Construction & property

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

APPOINTMENTS: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: ECMS, Madison Berkeley, The Education Network

International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Morson advances with technical specialist buy in the US

Morson Group has strengthened its position as a global talent solutions leader with the acquisition of US-based technical recruiter PTS Advance.

Is immigration white paper the end of an era for low-skilled migration?

The white paper published yesterday [12 May 2025] represents the end of an era for low-skilled migration and an ambitious shift toward productivity-first immigration.

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Social recruiting: May/June 2025

Whether you’ve been trekking up a hill, making a team look brill, donating chocs to fill [a foodbank] or walking a mill-ion steps, you lot have been busy!

Cobalt Recruitment appoints new UK managing director

Cobalt Recruitment has announced the appointment of Maria Sinclair as the new managing director of its UK operations.

National student lettings agency launches apprenticeship scheme

A student lettings agency based in Loughborough is helping young professionals kickstart their careers with a new apprenticeship scheme.

Your business 25 April 2025

Appointments: Eximius Group hires across its brands

Eximius Group has launched the first of its public sector brands, Eximius Social Care, and appoin

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Construction invests in junior talent for future

Cost management and project management companies working in the construction industry have learned the lesson of previous recessions by continuing to invest in talent at junior levels.

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Housing association wins best diversity accolade

Removing the phrase “must have so many years’ experience” in job descriptions is just one of the measures that helped housing association Guinness Northern Counties win the Best Diversity Recruitment Strategy at last week’s Recruiter Awards for Excellence.

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

4 U Recruitment helps crane company’s expansion

Construction and engineering recruitment specialist 4 U Recruitment has helped London Tower Crane

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Contract Scotland gives shares to management

Construction recruiter Contract Scotland is to award shares to its directors and management team worth 35% of the business - at no cost to them.

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Agency worker use doubles in construction

The construction sector has doubled its use of temporary agency workers since January, according

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Appointments: Sturdy joins Holtby Turner

Holtby Turner, an executive search and development consultancy in real estate and construction, h

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Construction firms maintain headcount

Eight in 10 construction firms have maintained or increased headcount, according to research from

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Irish contractor confidence slumps

Seven in 10 Irish construction professionals are not confident of the sector improving over the n

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Contracts: Hays signs CIBSE deal

Hays Building Services has signed a three-year partnership agreement with the Chartered Instituti

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

REC pushes for IR35 review

The coalition government’s launch of the Office of Tax Simplification has highlighted the need to

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Recruiters report recovery in construction recruitment but how sturdy are its foundations?

After a challenging year for construction, there are signs that the recruitment market is beginni

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

CIPS/Markit: Employee numbers up in services sectors but down in construction

Employee numbers in the UK services sector rose for the first time since April 2008, while constr

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

UCATT hits back over REC opposition to construction worker tax change

Construction union UCATT has hit back over concerns raised by the Recruitment and Employment Conf

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012
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