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Looking for great construction and engineering candidates? Here’s how to hire for free

When you’re looking for the perfect construction and engineering candidates, you want to find a recruitment provider with the skills and knowledge to help bring you the [...]

November 25, 2019

Forterra’s support for construction charity crash tops £19k in 2019

Building products manufacturer Forterra has raised a grand total of £16,283 in funds and donated almost £3,000 in products this year for homelessness construction projects [...]

November 25, 2019

Get ready for the biggest jewson live yet!

Jewson Live – the UK’s best event for builders – is returning to the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham for a fifth year this December. With over 2,600 [...]

November 25, 2019

Laying the foundations for the Construction Industry VAT Reverse Charge

Undeserved it may be, but the construction industry suffers from a reputation for tax avoidance. It only takes a few cowboys who offer a discount for cash to tarnish all the [...]

November 25, 2019

Bird nest inspires engineers to build new bricks from plastic waste

A new brick made from domestic plastic waste has been proven to provide 10 times better insulation than traditional bricks made from clay. Dr Karthikeyan Kandan, senior [...]

November 25, 2019

BAM wins new design and build contract for Danish school

Bunnik, the Netherlands, 19 November 2019 – The City of Copenhagen has commissioned BAM Danmark to design and build a community school with sports hall and swimming pool in [...]

November 22, 2019

Groundbreaking marks start of work at St. Modwen Park Chippenham

St. Modwen has commenced construction on the first phase of development at St. Modwen Park Chippenham. The developer has broken ground on a 106,000 sq ft speculative unit [...]

November 22, 2019

Skanska appoints Trivselhus to create high quality low carbon homes at Mindenhurst

Skanska, the construction and development company redeveloping the Princess Royal Barracks to create Mindenhurst, a new neighbourhood in Deepcut, Surrey, has welcomed [...]

November 22, 2019

New Apprentices at Hinkley Point C Push Total To More Than 500

The new intake started work in Somerset at HOST, a local business providing hotel quality accommodation for the thousands of workers now busy on site. The new apprentices [...]

November 22, 2019

Sir Richard Leese joins graduates at ground-breaking of local Potato Wharf development

Last week, the Leader of Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese, joined senior managers and young graduates working for Lendlease, as work officially began on the final [...]

November 21, 2019

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