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Manufacturing reaches 25-month high

The UK manufacturing sector continued to recover in December, according to the latest CIPS/Markit index.The headline seasonally adjusted CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posted a 25-month high of 54.1 in December, up from 51.8 in November.

Output also grew, while new orders also increased

UK manufacturing employment declined for the 20th consecutive month in December but the rate of reduction was the weakest since May 2008.

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Appointments: Morson appoints account manager

Technical engineering human resource recruiter Morson International has appointed Mark Smith as account manager.Smith, who previously worked in-house at Transport for London for two years and the Thales Group will serve established Morson clients, while creating new business opportunities within the transportation and aerospace sectors.

Appointments: Richardson returns to Danbro

Gareth Richardson has rejoined specialist accountant for contractors Danbro as new business consultant.Richardson, who previously worked for Danbro until May last year, will be responsible for building relationships with recruitment agencies, offering tax advice and providing support to new clients. 

Appointments: Expand expands with director appointment

Communications recruiter Expand has appointed Aidan Walker as business development director.Walker is charged with continuing to develop the Expand brand into mainland Europe.

Appointments: Antal appoints head of banking practice

Executive recruiter Antal Russia has appointed Karl Franzmann as head of its banking practice.

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Client discounting is obviously having an adverse effect on recruiters in the sector but manufacturing seems to be coming out of the doldrums

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