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CEA’s and CPA’s launch into Labour’s election commitments

|Date: September 05, 2024

CEA’s and CPA’s launch into Labour’s election commitments

No sooner had Sir Keir deftly pickpocketed the keys to No.10 from the outgoing Rishi Sunak, than he was t ...

No sooner had Sir Keir deftly pickpocketed the keys to No.10 from the outgoing Rishi Sunak, than he was the object of heartfelt congratulations from two of our industry’s trade bodies, the CEA and CPA ...

September 05, 2024
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CPA respond to Chancellor’s January 2023 economic speech

|Date: January 27, 2023

CPA respond to Chancellor’s January 2023 economic speech

Following Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech on the economy earlier today, Kevin Minton, Chief Executive of ...

Following Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech on the economy earlier today, Kevin Minton, Chief Executive of the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) said: “‘The Chancellor is right to focus on lower ...

January 27, 2023
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Shadow chancellor’s insight into JCB’s hydrogen technology

|Date: September 14, 2022

Shadow chancellor’s insight into JCB’s hydrogen technology

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been given a detailed insight into JCB’s £100 million investment in s ...

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been given a detailed insight into JCB’s £100 million investment in super-efficient hydrogen engines. The development of the hi-tech hydrogen combustion engine is b ...

September 14, 2022
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Construction Equipment Association comments on incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss

|Date: September 06, 2022

Construction Equipment Association comments on incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss

Suneeta Johal, Construction Equipment Association CEO, comments on the appointment of the new Prime Minis ...

Suneeta Johal, Construction Equipment Association CEO, comments on the appointment of the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. As we welcome Liz Truss as our new Prime Minister, we as an industry are lookin ...

September 06, 2022
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Global construction companies suspending their Russian operations have minimal revenue generation in the country, says GlobalData

|Date: March 25, 2022

Global construction companies suspending their Russian operations have minimal revenue generation in the country, says GlobalData

Amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, several global construction companies are exiting Russia. These moves are ...

Amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, several global construction companies are exiting Russia. These moves are not expected to impact significantly on revenue generation, but the wider fallout from the cri ...

March 25, 2022
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Construction industry responds to red diesel laws in the wake of the Spring Statement

|Date: March 25, 2022

Construction industry responds to red diesel laws in the wake of the Spring Statement

CPN collects reactions from across the industry to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement, particularl ...

CPN collects reactions from across the industry to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement, particularly to the news that the change in red diesel laws will go ahead on 1st April despite the fuel cr ...

March 25, 2022
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CPA reacts to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement

|Date: March 24, 2022

CPA reacts to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement

Following Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement yesterday, Kevin Minton, Chief Executive of the Const ...

Following Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement yesterday, Kevin Minton, Chief Executive of the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) said: “Regrettably our calls for the super-deduction allow ...

March 24, 2022
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Response to the Spring Statement by Suneeta Johal, CEO of the CEA

|Date: March 23, 2022

Response to the Spring Statement by Suneeta Johal, CEO of the CEA

Suneeta Johal CEO of the CEA (Construction Equipment Association), responds to the Spring Statement by Ch ...

Suneeta Johal CEO of the CEA (Construction Equipment Association), responds to the Spring Statement by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in March 2022. Click here for an explanation of the statement's key points ...

March 23, 2022
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Scottish Plant Owners Association calls for delay on red diesel legislation

|Date: March 04, 2022

Scottish Plant Owners Association calls for delay on red diesel legislation

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has issued guidance to its members ahead of new legislation ...

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has issued guidance to its members ahead of new legislation on April 1st which will remove the construction sector’s entitlement to use red diesel and reba ...

March 04, 2022
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