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" .

£400m Kirkstall Forge office scheme approved

Developer CEG has gained planning for the next major phase of its £400m Kirkstall Forge development in Leeds

£250m London Borough Market mixed-use scheme approved

Regeneration specialist U+I and Transport for London have secured planning for a £250m mixed-use development of homes, shops, and workspace near London’s Borough Market.

VolkerFitzpatrick gets timetable for £70m train depot job

VolkerFitzpatrick will start construction later this year on a new £70m train depot for the Tyne and Wear Metro.

Winvic wins first major hotel project

Shed builder Winvic Construction has secured its first major hotel job marking its continued expansion into the multi-room building sector.

Travis Perkins to axe 2,500 jobs and shut 165 branches

Travis Perkins has unveiled plans to close around 165 branches blaming forecast falls in demand for general building supplies.

Sisk, Multiplex and Berkeley join industry jobs cull

Contractors Multiplex, John Sisk & Son and London house builder Berkeley Group have started consulting staff over planned redundancies.

2,000 buildings need recladding three years after Grenfell

Three years after the Grenfell Tower fire disaster there are still an estimated 2,000 high-risk residential buildings with some form of dangerous cladding.

Carey Group to cut costs and staff numbers

Carey Group is embarking on a restructuring programme to cut costs and staff numbers as turnover falls following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Green light for £200m Dartford mega shed

Tritax Big Box and Bericote Properties have gained planning for a 2.3m sq ft warehouse in Dartford.

Lok’nStore tenders trio of landmark storage projects

Self-storage developer Lok’nStore is tendering three major building projects from its planned pipeline of a dozen new facilities after demand for space bounced back in May as the lockdown eased.