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Recruitment Tailored to Your Business

Recruitment does not always fit neatly into a standard process. You might have one important vacancy to fill, several appointments to make or a senior role where finding the right person requires a more bespoke approach. At Maxim Recruitment, we believe your recruitment partner should be flexible enough to reflect your requirements.…

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From Estimator to Strategic Cost Adviser | Is It Time for Your Next Career Move?

As major infrastructure and capital programmes become increasingly complex, experienced estimating and cost professionals are increasingly valuable for their ability to combine technical expertise with commercial thinking and client advice. But could your experience be worth more than producing estimates?…

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A Recruiter’s Tips for Higher Visibility in a Sea of Applicants

You could have exactly the right experience for a job, but if your CV doesn’t quickly demonstrate that, it may never make it to the next stage. As specialist construction recruiters, we see hundreds of CVs and know what makes one stand out and what makes another easy to overlook.…

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The 6 Signs It Might Be Time for a Career Move

Not everyone who changes jobs is actively looking for one. Sometimes, the thought of moving starts much earlier, perhaps as a feeling that your current role isn't quite delivering what it used to, or that you've stopped progressing.…

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What Makes a Construction Professional Stay? The Factors Employers Often Overlook

Recruitment doesn't start when someone hands in their notice.  For employers, understanding why good people stay can be just as valuable as understanding why they leave. So what actually makes them stay with an employer for five, ten or even twenty years?…

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Industry News

Heidelberg supplies low carbon concrete in Piccadilly

Heidelberg has supplied low carbon concrete, using cement decarbonised through carbon capture, and containing GGBS, to Realtime Civil Engineering and Kier, for use on the Crown Estate's 33-35 Piccadilly in London.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 September, 07:36

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H E Services trials EVision golf carts

Excavator hirer H E Services (Plant Hire) Ltd has trialled golf carts from EVision, which aim to support travel around busy construction projects.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 September, 07:20

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Sisk breaks ground on London riverside development

Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC) and Sisk have broken ground on a Gehry Partners-designed residential and commercial development, Prospect Place South.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 September, 07:05

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Vistry gets OK for 226 Conisbrough homes

Doncaster Council has approved plans for Vistry to build 226 mixed tenure homes at Kings Brook, in Conisbrough.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 September, 06:56

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Champion goes for gold with Kubota

Champion Hire has marked the purchase of its 100th Kubota U27-4 excavator, delivered with a gold detailed paint job, through BTE Plant Sales.

Source: The Construction Index Last updated: 10 September, 06:49

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