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" .

Construction supply woes ease as new orders boom

Construction buyers reported the strongest rise in new orders in December since last August as supply shortages continued to decline.

Crackdown on directors who fold firms to rip-off creditors

Rogue bosses who dissolve their companies to rip-off staff, creditors and the taxpayer can now be disqualified from being a director.

Pandemic detonates workforce age timebomb

The pandemic has triggered an exodus of experienced construction workers from the core 45-55 age group.

Balfour to start A40 upgrade after £35m funding deal

Developer Verdant Regeneration has submitted plans to redevelop the former Stanton Ironworks near Ilkeston in Derbyshire into a vast industrial and warehouse park.

Balfour to start A40 upgrade after £35m funding deal

Vital upgrade work can now start on the A40 to ease congestion, boost local bus services and allow the construction of thousands of new homes in Oxfordshire, thanks to £35m in government funding confirmed today.

Construction output shows fastest rise in four months

Construction buyers reported the fastest rise in output in four months in November with commercial work leading the way.

Government plan to ban poorly performing firms advances

The government has detailed plans to give it new powers to bar contractors with poor track records of delivery from winning future public contracts.

Race starts for £200m M5 Junction 10 Improvements

Gloucestershire County Council is on the hunt for a contractor to deliver a £200m scheme to upgrade junction 10 of the M5 to the west of Cheltenham.

HS2 launches first Midlands TBM

HS2 contractor BBV has launched the first tunnel boring machine on the Midlands section of the high-speed rail route.

Go-ahead for £180m Milton Keynes tower scheme

Developer First Base and investor Patron Capital have gained planning for the £180m redevelopment of the Saxon Court former council office building in Milton Keynes.