Nationwide Construction Recruitment Blog

Construction work on more than 150,000 homes could be delayed unless the government wakes-up to a looming crisis in construction product testing.

Chinese machinery giant LiuGong is ramping up its sales drive in the UK as the chronic shortages of plant from mainstream rivals deepens.

Bad weather has been blamed for a 0.8% dip in construction output after the fourth wettest May on record since 1862.

Laing O’Rourke has secured government funding to support a project to decarbonise manufactured concrete components.

Construction buyers reported industry output growing at its fastest rate since 1997 last month.

Vistry chief executive Greg Fitzgerald played down materials cost increase fears in the house building sector which he expects to ease during the second half of the year.

Firms seeking to source scarce rebar supplies for projects are facing an outbreak of fake reinforcing bar safety certificates claiming products are fully tested.

The Government today published its Building Safety Bill to deliver far-reaching changes to the way residential towers are built and managed.

The police have set up a new specialist plant theft unit to tackle organised crime groups targeting construction and farming equipment.

Reforms to the Prompt Payment Code covering small businesses come into force today requiring payment times to be cut from 60 days to 30 days.