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- MEDIA RELEASE DATE: 18 OCTOBER 2013 THE NW’S ROUTE MAP FOR GROWTH LAUNCHED TODAY
MEDIA RELEASE DATE: 18 OCTOBER 2013 THE NW’S ROUTE MAP FOR GROWTH LAUNCHED TODAY The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) NW launched its policy document today (Friday 18 October 2013) with Chair of the Transport Select Committee, Louise Ellman MP, at Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. Entitled, ‘Infrastructure – The Routemap for Regional Growth’, the document sets out a list of priorities, identified by the region’s leading civil engineering contractors, with the greatest potential for delivering sustainable economic growth to the North West. CECA North West member companies have an estimated turnover of £2.2 billion and employ approximately 19,200 people in the region. Good infrastructure is essential for the region to prosper and there is an urgent need to invest in infrastructure in the North West. For each £1 increase in infrastructure investment, UK-wide GDP increases by a total of £1.30, and every £1 of infrastructure construction increases overall economic activity by £2.84. Better transport will improve the competitiveness of our business, while universal superfast broadband will accelerate our information economy. The South Morecambe gas field is one of the UK’s largest fields, and at peak supplies around eight per cent of the UK’s residential gas demand. At the same time upgraded waste and water networks are required to meet the demands of an increasing population. Louise Ellman MP commented, ‘Investment in infrastructure is essential for the economy of the North West. I particularly welcome proposals to support the Atlantic Gateway, linking Mersey Gateway Bridge with John Lennon airport. This will provide a major focus for growth across the region.’ Added Chairman of CECA North West and Managing Director of Centum Construction Services, Joe Fitzgibbon, ‘Civil engineering is very much the weather vane of the economy, and our members are ideally placed to identify those measures that will a difference to the economic well-being of the North West. There is no doubt that investment in the region’s infrastructure has the potential to achieve the greatest benefits for the North West, and needs to be targeted at rail, roads, utilities, energy and waste.’ Ends Media contact: Guy Lawson, Director, CECA North West, 07703 585027; guy.lawson@virginmedia.com Notes to editors: The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) represents the companies that build, maintain and upgrade the UK’s infrastructure. CECA maintains a close relationship with clients, government and the media to ensure that our members’ expertise is shared as widely as possible. An estimated 70-80% of all civil engineering activity annually is carried out by CECA members. CECA is made up of eight autonomous regional companies based across the UK. Directory: media media -> Applications to Drill media -> Unicef voices of Youth Chat Theme: Children and aids nigeria and Zimbabwe 13 October 2006 Background media -> Tsunami Terror Alert: Voices of Youth media -> Biblical Eschatology Presentation by: D. Paul Beck May 4, 2016 Ground Rules media -> Guide to completing the collection using the Omnibus system media -> The milk carton kids media -> Events Date and Location media -> The Gilded Age: The First Generation of Historians by H. Wayne Morgan University of Oklahoma, April 18, 1997 media -> Analysis of Law in the United Kingdom pertaining to Cross-Border Disaster Relief Prepared by: For the 30 June 2010 Foreword media -> Cuba fieldcourse 2010 Download 33.87 Kb. Share with your friends:
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