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" .

Lok’nStore tenders trio of landmark storage projects

Self-storage developer Lok’nStore is tendering three major building projects from its planned pipeline of a dozen new facilities after demand for space bounced back in May as the lockdown eased.

Self driving plant to be standard on road jobs by 2035

Highways England has launched a 15-year plan for a “digital revolution” in the road construction industry.

£4.6bn paid out to support wages across construction

The Government has paid out £4.6bn since March to support the wages of construction staff on furlough and self-employed workers laid off in the lockdown.

Go-ahead for gradual return to work in Scotland

Scotland’s first minister has given the all-clear for construction workers to gradually return to work.

Planning for ‘Covid-19 compliant’ mixed-use scheme in Mayfair.

Construction of the 10,000 sq ft 82 Mount Street scheme will start this autumn.

Southsea coastal defences £100m funding approved

Plans for major new coastal defences in Southsea have been given the green light as government awarded nearly £100m of funding to the project.

Bellway lifts one tradesperson per house working limit

House builder Bellway is preparing to lift its limit of one tradesperson per house originally employed to restart work under Covid safe working procedures.

Wates set to land Oxford university’s biggest building job

Wates is strong favourite to bag the contract to build a new £120m Life and Mind Building for the University of Oxford.

Over a third of firms down to under 3 months cash

Around 35% of construction firms are reporting less than three months’ cash reserves after the pandemic lockdown.

Quartet win £350m Anglian Water pipeline alliance

Four firms have secured Anglian Water’s £350m eight-year Strategic Pipeline Alliance.