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" .

Work to start on UK’s first plastic to hydrogen plant

Developer Peel L&P Environmental is pressing ahead with plans to build the first phase of its innovative plastic recycling park in Cheshire.

Covid-19 delays £500m Kent highways upkeep renewal

Kent County Council has been forced to delay tendering for renewal of its £500m highways services contract.

Start for 242-home Gravesend town centre scheme

Developer Reef is planning to start work this year on a major residential scheme in Gravesend town centre in Kent.

Government C-19 construction worker payouts top £6bn

Government payouts to support self-employed and furloughed construction workers have soared to over £6bn.

Balfour Beatty clinches £200m Mottram Bypass

A Balfour Beatty Atkins JV has clinched the first major project on the Manchester to Sheffield TransPennine road upgrade programme.

Inland Homes to buy Irish Guards base for £600m scheme

Inland Homes is set to buy one of the largest brownfield sites in London from the MoD for a major housing scheme.

Balfour’s Gammon JV wins £1.3bn HK airport deal

Balfour Beatty’s Hong Kong joint venture Gammon has landed a four-year £1.27bn contract for the expansion of Terminal 2 at Hong Kong International Airport.

Changes to payroll deadlines and payment dates.

August Bank Holiday Important Payroll and Timesheet Information.

Crossrail delayed again until 2022 as costs top £19bn

Crossrail bosses have confirmed the project will not now be ready until 2022 at the earliest and total costs have broken the £19bn barrier.

Plans for pharma HQ in London’s King’s Cross

Plans have gone out to consultation to build a 10-storey office and research building for US pharmaceuticals giant Merck opposite King’s Cross station in London.