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" .

Wates to axe 300 staff in covid-19 downsize
Private builder Wates has become the first national contractor to unveil large-scale redundancy plans in response to the coronavirus epidemic.
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Updated safe site operating guide: Download here
The Construction Leadership Council has updated its Site Operating Procedures guide to working safely as projects restart.
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Go-ahead for largest new station ever built in UK
Joint venture contractors Balfour Beatty, Vinci and Systra have got the green light from planners to start work on HS2’s west-London super hub, Old Oak Common.
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Vistry back to 70% production capacity
Developer and housing partnerships group Vistry is returning to housing production faster than first expected.
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Beard wins £20m basement at Rhodes House
Beard has been appointed preferred bidder on a £20m project to extend and restructure the basement of Rhodes House in central Oxford.
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Stockport £60m historic mill conversion advances
Developer Capital & Centric has bought the historic Weir Mill in Stockport town centre for conversion into 250 flats.
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RJ McLeod lands £18.4m Thurso port pier
Glasgow-based RJ McLeod has won the design and build contract for a marine pier at Scrabster Harbour near Thurso on the north coast of Scotland.
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Parliament restoration plan under review
The independent body set up to manage the £4bn-plus restoration of the Houses of Parliament has put the project on pause to re-examine fully the current plan.
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ISG delivers record results for third year
ISG has delivered a third consecutive record-breaking year with underlying profit topping its £50m target two years early.
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Watkin Jones faces £15m cladding replacement bill
Watkin Jones is bracing itself for a bill of up to £15m to replace cladding on eight student accommodation blocks
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