Wednesday 10 - Wednesday 17 October 2018 Weekly Update Top Stories CECA Workload Trends Survey 2018 Q3 - Extended Deadline The CECA Workload Trends Survey for 2018 Q3 is now live and accessible at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CECAWorkloadTrends2018Q3 The deadline for the survey has been extended to the close of business on Wednesday 24 October. If you are unsure if your company has completed the survey, or would like further information, please e-mail hustongilmore@ceca. co.uk. Highways UK Event - Roads For Modern Britain - 7 & 8 November 2018 CECA will be present at this major event which brings together those responsible for the planning, designing, building, maintaining, operating and future-proofing of the UK’s road network. For more information, click here. Regulation In The Water Sector CECA National Civil Engineering Director Peter Crosland has written about regulation in the water sector and what it means for members. To read more, click here. Forthcoming Rail Review The Transport Secretary has announced the Terms of Reference for the forthcoming Rail Review. For more information, click here. Introduction To Rail Events CECA will be holding a series of ‘Introduction To Rail’ events in November, held regionally, with further events being planned for early 2019. These events are aimed at members who are currently not involved in railway work, but will be of assistance to those whose involvement is minimal or growing. Having said that, obviously all CECA members are welcome to attend. We will have locally based client side speakers from Network Rail Route Delivery, a Train Operator, an active Tier 1 contractor and (where appropriate) devolved government. We will also have talks on gaining the right accreditation for working on the railway and how to train staff to work safely in the railway environment. The first three events planned are as follows: • Thursday 15 November - NW England – Preston. This will be free for CECA NW members. It will take place at Preston International Hotel, Marsh Lane, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2YF and run from 08.30 for 09.00 – 12.30 – interested parties should contact CECA North West Director Guy Lawson: [email protected]. • Tuesday 20 November – Scotland – Cumbernauld This will take place at the Westerwood Hotel, Cumbernauld. This is a free event and if any member wishes to book a place they should contact Glenda Douglas glenda@cecascotland in the first instance. • Friday 30 November – North Wales – Llandudno. This will also be a free event. Please contact CECA Wales Director Ed Evans for more details and / or to express interest in attending - [email protected]. The events planned for next year will be in the Midlands, East Anglia, York (for Yorkshire & Humberside and NE members), South Wales and, maybe, the South West of England. More details on these events will follow nearer the time but please contact your local CECA office if you think these may be of interest (to help us judge numbers). If you would like further information, contact CECA Rail Director Bill Free - [email protected]. To provide feedback on this Weekly Update email: [email protected] Wednesday 10 - Wednesday 17 October 2018 WeeklyWeekly Update Update Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Structuring Your Business If There’s No Brexit Deal, 12 October 2018 If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal, find out how this would affect cross border business operations and European-specific entities. Department for Transport, Meeting Rail Safety And Standards If There’s No Brexit Deal, 12 October 2018 If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal, find out how this would affect the regulation of rail operators, including safety rules; technical standards; authorisations and certificates; and train driver licences Frameworks CECA’s forthcoming report on frameworks is now available to read in draft. If you would like a copy, email [email protected]. Late Payment Consultation CECA is intending to respond to this consultation on late payment, which was launched by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy this week. If you would like to input your views, please contact CECA Director of External Affairs Marie-Claude Hemming - [email protected]. Apprenticeships CECA has been working with the Department for Transport to develop a pilot apprenticeship programme based initially in the Midlands, with a focus on groundworks. If you would like more information about this, please contact CECA Chief Executive Alasdair Reisner - [email protected]. HSE Inspections During October HSE will be carrying out around 1,000 construction site inspections focusing on health issues, particularly dust and asbestos. As part of this work HSE will be actively promoting the inspection on our social media channels. The aim is to raise awareness about the inspections, the health issues construction workers face and ensure that those involved with construction projects know the risks, plan their work and use the right To provide feedback on this Weekly Update email: [email protected] controls. HSE are asking that you help promote the information amongst those you represent and on your social media channels, taking part in sharing good practice with our selfie signs. The campaign will be using the hashtags #Dustbusters and #WorkRight and promote the key health messages from HSE’s Go Home Healthy campaign. The information will be on Facebook – @hsegovuk and @SaferSites and Twitter – @H_S_E. CECA National Conference 2018 - ‘Our Infrastructure’ You can now view the line-up of speakers at CECA’s national conference ‘Our Infrastructure’, which will take place in Canary Wharf on Tuesday 4 December. To register for the conference, e-mail CECA Director of External Affairs Marie-Claude Hemming. Attendance is free to members. Budget Submission CECA’s Budget Submission is available in the members’ area of the CECA website. CECA Procurement Group The CECA Procurement Group is expanding its focus to look at procurement issues across the whole supply chain. If you would like to be involved in this work e-mail [email protected]. CECA Dayworks Review The CECA Dayworks Committee continues to work on the Dayworks Schedule. The work includes a complete refresh of plant items and should include newer and more relevant items of plant previously not listed. The Schedule will also reflect plant items used within the rail environment. It is hoped that a new publication will be available in the Autumn. If you would like more information, contact CECA’s National Civil Engineering Director Peter Crosland - [email protected]. To provide feedback on this Weekly Update email: [email protected] Wednesday 10 - Wednesday 17 October 2018 Weekly Update Press CECA contact - Marie-Claude Hemming This week, CECA received coverage in The Construction Index (here), Infrastructure Intelligence (here), on two occasions in BDaily (here and here), in PBC Today (here), and Business Up North (here). CECA Southern CECA contact - David Allen Training Events Rail Mock Trial, 6 November 2018 Details of our Rail Mock Trial, run by DAC Beachcroft Claims Ltd, can be found here. Contractual Training Course, 15 November 2018 Details of our NEC4 course on ‘Programmes’ can be found here. If you wish to book a place please contact sharonbrown@ cecasouth.co.uk. GDPR Workshop, 6 December 2018 CECA Southern will be running this two-hour ACAS workshop on GDPR for members at the CIHT, London. To register your place, please contact [email protected]. CECA South West CECA contact - Paul Santer SW Training Awards Details of our South West Award Winners can be found here. Our many congratulations to all the winners and our thanks to those member companies who supported the Awards. Training Events Rail Mock Trial, 14 November 2018 Details of our Rail Mock Trial, run by DAC Beachcroft Claims Ltd, can be found here. Contractual Training Course, 22 November 2018 Details of our NEC4 course on ‘Programmes’ can be found here. If you wish to book a place please contact sharonbrown@ cecasouth.co.uk. GDPR Workshop, 11 December 2018 CECA South West will be running this two-hour ACAS workshop on GDPR for members at the Aztec, Bristol. To register your place, please contact [email protected]. CECA North West CECA contact - Guy Lawson CECA NW Annual Awards 2018 Many thanks to all who supported the annual awards dinner, and congratulations to: Winner CT Construction and Highly Commended Harry Fairclough Construction for Project of the Year under £1 million; Winner PP O’Connor and Highly Commended Bethell Construction for Project of the Year between £1-5 million; Winner A E Yates and Highly Commended GRAHAM Construction for Project of the Year over £5 million; Winner Stephanie Curran of ACS Construction and Highly Commended Molly Guirdham of Morgan Sindall for the Women in Civil Engineering Award; Winner Toby Hensman of Chartrange and Highly Commended Aron Owen of I&H Brown for the Young Professional of the Year Award; Winner Eric Wright Group and Highly Commended CPUK Civils & Remediation for the Social Value Award; Winner D Morgan & Peel Ports and Highly Commended Eric Wright Civil Engineering for the Collaborative Partnership Award; and Brian Goodacre of Harry Fairclough, former CECA NW Chairman and Vice Chairman of the CECA Health & Safety Forum, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. To provide feedback on this Weekly Update email: [email protected] Wednesday 10 - Wednesday 17 October 2018 Weekly Update CECA NW – the NEW video Please find a link to the 2018 CECA NW video – aimed at promoting careers in the industry. It is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r6ieFJ2LAPQ Working Rule Agreement Copies of the new edition of the Working Rule Agreement are available to CECA NW members free of charge.