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NEWS DIGEST from CECA NORTH WEST, 8 JUNE 2016 Civil NEWS DIGEST FROM CECA NORTH WEST, 8 JUNE 2016 Welcome to this round up of news from CECA North West. If there are any items you wish to include, please let me know. If you would like to contact me, or wish to arrange a meeting, I can be reached via email: [email protected] or mobile 07703 585027. Civil Engineering Contractors’ Association North West news Contact details: The address is: CECA NW, Cinnabar Court, 5300 Daresbury Park, Daresbury, Warrington WA4 4GE Tel: 01928 248735. Although the office is not manned full time, I can be contacted on the above email and mobile number. We are also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CECANW Free and discounted services for members – what can we do for you? CECA NW always wants to make sure it delivers the services that members want. So, please tell us what your priorities are. We are always looking for ways to enhance the services CECA NW offers to members, which currently include: Legal services (see below) Training Tendering support Market intelligence Hot desk facilities at the Daresbury Park office – call Guy Lawson for details Lobbying But, please contact Guy Lawson if there are any specific areas where we can be of assistance. The updated CECA NW Capacity & Capability matrix is now live: http://www.ceca.co.uk/regions/north-west/news/ceca-north-west-capability-capacity-matrix-april- 2016.aspx CECA NW Roadmap 2016 – update now out The CECA NW Roadmap sets out events planned for the year ahead, and has been updated: http://www.ceca.co.uk/media/216806/ceca-north-west-road-map-2016.pdf CECA NW 2016 flyer The flyer is available online, with hard copies currently being printed: http://www.ceca.co.uk/media/225747/ceca-north-west-flyer-may-2016.pdf CECA NW Legal Advice Service Willow Contracts has provided very high quality advice to CECA NW members over the last year – and their support and expertise for legal and contractual matters is highly recommended. The email address exclusively for members is [email protected] and this will automatically contact Chris Hutchinson and his colleague. For the telephone service, the dedicated number is 01924 919392. In the event that the call cannot be taken any voicemail left is automatically routed to Chris’s mobile phone. Call costs I am advised are at standard rates. Tendering workshops Members are invited to contact Guy Lawson for 1-2-1 tendering workshops, where he will advise on PQQs and ITTs, eg on how to present socio-economic and CSR data as effectively as possible. This is a free service to CECA NW members. Please contact him at the above number or email. CECA NW Executive Committee, Weds 29 June 2016, 08.30 for 09.00, Daresbury Park Hotel All are welcome, whether you are a committee member or not, but please contact Guy Lawson to book your place. Also, members are encouraged to bring a young professional along. We are also an all-male committee at the moment – we have some free places and would particularly welcome applications from women working for any of our member companies. CECA Vision NW 2016 – Friday 14 October 2016 CECA Vision North West Vision will take place at the Midland Hotel, Manchester, on Friday 14 October. As this is CECA’s 20th anniversary, the event promises to be a bit special. To book your places, please contact Alison Young: [email protected] The afternoon session is from 16.00 to 18.00 – it’s free to attend, but please contact Alison to book your place. Speakers lined up for a Question Time style debate, so far, are: Kate Willard, Director of Stobart Group and Chair of Atlantic Gateway Deborah McLaughlin, Regional Director of the Homes & Communities Agency Nick Spall, Route Delivery Director, Network Rail Stuart Westgate, Programme Development Director, HS2 There are awards for the following categories: Project of the Year (up to £5 million) Innovation & Sustainability Project of the Year (over £5 million) Collaborative Partnership Young Professional of the Year Lifetime Achievement Social Value Please note that all entries must be received by Monday 5 September 2016, and that all entries for project of the year (both categories) should be accompanied by a submission of up to 500 words, high resolution images, video or timelapse photography, so that they can be displayed on the night. CECA NW/Sustrans Rosslyn Colderley, England Director North for Sustrans, has offered to meet CECA NW members to go through its development plans. Please let me know if you would be interested and I will arrange a date accordingly. CECA NW planned client liaison meetings Client meetings currently being planned are with: SSE Environment Agency Network Rail IUS Tidal Lagoon Power Some of the above are taking longer to set up than anticipated. More details will be issued in due course, but interested parties should contact Guy Lawson to book a place. Proposed civils training facility – June update The proposed civil engineering training facility at Reaseheath College, in conjunction with University of Chester, is developing well. A £5 million centre is planned, and a bid has gone into Cheshire & Warrington LEP, to be followed in July by a bid to CITB. There is no funding requirement from CECA NW, just the need for members to support the proposal and potentially offer on-site experience for some of the learners. Further details will be circulated as the project develops. CECA NW Schools Brochure Attached is our first step in a campaign to attract more young people into civil engineering: http://www.ceca.co.uk/media/170369/ceca-north-west-schools-brochure-may-2015.pdf It has also started to be circulated via the STEM network in the North West: http://www.merseystem.co.uk/2015/06/engineering-career-the-civil-engineering-contractors- association/ Sponsoring the Civil Engineering Challenge We are also sponsoring resource packs for Girlguiding UK in the North West, to enable guides to achieve the Civil Engineering badge, developed by Pippa Higgins of Vinci. Please let me know if you would like more information. We have now funded the first resource packs for 14th St James Southport Brownies, and the 32nd Warrington Scouts. CECA National Committees - 2016 Calendar 23-Jun-16 CECA Environment Group 13-Oct-16 CECA Procurement Group 23-Jun-16 CECA Energy Forum 20-Oct-16 CECA Innovation Group 12-Jul-16 CECA Health & Safety 02-Nov-16 CECA Transport Group 12-Jul-16 CECA Water Group 08-Nov-16 CECA Health & Safety 12-Jul-16 CECA Training & 24-Nov-16 CECA Training & Development Forum Development Forum 07-Sep-16 CECA Environment Group 29-Nov-16 CECA Conference 08-Sep-16 CECA Rail Forum 29-Nov-16 CECA 20 Anniversary 15-Sep-16 CECA Roads Forum 06-Dec-16 CECA Environment Group 06-Oct-16 CECA Energy Forum 08-Dec-16 CECA Rail Forum Training & Development NW Contractors’ Training Group – free for all CECA NW members from 1 Jan 2016 The Group provides access to CITB funding to support training, and its members receive free or substantially discounted training, for a nominal membership charge (£100 per annum for non-CECA NW companies). If you are interested in joining the Group, please let Gill Steele know: [email protected] Please CECA NW could members advise their Training Managers of this opportunity. Copies of the presentations from the last meeting, on Modern Slavery, Travelling Time and an update on Holiday Pay, are available upon request from Guy Lawson. The next meeting is at the Holiday Inn Preston South, at 08.00 for 08.30 on Wednesday 19 July. Please book your place with Gill Steele: [email protected] CECA NW Mock Trial A Mock Trial will be held for CECA NW members on Friday 11 November. Further details will be issued shortly, but please let me know if you would like to attend – it will be a half day, and free for CECA NW members. We are planning a seminar on Employment Law, to examine recent updates, with ACAS They have asked us to suggest topics that you would like to be covered. Please send suggestions to me, so that I can get the seminar set up and booked. Social Value seminar Copies of the slides from the social value seminar, given by Knowsley CVS, are now available. Knowles seminar programme, spring 2016 The following topics are included in the seminar programme with Geraldine Fleming, Vice President of Knowles. All are free except where marked. Please note, to book your place for all of the seminars, please contact Jemma Carmody: [email protected] Date Topic Location 08.00 for 08.30 Knowles/CECA NW legal Knowles offices Tuesday 12 July 2016 seminars 3 3200 Daresbury Park Framework contracts Warrington WA4 4BU 08.00 for 08.30 Knowles/CECA NW legal Knowles offices Tuesday 20 September 2016 seminars 4 3200 Daresbury Park Ten top tips for using an NEC Warrington contract WA4 4BU CECA NW/CDM seminar We are looking into arranging a seminar on the new CDM regulations for CECA NW members. Further details in due course, but please let me know if you are interested in attending. Potential technical seminar on Geotechnical Solutions in Civil Engineering David Gibson of BAM Ritchies, UK Registered Ground Engineering Adviser, recently gave a seminar on the above to CECA SW. If members would be interested in a similar session in the North West, please let me know. It will be free of charge. GoConstruct A new campaign by CITB to attract more entrants to the industry, GoConstruct, has been launched – the website has been significantly developed since the launch: https://www.goconstruct.org/en/ ICES Training The following courses are being run at ICES’s Training Suite in Sale: http://www.surco.uk.com/training/suite/ Site Safety Plus courses – removal of renewal of Grace Period A change has been introduced to the renewal process for Site Safety Plus Course (e.g SMSTS, SSSTS) – the attendance of the refresher course and renewal of the certificate MUST be completed BEFORE the certificate has expired; this comes into force from the end of the year.
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