Contractors are being told to clean up their act after thousands of tonnes of contaminated plastic film and wrap produced in construction were blocked from export at UK ports. Fresh crackdown after surge in illegal export of plastic waste contaminated with mud, … Continue reading →

Costain archaeologists have made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery on a HS2 project site that metal detecting treasure hunters can only dream about. Potin coins from the Iron Age Hillingdon hoard A rare hoard of over 300 Iron Age coins, dating back … Continue reading →

In an increasingly competitive market behavioral based interview questions are common place. (Or BBQs as they’re known) are where the candidate is asked to describe situations where they were able to apply specific skills, training, or talents to solve problems … Continue reading →

Cementation Skanska has secured the £93m job to create one of the largest current open-cut retaining boxes in Europe – equivalent in size to four football pitches. HS2 approach route to Euston station The huge piling job for HS2 consortium Skanska Costain … Continue reading →

Construction activity is set for double-digit growth this year as the industry continues its strong rebound from the impact of Covid. But crystal ball gazers at the Construction Product Association have downgraded growth forecasts slightly fearing impacts from supply constraints for key … Continue reading →

Now the UK’s lockdown exit plans have been set out and as the economy gradually starts to open again, many businesses will see this as a return towards normality. But in many ways, the world of work will look very different … Continue reading →

Numbers of self-employed workers are slowly returning to the pre-Christmas level despite worries that many eastern Europeans would not return after the break. According to the construction industry’s biggest payer of subcontractors Hudson Contract, the number of tradespeople on its … Continue reading →

Construction Leadership Council makes last minute plea to Rishi Sunak The Construction Leadership Council is hoping for a last-minute reprieve ahead of the Spring Budget, warning it could snuff out the construction-led recovery. More than 150,000 construction companies are facing … Continue reading →