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CEA Manifesto

The next five years.

CEA marks a year of delivery on Manifesto pledges

A year on from our Manifesto launch, we bring you an update that reflects on how our original asks have shaped our work over the past year. It's a snapshot of an industry that's working hard to ensure the UK remains a competitive, attractive and forward-thinking place to manufacture construction equipment.

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Our Manifesto covers critical areas such as decarbonisation, digital transformation, skills development, and regulatory consistency. We feel these underpin the need for a UK wide industrial strategy. 

The Manifesto includes key asks and is accompanied by a set of policy cards to aide our members in advocating for the industry. Developed and produced by the CEA Policy Group, we are working hard to represent the construction equipment sector.

We invite you to download and print the Manifesto and Policy Cards. Keep them to hand for industry facts and figures at a glance.

Decarbonisation

Advocating for a technology-neutral approach, the CEA supports the development of electric, hydrogen, and low-emission diesel technologies. Key asks include national planning for alternative fuel infrastructure, alignment of UK legislation, and further financial support for companies investing in low-emission technologies.

Skills development

Addressing the need for a skilled workforce, the CEA calls for wider collaboration with educational, professional and trade organisations. We need a unified industry voice to ensure the ongoing development of the STEM agenda from primary, through to further and higher education, to deliver the engineers and workforce the industry needs.

Regulatory consistency

The CEA urges the Government to maintain stability in infrastructure planning and regulatory alignment with the EU to avoid inadvertently making the UK an unattractive market for international manufacturers.

Digitalisation

Emphasising the need for the UK to maintain its competitive edge, the CEA calls for harmonised digital legislation and a co-ordinated effort to bridge the digital skills gap within the industry.