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

CIPS/Markit: Construction decline “unparalleled”

February’s figures for production in the construction sector reflected a “substantial deteriorati

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

Council builds to create 5,000 construction jobs

More than 5,000 construction jobs will be created due to plans to build over 2,000 new council ho

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

OFT fines bid rigging construction firms £129.5m

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has imposed fines totalling £129.5m on 103 construction firms in

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

Construction confidence hits pre-recession high

Confidence in the construction sector jumped considerably in May, hitting a 21-month peak, while

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

Construction recruiter goes into administration

Construction and commercial recruiter Taurus Recruitment has gone into administration, transferri

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

Hays Construction & Property recruitment drive

Hays Construction & Property is looking for staff on the back of an increased demand for cons

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

Construction hit by 48,000 redundancies in Q3

The number of job cuts increased by 50% in the last quarter of 2008, but the number of civil cont

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

CIPS/Markit: Construction sentiment improves

Activity in the construction sector hit a three-month high in January.

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

Late payments blight UAE construction sector

The UAE’s construction industry is facing a problems connected to late payments, according to an

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

Construction recruiters gain from civil boom

Civil projects have surged by 39% compared with February last year, according to contract leads m

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

CIPS/Markit: Record construction job losses

Job losses in the construction sector rose at record levels, according to March’s figures from th

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

Income up at Matchtech but slowdown evident

Net fee income at technical recruiter Matchtech Group increased by 8% to £16.5m in the six months

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012

Recruiters’ reliance on public sector grows

Almost half of new home building is now funded from the public purse, according to new figures, h

Your recruitment business 12 September 2012
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