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" .

Minister urges more sites to restart as 73% of big jobs back

Major contractors are now working on 73% of sites as the government renewed its call for construction to restart across the country.

Plans in for 31-floor tower on Liverpool waterfront

Developer Peel L&P has submitted plans for the next major development at Liverpool Waters.

Finance firm looking to help struggling sites

A group of finance professionals is looking for projects with a community benefit to invest in as developers struggle to find funding during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Buyers report “historic” construction collapse

The Covid-19 crisis saw a drop in construction output in April of “historic proportions”.

Britain’s biggest road project opens to traffic early

The £1.5bn A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme is opening for traffic eight months ahead of schedule.

BAM imposes 20% pay cut across the workforce

BAM Construct has cut the salaries of all staff by 20% for a minimum of three months and cut the 2019 bonus payout.

Durkan to re-open sites next week

London and Home Counties housing specialist Durkan will begin a phased reopening of its construction sites next week.

Green light for West Midlands freight interchange

The Government has given the planning green light for a major rail freight hub on land off the M6 in Staffordshire.

Plan for world’s tallest octagonal resi tower

Developer Argent has unveiled plans to construct the world’s tallest pure octagonal residential building at the Paradise site in Birmingham.

Missing emails still a massive problem on projects

Finding lost project emails is still a massive headache for all companies across the construction supply chain.