Nationwide Construction Recruitment Blog

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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" .

Demolition workers destroy new Banksy artwork

Demolition workers have torn down a building containing a new artwork by Banksy.

Heavy rain sinks January construction output

Two weeks of wet weather at the start of the year bogged down construction activity which fell 1.7% in January.

Wraps come off Manchester Etihad stadium expansion plan

Manchester City FC has unveiled concept designs to extend the Etihad Stadium and raise capacity to more than 60,000 spectators.

Brick stocks rise to highest level for two years

Brick stocks are returning to normal levels after deliveries have started to fall because of slowing housing starts.

Unions warn many school buildings ‘at risk of collapse’

The Government is coming under intense pressure to take action to make safe post-war system-built schools officially recorded as very likely to collapse.

Most major road projects in Wales scrapped – list

Most major road building projects in Wales have been scrapped after the Welsh Government decided to give greater priority to environmental concerns.

Inflation added £23bn to the cost of construction last year

Rising costs add £23bn to the cost of construction output last year taking it to a record £204bn.

London mayor imposes second staircases in new blocks over 30m

London mayor Sadiq Khan has ordered that all planning applications for residential buildings over 30m must now include a second staircase.

A9 dualling to be retendered after just one bid submitted

The Scottish Government has confirmed the £3bn dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness will now be delayed after receiving just one bid from shortlisted firms for a key section of the project.

World’s first net zero cement production trial starts

Production trials are starting in the search for construction’s holy grail – the world’s first commercially available zero-emissions cement.