The View of the Road Ahead

FPC AGM

Alasdair ReisnerChief Executive

CECA

Alasdair Reisner Chief Executive

Civil Engineering Contractors Association

The trade body for infrastructure contractors in the UK

Around 300 member companies in England, Scotland and Wales

90%+ of tier 1 roads contractors are members, with similar support in the supply chain

Provide support to members through:

liaison with key customers;

making the case for investment;

and managing issues of concern

Alasdair Reisner Chief Executive

UK highways – recent history

Since CECA was formed in 1996 highways has been the dominant sector…

…until 2012, when sector saw catastrophic fall-off in workloadsQuarterly output fell by 50 per cent between Q2 2011 and Q2 2012

Estimated that at least 10,000 employees left the industry as a result

Alasdair Reisner Chief Executive

UK highways – recent history

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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Major roadsLocal roadsRoads (ONS)

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Hot of the press

Local - current workload

Strategic -current workload

Local - current orders

Strategic - current orders

Workload in 12 months time

Orders in 12 months time

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Alasdair Reisner Chief Executive

Will highways sector face a ‘capacity crunch’?

August 2013 – Department for Transport asks representatives of industry to determine likely impact on capacitySurvey finds that most firms are confident that the proposals will go ahead, with many firms already starting to investHowever pinch-points identified including:

Mid-level/senior staff, planners, project managers,

designers

Asphalt layers, hauliers, train drivers, site supervisors

Haulage vehicles including insulated trucks

Quarries, asphalt plant, concrete plants

Alasdair Reisner Chief Executive

Delivering a world class highways supply chain

Cross-industry alliance established to address these issues before they become a problem

February 2014 – Industry summit in London kicks off the work

Series of work stream developed to address areas of concern

Alasdair Reisner Chief Executive

Current actions

Produce proposals to address identified skills gaps,

including major programme of upskilling for existing

workers to be delivered in 2015

HM Treasury activities to address inflation and skills

issues across the wider infrastructure sector

Alasdair Reisner Chief Executive

Infrastructure Leadership Programme

Collaboration between CECA, CITB, NCE and 10 major contractorsSeeking to develop a more consistent message to supply chain on future requirementsKeen to ensure supply chain influence the programmeSeven regional events in next two months

Cambridge – 3 February

Manchester – 5 February

Solihull – 19 February

Leeds – 23 February

Cardiff – 3 March

Exeter – 4 March

Alasdair Reisner Chief Executive

Card schemes

Recognise the challenges associated with the plethora of card schemes out thereIn 2013 the industrial strategy for the industry Construction 2025 committed to “identify one card to be promoted through public procurement”January 2015 – Construction Leadership Council announces that: “the industry, including trade associations, contractors, clients and government should specify and promote card schemes carrying the CSCS logo with no equivalents accepted”What will the impact be?

Alasdair Reisner Chief Executive

How can we work with FPC?

Keen to look at how we can work more closely with the Federation of Planing Contractors?What messages are there that you would like to get across to our members?Are there areas of common interest that we can work on together?

Contact me on alasdairreisner@ceca.co.uk, or call 0207 340 0454.