Nationwide Construction Recruitment Blog
Nationwide Construction Recruitment is a leading construction employment agency for the built environment. We are always seeking to improve our services and be at the forefront of recruitment practices.
Our Blogs are provided to make aware to workers and clients of incidents, changes and information relevant to their daily activities in the "Built Environment" .
The Environment Agency - Framework for flood and coastal work
The Environment Agency has renewed all key delivery partners on its Collaborative Delivery Framework for flood and coastal work programmes for another four years.
Read moreSuppliers forced to take more aggressive action on unpaid bills
The country’s top 20 largest builders’ merchants are turning to last resort measures to force struggling customers to settle unpaid bills.
Read moreGovernment award Councils £50m to make risky roads safer.
The Government has awarded the third wave of funding to deliver crucial improvements to the most high risk roads in England.
Read moreSafe Dig - regional digital underground utility maps issued
The release of the first ‘safe dig’ digital underground asset maps for North East England, Wales and London with the goal of ridding the industry of dangerous and costly cable and pipeline strikes.
Read moreChanges to payroll deadlines and payment dates.
Easter Bank Holiday Important Payroll and Timesheet Information.
Read moreNew street works regime to clamp down on pothole pain
New regulations will come into force 1st April 2023 introducing a performance-based inspection regime to ensure utility and telecoms companies resurface roads to the best possible standard after street works.
Read moreStructural steel and rebar prices fall sharply
Steel prices are beginning to fall back strongly after suffering the fastest inflation of all construction materials in the past two years.
Read moreHouse building cost inflation eases as build out rates fall
Annual house building cost inflation slowed slightly at the end of last year to 12.8%, as the latest quarter-on-quarter rise fell to 1.7%.
Read moreHS2 Euston needs full design reset as costs set to double
The public spending watchdog has called for an urgent total design rethink of the Euston terminus of HS2 as costs soar.
Read moreCall grows for bolder 18m second staircase rule for flats
A coalition of industry professional bodies including the Chartered Institute of Building have joined fire chiefs in calling on the Government to introduce the second staircase rule to 18m tall buildings and above rather than the 30m being proposed.
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