confirmation of the planned creation of a National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) by saying its foundation must herald a new era for UK infrastructure that prioritises rapid project delivery. Speaking at the London headquarters of CECA member Skanska, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones MP announced that…
Civils contractors today said that reports that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is to tweak the UK Government’s fiscal rules to boost investment in infrastructure is a ‘logical’ step towards delivering sustainable economic growth. It has been reported that Rachel Reeves is considering making changes to the UK Government’s fiscal rules ahead of this month’s…
Civil engineering contractors have been left disappointed by the Government’s decision to push back the decision on whether to go ahead with the Lower Thames Crossing. When built, the Lower Thames Crossing will alleviate heavy congestion from the Kent section of the M25, boosting local economic growth and in turn, supporting the development of much…
The Conflict Avoidance Pledge was conceived in 2017 at a meeting jointly arranged by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Institute of Civil Engineers. Senior executives and members from RICS and the ICE, along with representatives of four other professional bodies and two major infrastructure employers attended the meeting and formed a coalition….
The UK construction industry’s largest safety stand-down campaign is to place the diabetes safety impact on the sector at the forefront of its 2024 campaign. The Stop. Make a Change (SMAC) campaign, which will roll out between 7-18 October, will focus on diabetes safety and practical steps employers and employees must be aware of to…
