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" .

Skanska’s M42 Solihull junction upgrade approved

Plans to improve junction 6 of the M42 near Birmingham Airport have gained development consent.

Scottish firms told to prepare sites to re-open

Contractors in Scotland have been given the all-clear to start site preparations from 28 May for a phased return to work.

Brick makers have enough stocks to restart sites

Leading UK brick makers are assuring contractors that nearly 480m bricks are currently in stock to help the industry get back to work.

Pre-fab elevated walkways designed for social distancing

Structural engineer Elliott Wood has unveiled designs for temporary elevated steel walkways to improve social distancing at outdoor events.

Grenfell architect calls in liquidators

The architect that designed the Grenfell Tower refurbishment scheme has gone into voluntary liquidation.

Construction now restarted on 86% of major sites

Major contractors are now working on 86% of sites in England and Wales as the return to work on construction and infrastructure sites gathers pace.

SIG sale of insulation division to Kingspan collapses

Building material supply giant SIG has abandoned plans to sell its insulated wall, roof panel and profiled metal cladding business to rival Kingspan for £37.5m.

Atkins to verify MMC productivity claims for housing

Homes England has commissioned Atkins and its cost consultants Faithful+Gould to run the rule over how effectively different types of modern methods of construction drive productivity

Henry Boot starts bringing workers off furlough

Henry Boot group has started to lift its staff out of furlough after bringing all construction and house building sites back into operation.

Laing O’Rourke lands £160m Salford tower scheme

Developer One Heritage has appointed Laing O’Rourke as its preferred bidder to construct a 55-storey residential tower in Salford.