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" .

Workers get wearable mood monitors as they return to site

Construction workers are to be issued with wearable mood monitors to gauge how they are feeling as sites continue to ramp-up production post-lockdown.

Covid-19 speeds-up construction’s digital revolution

The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating the adoption of digital technology across the construction industry.

Phase 2 start for £40m Bury flood defence scheme

BAM Nuttall will start work in the next few weeks on the delayed phase 2 of a £40m scheme to reduce flood risk to more than 800 homes in Bury.

Call to build 100,000 homes a year for Covid-19 heroes

Ministers are being urged to build 100,000 homes a year to rent for key workers involved in the fight against coronavirus.

Laing O’Rourke to return staff to full pay

Private contractor Laing O’Rourke is restoring all staff to full pay from August.

Plans to be unveiled for Thames swimming pool site

Regeneration specialist Hadley Property Group has completed the purchase of its largest site to date at the 1.7 hectare Blackwall Yard on the north bank of the Thames.

Re-sizing of contractors to fuel 2.5% fall in bid prices

Tender prices are expected to fall by 2.5% next year as contractors scramble to win work in the Covid-19 bounce back.

Contractors to cut 11% of workforce by September

Contractors are preparing to cut their workforces by around 11% as they brace for a sharp downturn in activity

Highways England picks consultants for next five years

Highways England has named the consultants it will use to deliver technical services and procurement advice over the next five years.

£37bn of work due out for bid by April 2021

Between £29bn and £37bn of contracts across economic and social infrastructure will be brought to market over this financial year.