Nationwide Construction Recruitment Blog

Construction new work output in November fell 0.4% after being impacted by a near 5% fall in new build housing.

Crystal ball gazers are forecasting a 1.7% dip in construction activity this year before the industry returns to modest growth in 2024.

Vauxhall’s former aftersales warehouse in Luton will be transformed into a 1.2m sq ft industrial and logistics park after outline planning permission is given.

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is asking interested contractors to help shape the procurement race for massive plans to boost green energy infrastructure investment over the next seven years.

Plans have been submitted for a £300m major office and hotel scheme in the South Bank regeneration area of Leeds city centre.

Construction buyers reported a fall in business activity during December as new orders also dropped at the fastest rate for over two-and-a-half-years.

Chigwell Construction has secured planning for the Essex builder’s largest housing development to date.

Tilbury Douglas has started construction of the UK’s first purpose-built biophilic primary school in a pilot scheme for the Department for Education.

Contractors are facing months of more building products price rises despite a drop in raw material and energy costs.

Developer Endurance Land has unveiled plans for a 36-storey office tower at Old Street roundabout on the City Fringe in London.