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" .

Construction forecast to fall by nearly 4% next year

Construction output is now expected to fall by 3.9% in 2023 after economists at the Construction Products Association sharply downgraded forecasts

Difficulty accessing credit puts fresh brake on growth

Construction firms are warning a tightening in access to credit is set to become another brake on industry growth alongside labour and material shortages.

Contractors call for ban on indoor use of PIR board

Insulation contractors are calling for an immediate ban on Polyisocyanurate (PIR) based insulation being used in internal applications on safety grounds.

Industry chiefs warn plans to drop CE mark in a mess

Construction leaders are calling on the Government to halt plans to switch from CE quality marking to a new UK CA standard from January.

Crystal Palace’s revised £100m main stand plan approved

Crystal Palace Football Club’s revised plan for a £100m new Main Stand at Selhurst Park has been approved by Croydon councillors in London.

Great British Railways transport bill delayed

Plans for another reform of the country’s railway network have been delayed.

Foundation work for homes surges to beat stricter Part L regs

House builders are racing to get foundations laid on sites so plots can be registered as housing starts to beat more stringent part L building regulations requirements on builds.

Build-to-rent market to grow five-fold during next decade

The number of completed Build to Rent (BTR) homes could increase five-fold to reach 380,000 by 2032 with the sector set to be worth £170bn.

Big dig starts on HS2’s two longest cuttings

Work has started on two of the longest cuttings for the HS2 project as muck shifters take on the enormous task of removing the equivalent of more than twenty Royal Albert Hall’s worth of rock and earth.

IR35 reforms return in latest tax U-turn

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has reversed plans to scrap controversial reforms to the tax status of self-employed workers.