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" .

Contractors face data danger fighting covid contract disputes

Letting project staff go during the coronavirus crisis could leave contractors exposed during future contract disputes.

Morrison wins £42m Scottish factory of the future

The University of Strathclyde has signed a £42m deal with Morrison Construction to design and build its planned National Manufacturing Institute Scotland.

ISG mobilises for £17m north London town hall fit-out

ISG has taken possession of North London’s Waltham Forest town hall to revamp the historic civic building.

Mace bags role on £39bn Northern Powerhouse Rail plan

Transport for the North has signed up Mace to lead the Programme Support Office for the Northern Powerhouse Rail programme.

Cash flow fears spark call for another delay to VAT changes

“They will therefore struggle to accumulate the working capital necessary to mitigate the impact on cash flow of reverse charge VAT.

Balfour Beatty to start £355m Hull A63 scheme

Balfour Beatty has got the thumbs up to start Hull’s A63 Castle Street scheme to improve connections between the city centre and docks area.

Industry leaders draw up roadmap to recovery

Construction leaders have drawn up a fast-track, three-phase plan to rebuild the industry and help steer the economy back into recovery.

Balfour sets-up “New Normal” Covid-19 taskforce

Balfour Beatty has set up a New Normal Taskforce to come up with innovations for working in a post-Covid construction world.

Hinkley C team hits key target despite Covid-19 curbs

Workers building Hinkley Point C nuclear power station have completed the 49,000-tonne base for the second reactor on schedule while dealing with reduced numbers and limits on working procedures due to coronavirus

Piling problems force BAM to tear down building frame

Main contractor BAM is pulling down and rebuilding half of the structural frame at its Faculty of Social Sciences (FoSS) site for the University of Sheffield.