UKR Group

04/09/2026

Jobs of the week: UKR Group
Looking for your next role in construction?
We’ve got opportunities across the UK:
Groundworker - Northfleet, Kent
Groundworks Labourers - Sutton, South London
Skilled Groundworker - Sutton, South London
Formwork Strikers - Croydon, South London
Shuttering Carpenters - Fitzrovia, Central London
D90 Demolition Plant Operator - Bond Street, Central London
Mastic Men Sika approved - Mayfair, Central London
Telehandler Driver - Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Concrete Finishers / Handymen - Victoria, South West London
Groundworker - Rochester, Kent
Interested, or know someone who might be?
Call: 02089944139
Website: www.ukrgroup.co.uk

03/09/2026

A Site Manager isn’t just a Site Manager.
Sounds obvious.
But change the project, the package or the stage of the job and you could be looking for a very different person.
That’s where knowing construction comes in.
Some of our team worked in construction before they ever worked in recruitment.
So, when a vacancy lands on the desk, the job title is rarely the most interesting bit.
It’s everything behind it that tells you who you actually need.
A few questions we think are worth asking your recruitment supplier.

02/09/2026

Turns out, even a bricklaying robot can end up waiting around on site.
Monumental’s robots can lay around 1,000 bricks in an eight-hour day -roughly twice the output of a typical bricklayer.
But tucked into the story was a detail we liked even more.
Two days waiting.
Not for the robot.
For the crew needed at the next stage.
There’s something quite telling about those two numbers sitting in the same story.
1,000 bricks a day.
Two days waiting.
Make one part of the project twice as fast and suddenly the question becomes what happens either side of it.
Maybe that’s where the next productivity gain is hiding.
Not just making one job faster.
But getting the whole project moving with it.
The story that got us thinking:
https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/the-ai-army-that-could-solve-britains-building-blockage-8m5jvxtz6

01/09/2026

We went into this article expecting robots.
We came out thinking about tender spreadsheets.
Because some of the most practical uses of AI in construction aren't happening on site at all.
They're happening before the work gets there.
In one industry survey, 22% of senior leaders pointed to design and engineering optimisation as a priority for AI over the next 12 months.
Another 18% pointed to tender preparation.
Then there are the less obvious uses.
Searching through huge project datasets.
Pulling answers from previous tender submissions.
Spotting design decisions that could cause problems months down the line.
Even identifying a £20 maintenance issue before it becomes a £10,000 repair.
None of it sounds particularly futuristic.
And maybe that's the interesting bit.
AI in construction might become useful long before it becomes exciting.
There’s plenty more in the full Construction News article:
https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/hind-site-the-back-office-benefits-of-using-ai-30-06-2026/
UKR Group

27/08/2026

This fridge has another job lined up.
And it's in construction.
Enva has found a way to turn plastic recovered from old refrigerators into material for ducting, ventilation components, access panels and loft hatches.
93% of the material is post-consumer recycled content.
But the number only tells half the story.
Think about the journey.
Made for the kitchen.
Used for years.
Thrown away.
Then turned into part of a building.
That's quite a career change.
And probably the part of this story we like most.
Not everything arriving on a construction site started life as a construction product.
This one started in a kitchen.
There’s plenty more behind how Enva is turning old fridges into construction materials. The full story is here:
https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/enva-recycles-fridges-for-construction

Specialist recycler Enva has launched a new white recycled plastic compound, recycled from refrigerators, for use in construction applications.

26/08/2026

You know pretty quickly when you've bought the wrong work boots.
Because on site, there's nowhere for a bad pair to hide.
They get tested constantly.
Every step.
Every ladder.
Every uneven surface.
Every bit of concrete, mud and debris underfoot.
And by hour eight, all of it adds up.
Toe protection, grip and puncture resistance matter.
But so does how your feet feel after a full shift in them.
Because work boots don't just have to protect you.
They have to keep up with you.
It's probably why something as ordinary as a pair of boots deserves a little more thought than we give it.
Especially when you're spending an entire working day in them.
There’s more on why the right work boots matter on site here: https://www.ukconstructionmedia.co.uk/sponsored/why-quality-work-boots-are-a-key-investment-in-uk-construction-sites/
UKR Group

25/08/2026

123,836 is a big number.
But it gets more interesting when you look at who’s hiring.
Job postings for civil engineers were up more than 25% year on year in July.
Carpenters and joiners: +19%.
Scaffolders, stagers and riggers: -13%.
Same industry. Same month.
Very different hiring pictures.
And there’s another contrast.
While construction vacancies are moving up, vacancies across the wider economy have fallen to their lowest level in five years.
Construction, it seems, is doing its own thing.
The full article is here: https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/workforce/construction-job-ads-hit-two-year-high-18-08-2026/
UKR Group

20/08/2026

UKR Group is looking for an experienced Senior Account Manager to take ownership of, develop and grow a portfolio of key construction clients.
This is a relationship and revenue-focused role for someone with proven construction recruitment experience who knows how to grow existing accounts, build strong client relationships and identify new opportunities.

What you'll do:
• Manage and grow a portfolio of existing construction clients
• Increase worker numbers, vacancies, sites and divisions across key accounts
• Build strong relationships with contractors, subcontractors, developers and site teams
• Develop multiple contacts within each client and identify further opportunities
• Reactivate dormant or underperforming accounts
• Generate new business through existing relationships, referrals and site introductions
• Understand clients' workforce requirements and future hiring needs
• Attend regular client meetings and site visits
• Identify opportunities to increase revenue, margin and overall account value
• Work closely with BDMs and recruitment consultants to ensure effective delivery
• Develop account plans and monitor performance against agreed KPIs and targets
• Maintain accurate CRM records and follow-ups

What we're looking for:
• Minimum 3 years' experience in account management, recruitment or business development
• Construction recruitment experience is essential
• Proven track record of growing and developing client accounts
• Experience increasing worker numbers, revenue and/or client spend
• Strong understanding of the construction recruitment market
• Commercial awareness and understanding of revenue, margin and profitability
• Confident building relationships with decision-makers, commercial teams and site contacts
• Highly organised, resilient and target-driven
• Comfortable using CRM systems to manage accounts and pipeline

Temporary blue-collar construction recruitment experience would be a strong advantage.

What we offer:
• Competitive salary - negotiable depending on experience
• Uncapped commission + bonus scheme
• Company pension
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Flexitime and hybrid working options
• Career progression within a growing construction recruitment business
• Strong earning potential based on performance
If you're an experienced construction recruitment professional with a track record of growing accounts and building strong client relationships, we'd love to hear from you.
Email your CV to: [email protected]

18/08/2026

10 hospitals being built at the same time.
That was the number that caught our attention.
Then we read what the contractors involved were saying.
The challenge isn't only the scale of what's being built.
It's whether the industry has enough capacity and specialist experience to build it.
Hospital 2.0 has been designed to make delivery more repeatable, with around 80% of designs shared across sites.
But buildings aren't the only thing that need scaling.
The workforce does too.
And that's where this story gets particularly interesting.
We've pulled out the part that stood out to us in the carousel.
The full article is here: https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/hospital-2-0s-10-scheme-challenge-starts-with-skills-22-07-2026/

14/08/2026

Jobs of the week: UKR Group
Looking for your next role in construction?
We’ve got opportunities across the UK:
Slinger Signaller - Edinburgh, Scotland
Dryliner - Marble Arch, West London
Block Layer - South Kensington, South West London
360 MAchine Driver - Woolwich, South East London
360 Machine Driver - Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire
Dumper Driver / Groundworker - Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire
Telehandler Driver - Epsom, Surrey
Steel Erector - Canary Wharf, East London
Steel Erectors Mate / Handyman - Canary Wharf, East London
Shuttering Carpenters - Fitzrovia, Central London
Steel Fixers - Kensington, West London
Steel Fixer - Waterloo, Central London
Shuttering Carpenters - Brighton, East Sussex
Carpenter - Headington, Oxfordshire
360 Machine Driver - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Shuttering Carpenters - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Strikers - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Slinger Signaller - Suffolk, East of England
Dryliners - Stanstead Airport, Essex
Carpenter - Birmingham, West Midlands
Interested, or know someone who might be?
Call: 02089944139
Website: www.ukrgroup.co.uk