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" .

Laing O’Rourke office staff to face temperature checks

Laing O’Rourke office staff will face temperature checks as part of the contractor’s plans to manage the risk of Covid-19.

Delay confirmed for “cash flow chaos” VAT change

The government has postponed plans to implement VAT changes which could see 150,000 construction companies face a 20% drop in cash flow.

Government protects trade credit insurance cover

The government has committed to support the trade credit insurance market with a £10bn state guarantee.

Buyers report downturn easing after April Covid carnage

Construction buyers saw the industry downturn ease in May as sites started reopening following lockdown.

TfL picks consultants for £500m project framework

Transport for London has unveiled the 20 consultants it will use for project and programme management services during the next four years.

BAM signs first university pain-gain share alliance deal

Sheffield Hallam University has appointed three partner suppliers for the first pain-gain sharing alliance model to be used in the higher education building sector.

£300m to kick-start three major London schemes

Homes England will release £300m of funding to accelerate construction at three major London housing developments.

Premier Inn restarts construction work on 35 sites

Premier Inn owner Whitbread is reopening 35 construction sites in England and Wales to restart building work on its pipeline of new hotels.

Hard-hat mounted cough guard will help protect site workers

Safety specialist JSP has developed a hard-hat mounted cough guard to protect workers as the return to site continues amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Arup bags job to re-open Cardiff city centre

Cardiff Council has appointed Arup to support a city centre reopening plan after the coronavirus lockdown.