Congratulations to Ali Inwood of Aziza UK for winning September’s prize in the Edge Careers Fantasy Football League! We hope you enjoy the sound of victory through your new headphones. Ali’s team, Lord Of The Ings, scored a massive 185 points, the most out of the 159 participants in the competition’s second month. Who will […]
Saudi leads region with $1 trillion construction projects Saudi Arabia has emerged as the Middle East’s largest construction market, with the value of projects planned and under way estimated to be more than SR3.75 trillion ($1 trillion), according to latest figures. This encompasses several […]
The Forth Road Bridge is a long-span suspension bridge which was opened on September 4, 1964, by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Construction began in 1958 and the project cost £19.5 million. Over 24 million vehicles cross the bridge each year. Nearly 40,000 tonnes of steel and 125,000 cubic metres of concrete went into its […]
Edge Careers run a monthly consultant leaderboard, with the top billing recruitment consultant winning a prize! The winner of the September prize is Heidi Genner, who is our Residential Division Manager. Usually the winning consultant has a big bottle of champagne, but as Heidi is not a drinker, she instead requested cake! Well done Heidi, […]
Please join us in welcoming Tom Eaves to Edge Careers. As our newest team member, Tom has joined our flourishing Freelance Division as a Recruitment Consultant. Having lived for a number of years in Australia, working in sales and customer facing roles, Tom brings a wealth of experience and a fresh approach to construction recruitment and […]
It’s 126 years since the famous Iron Lady was inaugurated in time for the 1889 World Fair in Paris. It is now one of the most visited monuments in the world and around seven million people climb its stairs or take the lift to one of its three levels each year. But it’s worth remembering […]
Writing a good CV The difference between writing a good CV and an average CV can be the difference from you landing your dream job or not. The first impression any potential employer will make of you will come from the CV that has been submitted to them. Edge Careers takes a look at a […]
Wembley in Numbers • At its peak, there were more than 3,500 construction workers on site. • 4,000 separate piles form the foundations of the new stadium, the deepest of which is 35 m (115 ft). • There are 56 km (35 mi) of […]
Developer London & Regional Properties has revealed plans for a major new cultural quarter at Elephant & Castle in south London. The Skipton House office block, located between the tube station and London South Bank University, will be demolished to make way for the office and residential complex, which will boast sky gardens. The emerging […]
More than 1,200 Shepherd staff will now become part of Wates as a buyout deal was finally rubber-stamped. Wates reached an agreement today to acquire Shepherd Engineering Services (SES) and Shepherd FM plus a “significant” number of contracts and strategic frameworks from Shepherd Construction Limited. Talks on a possible […]
