The voice of the industry in Northern Ireland

The Construction Employers Federation (CEF) is the certified representative body for the construction industry in Northern Ireland.

CEF Membership Benefits

Members of the Construction Employers Federation receive the following benefits:

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Legal Hotline
Planning and Environmental Support
Health & Safety Support

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Industry Holidays 2018/19

14th May 2018 Business Environment

The Joint Council for the Building & Civil Engineering Industry (Northern Ireland) has today decided to promulgate the Industry Holidays for 2018/19.

Government Clients publish latest procurement plans

4th May 2018

Through the Federation's Civil Engineering Consultative Committee, a number of Government Clients have today published updates to their forward work programmes.

Seeing the way to enhanced productivity and safety

23rd April 2018

Lean manufacturing principles are a significant reason for consistent productivity gains in the manufacturing sector, and today many contractors are using new technologies to follow suit. But for much of the construction industry, additional opportunities to look closer and see leaner opportunities are within easy reach. Federation Patron Willis Towers Watson have produced a guide on ways to Improve Productivity & Safety on Construction Sites/Projects.

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Schemes

Construction Skills Register
The Construction Skills Register (CSR) is a register of construction workers.
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Safe-T-Cert
Safe-T-Cert is a third party accredited health and safety management scheme
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NVIR-O-CERT
NVIR-O-CERT is an environmental management system and auditing scheme
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Building Guarantee Scheme
The Building Guarantee Scheme (BGS) provides an extensive list of Registered Builders
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Pension Schemes
We have two pension schemes in place, you can view each scheme here.
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