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" .

Boris ‘new deal’ injects £5bn

Prime Minister Boris Johnson reveals details today of his build, build, build recovery plan for the UK economy.

Redrow to scale back London construction work

Redrow is scaling back its operations in London as Covid-19 has shifted buyers priorities to more green space and bigger homes.

Interserve sees recovery with £92m order haul

Interserve Group has bounced back from the coronavirus slowdown with a £92m haul of orders in June.

Start date for £19m Nottinghamshire blue light HQ

Henry Brothers Midlands has just won a contract to build a near £19m joint headquarters for Nottinghamshire Police and Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service.

Boris turbocharges £250bn infrastructure plans

The Prime Minister will set out his ambitious Project Speed plan on Tuesday to accelerate infrastructure projects to help rebuild the economy.

“Two-speed” covid recovery as building lags infrastructure

Contractors are raising concerns over a “two-speed” recovery post lockdown with commercial construction lagging behind infrastructure.

Flexible site working hours come into force next week

The Government has published full details of its plan to introduce flexible site working hours.

CITB agrees to cut levy bills by 25% for two years

CITB has revealed plans to cut levy bills by 25% over the next two years and give cash-strapped contractors more time to pay.

Amey trials graphene asphalt on Kent roads

Amey has started trials of graphene-enhanced asphalt on roads in Kent.

Dust mask shortage intensifying for contractors

More than 60% of engineering services contractors are struggling to find dust masks for use on site.