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DCT Recruitment, Cotton Exchange, Bixteth Street, Liverpool (2026)

19/06/2026

The UK construction industry needs 239,000 more workers by 2029.

And it's currently ignoring half the population.

Women make up just 15% of the construction workforce. On-site, doing trades? Around 1%. One in a hundred.

This isn't because women don't want to work in construction. Female apprenticeship starts have risen 62% in the last five years. The interest is there. The pipeline is growing.

The problem is what happens next...

Many women who start a career in construction hit the same wall: no visible role models, site facilities not built for them, PPE that doesn't fit, a culture that makes them feel like they don't belong. So they leave, and the industry loses talent it desperately needs.

Here's what the numbers tell us: the businesses that actively recruit and retain women aren't just ticking a diversity box. They're accessing a talent pool their competitors have written off.

That's a competitive advantage.

DCT Recruitment is working with construction employers to build recruitment pathways that reach further. Into schools. Into communities. Into groups who've never seen themselves in a hard hat.

If you're struggling to find the right people, perhaps the question isn't where all the workers have gone.

Perhaps it's who you haven't asked yet.

www.dctrecruitment.co.uk

17/06/2026

UK hospitality is caught in a painful paradox right now.

Wages are going up. Staff are still leaving.

Employer NICs have increased. Business rates have changed.

Operators are paying more than ever to employ people.

And yet, only 52% of hospitality workers say they're likely to stay with their current employer, down from 62% just two years ago.

One in three hospitality businesses has cut operating hours. One in eight has closed locations entirely. The sector has lost 100,000 jobs since the last budget, at a time when demand, particularly for experiences and domestic travel, has never been stronger.

Here's what the research actually shows...

Money isn't the main reason people stay.

The number one factor for retention in hospitality in 2026 is working with great people.

Career development and exciting work have seen the biggest jumps of any factor in the last 12 months.

Staff aren't just looking for a wage. They're looking for a future.

That's where DCT Recruitment comes in. We work with hospitality employers to build proper career pathways, not just fill shifts. Giving your team something to stay for, and giving your business the stability to grow.

If your wage bill is rising but your retention isn't, the problem probably isn't pay.

www.dctrecruitment.co.uk

15/06/2026

Construction has been the UK's most insolvent industry for four consecutive years.

Nearly one in five business failures across the UK economy occurred in construction.

Five major contractors collapsed within weeks of each other in early 2026.

The reasons are well-documented: razor-thin margins, late payments, cash flow crises, and rising costs.

What doesn't get talked about enough...

The firms that survive aren't just the ones with the biggest contracts. They're the ones with stable, reliable workforces.

When your people don't show up, or worse, when you can't find them at all, projects slip, penalties kick in, and margins disappear. Workforce instability is a financial risk. Full stop.

That's the case for calling us at DCT Recruitment.

We work with construction employers to build the kind of workforce pipelines that keep your business resilient, not just when times are good, but especially when they're not.

The industry is under pressure. The businesses that will come out the other side are the ones investing in their people right now.

www.dctrecruitment.co.uk

12/06/2026

"I'd rather take my hardest day as a business owner than my best day in corporate."

When Christine Kearney said this on the latest episode of *The Icing On The Career Cake", it stopped us in our tracks.

Because anyone who has built a business knows exactly what she means.

The long days.

The uncertainty.

The responsibility.

The moments where everything seems to depend on you.

From the outside, it can look exhausting.

From the inside, it often is.

But as Christine explains, it's a different kind of tired.

When you're building something you believe in.

When your work is changing people's lives.

When every decision moves your vision forward.

When you're creating opportunities for your family and your future.

The effort feels different.

Not easier.

Just different.

Many people spend years dreaming about working for themselves.

Others discover that entrepreneurship isn't for them.

Neither path is right or wrong.

But Christine's story is a powerful reminder that fulfilment doesn't come from avoiding hard work.

It comes from knowing why you're doing it.

In this clip from "The Icing On The Career Cake", Christine shares why life as a founder has given her a new perspective on success, purpose, and what really matters.

What's your view?

Would you rather have the security of employment or the freedom of building something that's yours?

We are here to support you whichever career path you choose.

10/06/2026

"I thought my life was completely over."

Those are Christine Kearney's words from the latest episode of The Icing On The Career Cake.

After years as a high-performing banking director, Christine found herself facing a reality she never expected.

Tonsillitis.

A kidney infection.

A pain behind her eye that doctors later told her was days away from becoming a stroke.

And for the first time in her life, anxiety.

Like many high achievers, Christine kept going. She carried the pressure, looked after everyone else, got the children ready for school, and tried to push through.

Until she couldn't.

What makes Christine's story so powerful isn't what happened to her.

It's what she did next.

Rather than hiding from it, she turned her experience into a mission to help others recognise the signs before they reach a breaking point.

Today, through coaching, education, counselling qualifications and her work with the Samaritans, she helps people have the conversation many of us avoid:

"I can't cope right now."

Burnout doesn't just happen to other people.

It happens to capable people.

Successful people.

Resilient people.

Sometimes the people everyone else thinks are coping the best.

Watch this powerful clip from our conversation with Christine Kearney on The Icing On The Career Cake.

If it resonates with you, don't ignore it.

08/06/2026

What does success look like when you've spent years achieving it?

In the latest episode of "The Icing On The Career Cake", Diane Thomas and Graham Coath talk to Christine Kearney, founder of Chapter 22, coach, educator, former banking director, and someone who learned the hard way that success and wellbeing don't always travel together.

After a 21-year career in banking, Christine found herself facing burnout, anxiety, and a complete rethink of what work, achievement, and purpose really meant.

The conversation explores:

• Why high performers are often the people most at risk of burnout.
• The hidden pressures facing women leaders and business owners.
• Why saying "I'm struggling" can feel harder than carrying on.
• The difference between working hard and working sustainably.
• How Christine rebuilt her life and career after burnout.
• Why success means very little if it comes at the expense of your health.

This isn't a conversation about doing less.

It's a conversation about creating success you can actually sustain.

If you've ever felt the pressure to keep performing, keep delivering and keep holding everything together, this episode is well worth your time.

The Icing On The Career Cake Podcast is available for you to listen to at www.dctrecruitment.co.uk

03/06/2026

Hiring the wrong person is expensive.

Hiring nobody is even more expensive.

But somewhere between the two is a different problem that doesn't get talked about enough. The hours your team spends sifting through applications. The interviews that go nowhere. The vacancy that stays open just a little too long starts putting pressure on everyone else.

Finding the right person isn't just about filling a role. It's about protecting the people already around the table.

At DCT Recruitment, we take the time to properly understand your business before we start matching candidates to your vacancy.

Not just the job description. The culture. The team dynamic. What does good actually look like for you?

We work with businesses across Commercial, Construction, Hospitality and Industrial sectors throughout Liverpool City Region, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cheshire, placing people in both temporary and permanent positions.

We're not interested in sending over a stack of CVs and hoping one lands. We're interested in building a long-term partnership with clients who want a recruiter they can genuinely rely on.

If you have a vacancy to fill, let's chat.

01/06/2026

Looking for a new job can feel like shouting into the void.

You send applications. You wait. Sometimes you hear back. Often you don't. And after a while, it starts to feel less like a job search and more like a test of patience.

That's not how it should feel.

At DCT Recruitment, we do things differently.

When you register with us, you're not just uploading a CV into a database. You're talking to real people who take the time to understand what you're actually looking for. Not just the job title. The commute that works for your life. The hours that fit around your family. The kind of team you will be happy to work in.

We work across Commercial, Construction, Hospitality and Industrial sectors throughout Liverpool City Region, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cheshire. Temporary roles, permanent positions and everything in between.

Whatever your next step looks like, we'll champion your skills directly to employers who need them.

Delivering Careers Together isn't just something we put on our website. It's how we show up for every single person who comes through our door.

Ready to find work that actually fits? Come and register with us today.

www.dctrecruitment.co.uk

29/05/2026

We've sat across the table from enough hospitality owners to know that recruitment isn't really what keeps you up at night.

It's the shift that starts in four hours, and you're still one person down.

It's the chef who handed in their notice on a Friday afternoon.

It's the summer season coming faster than you expected, and the team isn't anywhere near where it needs to be.

It's the fact that you've posted the same job three times, and the right person still hasn't walked through the door.

Hospitality is one of the most human industries there is.

Every single day, you're asking your team to show up, really show up, for every guest, every table, every check-in. The energy in a room, the feel of a service, the difference between a guest who comes back and one who doesn't.

That comes down to people.

Which means getting the people right matters more here than almost anywhere else.
We understand that a warm body filling a rota isn't the same as the right person in the right role. We understand the difference between someone who can do the job and someone who actually gets hospitality, the pace of it, the pressure of it, the genuine satisfaction of it on a good day.

Whether you run a café that's become a real part of your community, a hotel that takes genuine pride in its guest experience, or anything in between, we know what good looks like in your world.

And we know how to find it.

If your next great hire is out there, let's go and find them together.

27/05/2026

Do you like numbers?

59,000.

That's the current shortfall in HVAC technicians across the UK.

Not a projection. Not a worst-case scenario.

The gap that exists right now, today, as the Future Homes Standard already begins to reshape what gets built and how.

Here's the thing about the Future Homes Standard that doesn't get talked about enough.
It isn't just a change to building regulations.

It's a fundamental shift in what a finished home actually looks like. Heat pumps instead of gas boilers. Mechanical ventilation. Low-carbon heating systems that need to be designed, installed, commissioned and maintained by people who genuinely understand them.

And those people?

There aren't nearly enough of them.

The demand for HVAC technicians and low-carbon technical support teams is rising faster than the training pipeline can keep up with. Developers are committing to projects. Contractors are winning work. And then everyone starts looking for the same specialist talent at the same time.

We've seen this before in construction.

A policy change creates a new category of must-have skills. The market underestimates how quickly demand will spike. And suddenly, the firms that planned ahead have a real advantage over the ones that didn't.

That moment is now. This is that spike.

If you're a developer, contractor or M&E firm trying to build out a low-carbon technical team, we're already having those conversations.

And if you're an HVAC technician or low-carbon specialist, wondering what your skills are worth right now?

The answer is: considerably more than it was twelve months ago.
Let's talk.

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