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" .

Forterra fires-up kilns as demand for bricks resumes

Materials giant Forterra is firing-up one of its kilns this week to restart brick production.

Redrow to restart work with Covid-19 supervisors on all sites

Redrow is the latest house builder to announce a return to work with a raft of Covid-19 protection measures on all sites.

Union demands HSE site visits to check social distancing

Unite leaders are calling for the Health and Safety Executive to restart site inspections to check contractors are complying with social distancing regulations.

Taylor Wimpey to reopen housing sites from May

Taylor Wimpey is to reopen its building sites in England and Wales from the start of May.

Extended working hours to cope with pandemic.

Construction leaders are in talks with local authorities about extending working hours as the industry battles to raise productivity.

Site workers want free parking in London to avoid tube

Contractors are calling for parking restrictions to be relaxed in London to make it easier for construction workers to travel to sites by car.

Unions demand staggered start times for London construction sites

London construction sites reopening this week should stagger their start times to avoid congestion and the spread of coronavirus on the capital’s transport system.

Bouygues reopens UK sites

Bouygues UK is to start reopening its UK sites today after a three-week shutdown to review safe working practices.

Contractors can now apply online for furlough cash

Contractors who have furloughed workers can now start their applications to reclaim cash from the Government.

Will The Government class builders as “essential workers”

Industry leaders have called on the government to label construction staff as essential workers