Thursday, 09 February 2012

Recruiter
Transport & Logistics

  • Contracts/Deals: Network Rail sponsors Evenbreak

    Wed, 8 Feb 2012

    Evenbreak, a newly launched not-for-profit job board run by and for disabled people in the UK, has confirmed Network Rail as a corporate sponsor.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: McDevitt takes up UPS HR helm

    Wed, 8 Feb 2012

    John McDevitt has been promoted to the position of head of freight and shipping firm UPS’s corporate HR group.He is currently the senior vice president for global transportation services and labour relations, and started his career with UPS part time while attending Rutgers University.UPS has around 400,000 employees worldwide, of which 80% are based in the US.

  • Transline sales up nearly 25%

    Tue, 7 Feb 2012

    Driving and industrial recruiters Transline Resource Group’s turnover has increased 22.8% to £54.34m, the fourth year in a row of double-digit growth.Last year the firm opened new offices in Scotland, the Midlands, the South-East and the South-West, and now employs 120 staff across 54 locations.Transline was set up in 1989 and supplies 6,000 workers a day.A full trading statement will be released at the end of April.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Khan leads new starters at Ashton

    Tue, 7 Feb 2012

    Richard Khan has joined Ashton Consulting, taking up the role of international managing consultant to set up the new international construction, engineering and infrastructure division.He has 13 years’ recruitment experience, having most recently worked in the Czech Republic for Adecco and aviation recruiter AeroJOB, and previously in the UK and the UAE.

  • TfL denies ‘job creation’ as a result of error

    Mon, 6 Feb 2012

    Transport for London (TfL) has denied union claims that it is embarking on a major recruitment drive following a “massive blunder”.

  • McCall figures attest to upturn in technical sector

    Fri, 3 Feb 2012

    Placement figures from multi-sector rec-to-rec firm McCall show to a rise in technical jobs, with the public sector hit.

  • ForceSelect finds work for redundancy-threatened Gurkhas

    Thu, 2 Feb 2012

    Military service leavers recruitment consultancy ForceSelect hopes to offer 160 jobs at event crewing firm Gallowglass to Gurkhas, who bore the brunt of the latest military cuts announced.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: Moore for Scantec

    Wed, 1 Feb 2012

    Scantec Personnel has re-appointed Lynn Moore to its infrastructure division.

  • NES Group profit increases 28%

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    Oil and gas recruiter NES Global Talent has seen a 28% increase in operating profit, reaching £16.2m, in the year ending 31 October 2011 compared to the previous 12 months.

  • INTERNATIONAL Qatar: Reed promotes country to fill 100s of roles

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    Reed Recruitment in Qatar has launched a series of roadshows to promote Doha to the global workforce, reports AMEinfo.com.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: O’Brien and Rattue to MRG

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    The Management Recruitment Group has appointed Martin Rattue as senior practice manager and Theresa O’Brien as practice manager.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: Martyn is Staffline non-exec director

    Mon, 30 Jan 2012

    Food processing, manufacturing, e-retail and logistics staffing firm Staffline Group has appointed Diane Martyn as non-executive director.

  • London Olympics: 10m hours of security work, for starters

    Fri, 27 Jan 2012

    More information on the scale of the contingent workforce needed for the London Olympics was revealed at the launch of G4S’s new recruitment centre in Stratford, East London yesterday.

  • More turnover and offices for blue collar recruiter Encore

    Fri, 27 Jan 2012

    Recruiter Fast 50 firm Encore Personnel Services has announced that its 2011 turnover was up 11% on the year before at £24.9m, with the firm looking ahead to new sites this year.

  • G4S on target to meet Olympic staffing challenge

    Thu, 26 Jan 2012

    G4S is ahead of target in recruiting security staff for the London Olympics.

  • Contracts/Deals: TribePad to support Sodexo recruitment

    Thu, 26 Jan 2012

    Online and social media recruitment platform TribePad has been chosen by food and facilities management services firm Sodexo for its UK and Ireland resourcing.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: Stagecoach firms promote HR directorships

    Thu, 26 Jan 2012

    Transport group Stagecoach has appointed Kelly Barlow and Clare McCartney as HR directors (HRDs) to two of its companies.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: Smith promoted and Pow appointed at Resource

    Thu, 26 Jan 2012

    Support services firm Resource Group has promoted Russ Smith to the new position of national security director and appointedNeill Pow in the newly-created role of national security operations manager.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Resourcing International has Simington

    Tue, 24 Jan 2012

    Infrastructure, construction and engineering recruiter Resourcing International has appointed Carl Simington as international recruitment manager for its Middle East operations.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Niemann takes on HR role at airberlin

    Mon, 23 Jan 2012

    Dr. Martina Niemann is set to join airline airberlin in the newly-created role of chief human resources officer on 15 February.

  • Appointments: Jark adds Matin to national sales team

    Mon, 23 Jan 2012

    Industrial, construction, driving and healthcare national recruitment agency Jark has appointed Adela Matin as national account manager to the national sales team.

  • Contracts/Deals: GradWeb recruits rail interns

    Fri, 20 Jan 2012

    Entry-level recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm GradWeb has been appointed to provide recruitment services for the UK rail industry’s new ’Track and Train’ internship scheme.

  • INTERNATIONAL Bahrain: Airport expansion set to create jobs

    Fri, 20 Jan 2012

    Bahrain Airport Services (BAS) is set to take on hundreds of new staff as it prepares a major expansion, reports the Gulf Daily News.

  • INTERNATIONAL Canada: Red moves in on removals industry

    Fri, 20 Jan 2012

    Red Recruit has opened its new Toronto office, set to recruit for the removals industry across Canada and the US, led by Jacqueline Jones.Jones previously worked for Canadian international removals firm Brytor International Moving.Founded in 2002, UK-based Red recruits to the interiors, relocations, removals and shipping industries.Red Recruit is also an accredited member of the Canadian Association of Movers.

  • INTERNATIONAL South Africa: Energy and rail to power job growth

    Thu, 19 Jan 2012

    The railway and solar power industries are set to provide major job creation in South Africa over the coming years.

  • Ryanair schedules 400 more jobs for 2012

    Wed, 18 Jan 2012

    Airline Ryanair will create 1,000 new jobs in 2012 - 600 at a new base in Paphos, Cyprus, as reported by recruiter.co.uk last week, with another 400 across its existing locations and new bases planned in the UK and beyond.

  • Gatwick Diamond jobs board open for business

    Wed, 18 Jan 2012

    Gatwickdiamondjobs.com, a dedicated jobs board for the business region in and around Gatwick Airport South of London, has launched to match local jobseekers with employers in the area.

  • STR launches Navis Consulting for maritime industry

    Wed, 18 Jan 2012

    STR, the Portsmouth-based specialist recruitment consultancy, has launched Navis Consulting, expanding its maritime division.

  • Tim Evans from Boxington on Recruiter Fast 50 firms

    Wed, 18 Jan 2012

    Recruiter’s 2012 Fast 50 league table of the UK’s fastest growing recruitment companies shows a change in composition, as Tim Evans, managing director of Boxington Corporate Finance, explains in the video above:

  • Up to 6,000 new jobs to land at expanded Luton Airport

    Tue, 17 Jan 2012

    Plans to almost double the number of passengers going through Luton Airport could create as many as 6,000 new jobs.

  • Appointments: Barclay Meade brings in seven

    Mon, 16 Jan 2012

    Multi-sector recruiter Barclay Meade has taken on six new staff members, while Barclay Meade Executive Search has appointed Sebastien Dridje.

  • Appointments: Argyll Scott has Butts and Burdon

    Thu, 12 Jan 2012

    Recruiter Argyll Scott Technology has appointed Anne-Marie Butts and Tom Burdon as senior consultants.Butts joins from Nicoll Curtin, to recruit for senior banking roles. Burdon heads recruitment for contract infrastructure roles across all industries of the business.Managing director Rodney Fraser says: “While trading conditions remain challenging we continue to grow our business and increase our market share in our chosen sectors.”

  • HS2 to bring 60,000 job opportunities in London and Birmingham

    Wed, 11 Jan 2012

    Hopes that tens of thousands of jobs will be created by proposed rail link High Speed Two (HS2) have been raised as the transport secretary has approved plans for the project.

  • Women on boards up 20% across 2011

    Wed, 11 Jan 2012

    The proportion of women on the boards of FTSE 100 companies has risen from 12.5% at the beginning of 2011, to 14.9% for January 2012.

  • INTERNATIONAL Cyprus: Ryanair brings 600 jobs to new Paphos base

    Wed, 11 Jan 2012

    Airline Ryanair has announced that it will support over 600 jobs when it opens its first-ever Cypriot base, investing over $140m (£91m) in Paphos Airport.

  • Balfour Beatty Olympic legacy adds 200 jobs

    Tue, 10 Jan 2012

    Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty will create 200 jobs as part of a deal to run services and facilities in the Olympic Park once the summer’s Games are over.

  • Contracts/Deals: HB Human Capital makes Proactive its ninth company

    Tue, 10 Jan 2012

    Proactive Technical Recruitment has been acquired by recruitment industry investment fund HB Human Capital (HBHC).

  • Appointments: Exsurgo hires Costello to drive logistics

    Thu, 5 Jan 2012

    International recruitment consultancy Exsurgo has appointed Colin Costello as principal consultant for logistics, specialising in retail markets.

  • CBI calls for a new approach to growth

    Tue, 3 Jan 2012

    In his New Year message, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) director-general John Cridland says that the UK must act now to “rebalance” its economy or see debt levels continue to grow.

  • Pay slips at Royal Mail

    January 2012

    Union officials will meet with Royal Mail executives later this month to discuss payroll problems that left some of the postal service’s seasonal workers without pay in the run-up to Christmas.

  • Royal Mail staff remain unpaid despite assurances

    Fri, 23 Dec 2011

    Recruiter has learnt that some Royal Mail Christmas staff remain unpaid, even after the organisation released a statement yesterday saying that everyone had received full pay.

  • Royal Mail reports delivery of all temp salaries, and apologises

    Thu, 22 Dec 2011

    Following problems with the payment of Christmas temporary staff, the Royal Mail has told Recruiter that all workers have now been paid the full amount they are owed.

  • Acorn launches Driver CPC training

    Thu, 22 Dec 2011

    Multi-sector recruiter and training provider Acorn People has launched a new training service to ensure drivers comply with new legislation.

  • Royal Mail takes emergency steps to pay temp workers

    Mon, 19 Dec 2011

    As payment problems continue for some temporary workers at the Royal Mail, the postal organization has told Recruiter that it has put in place “additional payment channels” to ensure that workers are paid.

  • Morrisons to add 7,000 new jobs in 2012

    Thu, 15 Dec 2011

    Supermarket chain Morrisons is to open 25 new stores in 2012, creating 7,000 new jobs.

  • INTERNATIONAL US: Oceanic Resources to open office in Florida

    Wed, 14 Dec 2011

    Oceanic Resources International, specialist recruiter for the freight, shipping and logistics industries, is to open an office in Florida in the US.

  • Appointments: Oceanic Resources announces new directors and manager

    Wed, 14 Dec 2011

    Oceanic Resources International, specialist recruiter for the freight, shipping and logistics industries, has appointed new directors for the company.

  • Royal Mail denies reports of walkouts by Christmas temps

    Tue, 13 Dec 2011

    The Royal Mail has denied that there have been any walkouts by Christmas temporary staff affected by issues including lack of pay, telling Recruiter that such outstanding issues will be resolved as soon as possible.

  • Royal Mail Christmas temporary staff complain of lack of pay

    Mon, 12 Dec 2011

    Temporary Christmas staff taken on by Angard Staffing, the Royal Mail’s staffing arm outsourced to Reed Specialist Recruitment, have complained of not receiving their pay, with some reportedly staging walkouts at offices including Bristol, Chelmsford and South London.

  • INTERNATIONAL UAE: Airline jobs soar

    Mon, 12 Dec 2011

    Airline Emirates is due to create 8,500 new jobs in the coming two years, reports Emirates247.com.

  • Appointments: Clinch gets Eximius on the rails

    Thu, 8 Dec 2011

    Engineering recruiter Eximius Technical has launched a rail jobs sector, headed by new hire Mark Clinch.Clinch has over 11 years’ experience in the sector, having previously been bought in to found a regional division of Ruillion Engineering Personnel.

  • Procurement vacancies up by a third

    Tue, 6 Dec 2011

    There has been a 33% increase in procurement and supply management job vacancies advertised in Q2 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, according to figures compiled by recruiter Hays Procurement and the Chartered Institue of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS),

  • Contracts/Deals: Langley is CIPS preferred partner

    Tue, 6 Dec 2011

    Procurement and supply chain recruitment firm, Langley Search & Selection, has been confirmed as a preferred recruitment partner of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS).

  • Appointments: Larson gets Bowden, Stewart, McMaw, Withy, Whiteley

    Mon, 5 Dec 2011

    Engineering, utilities, medical and logistics recruiter Larson Group has made a number of appointments.

  • Major public works and infrastructure boost from Chancellor

    Tue, 29 Nov 2011

    Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement has given the green light to a number of major infrastructure projects, including the construction of a new rail link between Oxford, Bedford and Milton Keynes which he says will create 12,000 new jobs.

  • Toyota invests £100m in hatchbacks to create 1,500 new jobs

    Fri, 25 Nov 2011

    Toyota will invest more than £100m in UK operations, creating up to 1,500 jobs in the next two years at its factory in Burnaston, Derbyshire.

  • SDW launches jobs board Logisticsjobsuk

    Fri, 25 Nov 2011

    Shipping, logistics and freight specialist SDW Recruitment has launched logisticsjobsuk.co.uk, a niche board for the logistics sector.

  • INTERNATIONAL UAE: Monster sees 7% annual job growth

    Thu, 24 Nov 2011

    The Monster Employment Index has shown an increase in online recruitment activity in October following a dip in September, reports Emirates247.com.

  • Logistics Job Shop founder wants permanent growth post-AWR

    Fri, 18 Nov 2011

  • P&O re-flags ships to safeguard jobs

    Thu, 17 Nov 2011

    Ferry operator P&O Ferries has told Recruiterthat the ‘re-flagging’ of two ships under either the Bermudan or Bahamas flag will protect staff rather than put their jobs in jeopardy.

  • Contracts: BT and Cisco work with LOCOG

    Thu, 17 Nov 2011

    BT and Cisco’s MeetMe WebEx software is being used by staff at The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).Following an initial trial, the software is now being used across LOCOG operations, with 1,800 licenses to use the software issued so far, and a total of 6,000 expected to be granted by the start of the games.

  • New jobs to shower down on umbrella contractors

    Wed, 16 Nov 2011

    Contractor tax advisers Umbrella Company Tarpon has welcomed reports of the introduction of “project-specific bonds”, as part of an attempt to improve the country’s infrastructure and stimulate the weakening economy by boosting private sector investment, thereby creating jobs.

  • More clear guidance for barrier-free recruitment

    16 November 2011

    Employers and recruiters must have access to a single central point of information to learn about providing barrier-free recruitment if it is to become a reality in the UK, according to Richard Toy, operations director for SkyBlue Recruitment.

  • Ex-forces recruitment body attracts 80 new employers a month

    Tue, 15 Nov 2011

  • INTERNATIONAL Australia: 30,000 jobs for 2018 Games

    Tue, 15 Nov 2011

  • G4S ready to meet Olympics contract changes

    Mon, 14 Nov 2011

    The firm supplying security staff to the London Olympics says it is ready to meet the challenges of supplying more staff than originally planned.

  • Royal Mail remains very confident in Angard

    Fri, 11 Nov 2011

    The Royal Mail says it is “very confident” that negative comments made about its in-house agency Angard Staffing Solutions represent the views of “a very small minority”.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Rabbani heads Resourcing in Middle East

    Thu, 10 Nov 2011

    Ikram Rabbani has been appointed country manager for the Middle East region at international infrastructure projects talent supplier Resourcing International, a subsidiary of Resourcing Solutions Group (RSG).Rabbani will be based at the company’s UK headquarters initially.Chief executive of RSG, Richard Lawrence, says: “The move to appoint Ikram shows an ambitious growth plan for the business as we prepare to open both our Qatar and UAE offices in the new year.”

  • Monster: transport, post and logistics on top

    Wed, 9 Nov 2011

    Online recruitment demand was up a single percentage point in October, with more than half of industries and sectors reporting some growth, according to job board Monster’s Employment Index UK.

  • Appointments: Driver Hire takes on Devenish and Corner

    Mon, 7 Nov 2011

    Transport and logistics recruiter Driver Hire has made two appointments to its group services team.Lee Devenish arrives as the new South-East area development manager, with 15 years’ industry experience, including time spent running his own agency.Nick Corner has been appointed telemarketing manager for the firm, heading a six-person team. He has experience in the education, chemical and holiday travel businesses.

  • Online recruitment up across Europe, slower in UK

    Fri, 4 Nov 2011

    Online recruitment in the UK increased by only 1% in the past 12 months, while in Europe as a whole it grew by 14%, led by a 31% rise in Germany, according to the Monster Employment Index Europe.

  • Don’t overestimate rise in ex-forces recruitment

    Thu, 3 Nov 2011

  • Greater supply of procurement jobs

    Wed, 2 Nov 2011

    Demand for procurement and supply management professionals has increased by a third over the past year, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and specialist recruiter Hays Procurement.

  • More business and new initiative for Mawdsley

    Wed, 2 Nov 2011

    North-West England executive search firm Mawdsley has reported a 50% rise in turnover against the same point in 2010.

  • INTERNATIONAL Singapore: Cable strengthens business ties

    Wed, 2 Nov 2011

    Business secretary Vince Cable has signed an agreement to strengthen UK-Singapore economic ties in a number of sectors.

  • Emirates goes digital for its crew

    2 November 2011

    Following its use of the online music provider Spotify to attract cabin crew, international airline company Emirates told Recruiter that it will continue to test new channels to meet the need for its aggressive expansion.

  • Morrisons agencies use Swedish Derogation

    Tue, 1 Nov 2011

    Supermarket Morrisons has confirmed to Recruiter that it is happy to take on staff employed through controversial Swedish Derogation contracts.

  • INTERNATIONAL Philippines: Million a year jobs drive announced

    Tue, 1 Nov 2011

    The National Economic and Development Agency has announced government plans to spend PHP3.7 trillion (£50bn) over the next five years as part of plans that will create a million new jobs a year over the next five years, reports the Philippines News Agency.

  • Reed Index gives good news for most

    Mon, 31 Oct 2011

  • INTERNATIONAL Indonesia: 9.6m jobs in two years

    Thu, 27 Oct 2011

  • Serco to provide new Boris Bikes and jobs

    Wed, 26 Oct 2011

    Plans to increase the number of cycles available in London as part of the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme, better known as ‘Boris Bikes’ after London Mayor Boris Johnson, will provide new jobs and apprenticeships, a spokesperson for the scheme’s operator, international service company Serco tells Recruiter.

  • INTERNATIONAL: More UAE cabin crew jobs land

    Wed, 26 Oct 2011

    Airline Emirates is to recruit 4,000 cabin crew worldwide, reports the Irish Examiner.

  • Appointments: Synergy People adds to team

    Tue, 25 Oct 2011

    West Yorkshire multi-sector recruiter Synergy People Solutions has appointed two new consultants to its construction and logistics division.Rebecca Challis will work in the logistics division primarily with drivers and warehouse personnel. She joins from generalist recruiter Logical Personnel Solutions.James Penrose, who will specialise in trades and labour and white collar construction recruitment, joins from construction and security services recruiter JTEC solutions.

  • Waitrose expansion creates 2,100 jobs

    Thu, 20 Oct 2011

    As reported by the Lancashire Evening Post, supermarket Waitrose is to expand across the North-West, creating large numbers of jobs.

  • Green light for 30 new jobs in Cardiff

    Tue, 18 Oct 2011

    Cardiff-based vehicle charter company, The Transport Broker, will take on 30 new staff between now and February.

  • Seasonal staffing surge

    Wed, 12 Oct 2011

    As Christmas approaches, demand for seasonal staff has surged, according to procurer of temporary agency labour de Poel.

  • Encore Personnel opens in Slough

    Wed, 12 Oct 2011

    Logistics, manufacturing and engineering staffing specialist Encore Personnel has opened a new office in Slough.

  • Unions to protest over Bombardier job losses

    Tue, 11 Oct 2011

    Rail union RMT is to join sister unions at Bombardier’s Derby plant in a Parliamentary rally and lobby to save Bombardier jobs tomorrow [12 October].

  • Logistics Job Shop launches

    Fri, 23 Sep 2011

    Logistics recruiter DBC Group has launched Logistics Job Shop for the logistics and supply chain sectors.

  • Call to give manufacturers a tax holiday welcomed

    Tue, 23 Aug 2011

    An automobile recruiter has given his support to proposals to give manufacturers a tax ‘holiday’.

  • Appointments: Driver Hire picks Peter Lawford

    Thu, 18 Aug 2011

    Road transport and logistics recruiter Driver Hire has appointed Peter Lawford as national sales director.He will be responsible for the ongoing development of Driver Hire’s core national accounts business. Meanwhile, Graham Duckworth has been appointed divisional director responsible for senior management recruiter dh Logistics Appointments.

  • TfL restructures HR department

    17 August 2011

    A restructuring is under way of Transport for London’s (TfL) human resources department that will reduce the HR function from 368 staff to 306.

  • Valerie Todd

    17 August 2011

    DeeDee Doke talks to Crossrail’s director of talent and resources

  • Transport & logistics

    13 July 2011

    Despite a slowly improving economic outlook, rising fuel prices and unease in the Middle East is continuing to negatively affect the sector

  • Extra Personnel renames transport division

    Wed, 6 Jul 2011

    Commercial, industrial & technical recruiter Extra Personnel has renamed its transport division as Extra Drivers.Managing director Jeremy McGrail says: “By strengthening our presence in this market with a team of transport specialists, we can provide a true consultative service for our clients advising on all recruitment matters from the agency worker regulations to CPC training, as well as continuing to serve the volume recruitment market.”

  • Driver Hire investment continues PE buying trend

    Fri, 1 Jul 2011

  • Maersk's rules for getting right people, right jobs, right time

    29 June 2011

  • Don’t rely on fictional fork-lift truck ‘licences’, says FLTA

    Mon, 27 Jun 2011

    Workers’ lives are being put at risk due to recruiters relying upon a fictional ‘fork-lift truck licence’ to verify skills, according to trade body The Fork Lift Truck Association.

  • New contract win for Jark Driving

    Wed, 18 May 2011

    Jark Driving, a provider of skilled drivers to the transport and distribution industries, has been appointed as a preferred supplier for Turners of Soham.

  • Getting ahead in the Cloud

    4 May 2011

    When C&M Travel Recruitment required assistance to revamp their recruitment software, Bullhorn Marketplace was able to help them

  • Turnover rises at Driver Hire

    Tue, 26 Apr 2011

    Transport & logistics recruiter Driver Hire has seen turnover rise by 22% to £70m, according to its results for the year to April 2011.

  • Long-term approach needed to tackle unemployment

    Wed, 16 Feb 2011

    The UK needs to take a long-term approach to developing talent if it is to successfully tackle spiralling unemployment, according to Eliot Davies, director at Hays Energy.

  • Ex-RAF retrain as commercial pilots

    Wed, 16 Feb 2011

    A good number of BA pilots have come from an RAF background and many quickly gain the skills necessary to become a commercial pilot, according to a British Airways spokesperson.

  • Boost British business by cutting fuel tax, says Chidley

    Mon, 24 Jan 2011

    The government should consider cutting tax on fuel to boost British business and the recruitment industry as whole, according to Chris Chidley, Driver Hire’s chief executive.

  • 2B makes move into motorsports

    19 January 2011

    2B Interface, a recruitment agency providing skilled trades people and management personnel, last week launched a bespoke service for the motorsports industry at the Autosport International show at the NEC in Birmingham.

  • AA drives its recruitment process online

    8th December 2010

    Taking breakdown and motoring organisation AA’s recruitment process online and streamlining it has seen the number of completed applications roughly double to more than 30,000 in two years.

  • Driver Hire come to rescue in ‘act of Quad’

    Tue, 7 Dec 2010

    With the wintry weather showing no sign of abating, specialist driver recruiter, Driver Hire, has come to the rescue to help ensure that pavements are free of snow and ice.

  • Transline Resource expands driving division

    Tue, 7 Dec 2010

    Supply chain recruiter Transline Resource has hired three driver trainers to service its 20 UK driving contracts.Daren Steele, Christopher Plummer and Barry Felstead recently took up their positions last month and are currently providing training courses ranging from driving assessments, fuel efficiency training (SAFED), safe systems of work and full site inductions to the company’s 1,300 registered drivers.

  • Appointments: New franchisees at Driver Hire

    Thu, 14 Oct 2010

    Bob McKinlay and Monika Kaluzna are new owners of transport and logistics staffing specialist Driver Hire’s Twickenham franchise.The Twickenham franchise covers all Twickenham and Uxbridge postcodes but initially McKinlay and Kaluzna will operate the business from Driver Hire’s Wimbledon office before moving to new offices in Twickenham in December.

  • Contracts: NRL Rail wins Network Rail contracts

    Tue, 12 Oct 2010

    Technical recruiter NRLRail has won three nationwide contracts with Network Rail.

  • Contracts: Bray Leino wins Barclay Meade account

    Thu, 7 Oct 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Barclay Meade, part of the Matchtech Group, has selected communications agency Bray Leino to launch the Barclay Meade brand to the market.

  • Appointments: INNOV8 Recruitment appoints CEO

    Thu, 30 Sep 2010

    Driver Agency INNOV8 Recruitment has appointed Fran Higgs as chief executive, ahead of planned expansion.  Meanwhile, Karen Taylor has been appointed head of the firm’s Out Of Hours 24 Hour Response division.Founder Adrien Bray says in the next five years the firm plans to open 10 recruitment centres throughout the UK and to build turnover to around £30m.

  • Stena ‘hugely values’ British workers

    Tue, 21 Sep 2010

    Stena Line has rejected claims that it has been on a recruitment drive in the Philippines and plans to maintain a mix of British, Dutch and Filipino workers.

  • Shipping staffing surge could mean bumper Christmas for retailers

    Thu, 19 Aug 2010

    An increase in demand for shipping workers means that the retail sector could be in for a bumper Christmas, according to Steve Wyeth, director at sdw Recruitment.

  • Davies & Robson sees summer surge in business

    Fri, 13 Aug 2010

    Logistics recruitment specialist Davies & Robson has seen an upturn in enquiries and activity this summer, trebling the number of interim managers on contract compared with the same period last year.

  • Demand rises for drivers, claims right4staff

    Thu, 5 Aug 2010

    Transport & logistics and hospitality recruiter right4staff has seen a 25% increase in the demand for temporary drivers across its UK network.

  • Banker lending reluctance risks recovery, says Mallick

    Mon, 2 Aug 2010

    Bankers’ reluctance to lend to small businesses could put Britain’s recovery at risk, according to James Mallick, operations manager at transport and logistics recruiter Top Gear Recruitment.

  • Contract: Car manufacturer selects Encore as recruitment partner

    Fri, 30 Jul 2010

    Chongqing ChangAn Automobile Company, one of China’s leading car manufacturers, has announced it will be creating over 200 jobs at its new site in Nottingham by 2015.

  • Fircroft opens new office in Thailand

    Thu, 29 Jul 2010

    International technical recruiter Fircroft has opened a new office in the province of Chonburi in Thailand, bringing to five its number of offices in South-East Asia.

  • OPS Consultancy launches search and interim solution

    Thu, 29 Jul 2010

    Logistics consultancy OPS has launched an executive search and interim management division.

  • Confidence in automotive sector rises but slowly

    Wed, 28 Jul 2010

    Car production in the UK is up 28.6% in June compared with June 2009, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

  • Contracts: Peopleclick Authoria drives Hertz’s talent

    Wed, 28 Jul 2010

    Global airport car rental fim The Hertz Corporation has selected talent management solutions provider Peopleclick Authoria to improve its performance, succession and compensation goals.

  • Appointments: Gilbert represents drivers at REC

    Wed, 28 Jul 2010

  • Transport & logistics

    07 July 2010

    The lack of experienced and qualified drivers is not the only concern for the sector. The introduction of the AWD could have a huge impact next year

  • Consumer spending key to keeping transport & logistics trucking

    Mon, 5 Jul 2010

    The government needs to do more to encourage consumer spending to keep the transport & logistics sector moving, according to Wayne Clarkson, network development director, DriverHire.

  • Appointments: Transline chooses driver trainers

    Thu, 24 Jun 2010

    HGV and industrial recruitment firm Transline-Resource has strengthened its training team with the appointment of two more driver trainers. This follows last year’s opening of its Trafford Park Training Team HQ.

  • Appointments: New executive director for Talascend

    Wed, 9 Jun 2010

  • Appointments: Fearnley joins Dillistone as non-exec director

    Wed, 9 Jun 2010

    Dillistone Group, parent company of executive recruitment software Dillistone System, has appointed Giles Robin Fearnley as a non-executive director.

  • US Volvo to move away from using ‘mom and pop’ agencies

    Tue, 1 Jun 2010

    Bus and lorry manufacturer Volvo plans to switch from using local ‘mom and pop’ recruitment agencies to a more centralised approach using national and global vendors.

  • Appointments: Thomas to head gap personnel’s executive logistics division

    Mon, 17 May 2010

    North Wales recruitment services firm gap personnel is to launch a new division focusing on executive level logistics and warehousing appointments.The company has appointed Paul Thomas to head up the division.Before joining gap personnel, he was UK-wide manager with leading Dutch-owned logistics firm, Wim Bosman, from its base in Llay, near Wrexham. He previously worked in warehousing and third-party logistics provision for other businesses in Wrexham area.

  • Adrian Thomas

    12 May 2010

    Colin Cottell interviews Network Rail’s head of resourcing

  • Recruiters must talk the language of the boards

    12 May 2010

    Recruiters need to talk the language of business if they are to maximise their credibility and influence, according the head of resourcing at Network Rail.

  • Double awards winners right on track

    28 April 2010

    Providing candidates and their families with as much information as possible was a key factor in Network Rail double success at last week’s Recruiter Awards for Excellence, sponsored by Innovate CV.

  • Appointments: ATA Verticals appoints head of operations

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter ATA has appointed Scott Bulloch in the newly-created post of head of operations for ATA’s specialist division ATA Verticals, covering the rail and construction. Previously head of ATA Rail and Construction, Bulloch reports directly to ATA Verticals managing director Gary Hewett.

  • New national skills academies to grow talent in key growth industries

    Wed, 17 Mar 2010

    The government has today announced the launch of national skills academies covering five new sectors: rail engineering, logistics, green building services, biotechnology and composites. The academies are funded by £12m of public investment matched by the private sector.

  • Flexible working eases route to top candidates, says TfL HR director

    Wed, 17 Mar 2010

    Promoting flexible working arrangements helps widen talent pools and attract top candidates, according to Frank Douglas, group HR director, Transport for London.

  • Talking to unions key to limiting strife at TfL

    17 March 2010

    Working effectively on recruitment issues with unions across the breadth of Transport for London (TfL) services requires “constant open communication”, according to Sharon Kardam, the transport system’s head of resourcing.

  • WSS Recruitment launches

    Thu, 11 Feb 2010

    Transport and logistics recruiter WSS Recruitment has opened for business.

  • Turnover up at NES

    Thu, 4 Feb 2010

    Turnover increased by 13% in global technical, engineering, rail and IT engineering services recruiter NES Group’s results for the year ended 31 October 2009.

  • Faststream moves to bigger HQ

    Tue, 2 Feb 2010

    Shipping, marine and oil & gas recruiter Faststream has relocated to bigger headquarters.The firm, which was located at Town Quay in Southampton, has moved a mile up the road to a waterfront premises at Ocean Village, a marina, offices and entertainment centre in the port city of Southampton.

  • Full steam ahead for SDW Recruitment

    03-February-2010

  • SDW Recruitment steams ahead

    Fri, 29 Jan 2010

    Southampton-based shipping specialist SDW Recruitment Group has completed its phase 1 expansion.

  • Safe Christmas on rail sites for SkyBlue workers despite adverse weather

    Tue, 26 Jan 2010

    The recent heavy snowfall proved no obstacle to the workers from rail recruiter SkyBlue who managed to complete 12,000 work hours over the Christmas period across 12 UK rail sites without a reportable health and safety incident.

  • Appointments: Dingley joins Exxell

    Thu, 14 Jan 2010

    Rail and construction recruiter Exxell has appointed Samantha Dingley to implement and ensure compliance systems are working throughout the company.Based at Exxell’s Woking branch, Dingley will ensure service consistency throughout the business, as well as working closely with clients to make sure requirements are met with regards to compliance, training and personal protective equipment, while also certifying contractors’ eligibility.

  • Appointments: Transline-Resource hires legal professional

    Mon, 14 Dec 2009

    Driver and industrial recruiter Transline-Resource has set up a new compliance team to uphold its high standards of HGV driving and training.

  • LogicMelon offers ATA a mouthwatering platform

    09-December-2009

    ATA Recruitment, which specialises in the engineering, construction, rail, defence, aerospace and energy sectors, has become one of the first users of Optimal Internet’s LogicMelon multi-posting platform

  • ATA Rail broadens international offering

    Wed, 18 Nov 2009

    Rail industry recruiter ATA Rail has witnessed a steady increase in demand for international roles for its UK and overseas clients.The firm recruits for positions such as directors, senior managers, and specialist rail engineers for major, high-profile rail infrastructure projects across Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, the Asia-Pacific region and Australia.ATA Rail has also recently placed candidates in Australia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai and India in ...

  • Manual Labour Solutions secures funding

    Mon, 16 Nov 2009

    Recruitment firm Manual Labour Solutions announced that it has successfully secured funding for the business from Lloyds TSB.

  • Bailey takes the reins at Catalis

    Fri, 30 Oct 2009

    Training provider Catalis has appointed Andrew Bailey as its new managing director.Andrew Bailey

  • Randstad’s profit down but cost control ‘paying off’

    Thu, 29 Oct 2009

    Randstad chief executive Ben Noteboom has hailed the company’s “stringent cost control” since Q3 2008, despite the company’s gross profit being down 35% on last year.

  • Recruiter murderer gets 30 years

    Mon, 26 Oct 2009

    Kingsley Monk, murdered in his office

  • Mercedes-Benz opens doors to 180 apprentices

    Mon, 26 Oct 2009

    Apprentices on Mercedes-Benz programme

  • Omega Resource Groups agrees Laithwaites Wine contract

    Fri, 23 Oct 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Omega Resource Group has agreed a three-year contract worth around £5.1m with wine distributor Laithwaites Wine to supply temporary staff.Andrew Hawker, general manager of Laithwaites Wine, says: “The problem that you can face with recruitment agencies is that it’s usually all about getting heads through the door. In truth, it’s not in their best interest to drive efficiencies.“In this contract, Omega has made a guarantee that the workers ...

  • Tenders for TfL's PSL list passed

    Wed, 21 Oct 2009

    The deadline for tenders for TfL’s framework has now passed except for those agencies who have passed through the pre-qualifying questionnaire stage. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

  • Service sector grows at fastest rate since 2007

    Mon, 5 Oct 2009

    The service sector grew at its fastest rate for two years in September, according to the latest CIPS/Markit index.

  • Jark agrees TruTac deal

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Transport recruiter Jark Driving has chosen TruTac, the tachograph and transport software specialist, as its preferred analysis and compliance service provider.

  • McGinley appointed DHL service partner

    Tue, 4 Aug 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter  McGinley Support Services Limited (MSS) has agreed a deal to act as a service partner for DHL.

  • Donbavand MD at Proco Global in London

    Wed, 22 Jul 2009

    Procurement, supply chain and logistics specialists Proco Global Group has appointed Philip Donbavand to head up its supply chain division in London.

  • Jark on hunt for Aptus Personnel’s new MD

    22-July 2009

    Following a review of its business, Jark Recruitment is looking to fill a newly created role of managing director of Aptus Personnel, which it bought last year.

  • De Poel check on agencies reveals safety confusion

    08-July 2009

    Health and safety checks carried out by agency management firm de Poel on its agencies have revealed that important health and safetychecks are not being carried out by either agencies or clients.

  • Proco Global Group opens London office

    Fri, 3 Jul 2009

    Procurement, supply chain and logistics and executive search recruiter Proco Global is to open a London office.

  • MSS lands three-year rail deal

    Thu, 25 Jun 2009

    McGinley Support Services (MSS) has won contract a three-year contract with Network Rail, with a two-year optional extension.

  • Recruiter ordered to pay back wages

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    A director of two recruitment agencies supplying rail workers was ordered to pay back more than £11,000 in withheld wages at Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court.

  • Contact Industrial wins Festival driving contract

    Tue, 23 Jun 2009

    Independent driver recruitment firm Contact Industrial has won a contract to supply drivers at the Manchester International Festival, the world’s first international festival of original new work and special events.

  • Calmer waters ahead for shipping

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    There are tentative signs that the shipping sector may be on course for brighter times ahead, according to recruiters.

  • Driver Hire trains drivers to cut fuel consumption

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    National driver recruiter, Driver Hire, is training all its drivers in techniques to reduce fuel consumption.

  • McGinley Recruitment Services opens office

    Wed, 6 May 2009

    Technical recruiter McGinley Recruitment Services has opened an office in West Horndon, Brentwood, to service the South-East of England.

  • Driving recruiters’ fuel duty fury

    Fri, 24 Apr 2009

    Driving recruiters have condemned the chancellor’s increase on fuel duty in this week’s Budget.

  • NRL Rail division expands

    Thu, 9 Apr 2009

    Technical recruiter NRL has expanded its rail division, opening a new operation at its Wigan office.

  • All systems go for Kelly Interaction

    01-Apr-2009

    Kelly Interaction is steaming ahead with its plans for the ex-Kelly Services branches, which it acquired in March.

  • Transport & logistics: Innov8 opens its doors today

    Mon, 9 Mar 2009

    Driving, logistics and commercial recruiter Innov8 has opened for business today.

  • Recruiters step in to find work for Mini's ex-staff

    04-Mar-2009

    Recruiters are scrambling to place candidates affected by large-scale redundancies in the automotive manufacturing sector.

  • Logistics recruiters welcome new training centre

    Tue, 17 Feb 2009

    Logistics recruiters have welcomed the opening of a dedicated training centre in the Tees Valley.

  • The Best Connection opens in Croydon

    Fri, 13 Feb 2009

    Commercial and transport recruiter The Best Connection has opened a new office in Croydon.The new branch will cater for the driving, industrial and warehousing & distribution sectors.Neil Yorke, director of The Best Connection, says: “We are delighted to have a permanent presence in Croydon. The opening of our new branch will support our efforts in supplying high quality labour to new and existing clients in Croydon and South London.”

  • Transport: Mind the skills gap

    Fri, 13 Feb 2009

    The haulage and logistics sector is being blighted by a major skills shortage, according to a new survey.

  • Shipping: Air’s loss is the sea’s gain as firms cut costs

    Fri, 6 Feb 2009

    With less global consumption brought about by the recession, companies are turning to the sea to transport goods rather than air, according to shipping recruiters.

  • Getting on track for Crossrail

    14-Jan-2009

    As demolition begins on London’s Tottenham Court Road underground station, heralding the start of the massive Crossrail civil engineering project, Christopher Goodfellow investigates the impact on recruiters of this and other planned developments for the UK rail network.

  • Travel and transport recruitment: Travel and transport sector employees hardest hit by recession

    Wed, 7 Jan 2009

    Staff in the travel and transport sector have been the hardest hit by the recession, according to new figures.

  • Blue Arrow: Six offices closed

    Fri, 19 Dec 2008

    Multi-sector recruiter Blue Arrow shut down six offices in December, the company  revealed on Friday to Recruiter.

  • Transport/logistics: activ8, Dixon Stewart say ‘no’ to congestion charge

    Fri, 19 Dec 2008

    Transport and logistics recruiters have added their backing to the ‘no’ campaign to the introduction of the Manchester congestion charge.

  • Air trade agreement to boost jobs on both sides of Atlantic

    Tue, 16 Dec 2008

    A new trade agreement on air services between Europe and Canada will benefit both sides of the Atlantic, according to recruiters.

  • Financial recruiter Ardent launches procurement, supply chain and logistics division.

    Fri, 12 Dec 2008

    Financial recruitment specialist, Ardent has launched a procurement, supply chain and logistics division. The division forms part of Ardent Search, its executive recruitment business.

  • Shipping recruitment enters choppy waters

    Fri, 12 Dec 2008

    The shipping recruitment sector is starting to experience the impact of the recession, according to shipping recruiters.

  • Logistics recruiters unite

    10-Dec-2008

    Logistics recruiters BiS and George Henderson are to unite under a single entity, BiS Henderson. The newly merged company can now service executive recruitment and interim management requirements in sectors including retail, manufacturing, utilities, freight (air, sea and land), public sector, defence and telecoms.

  • Shock as recruiter dies in armed siege at office

    29-Oct-2008

    The recruitment industry has been left shocked and sickened after an armed siege left 45-year-old driving recruiter Kingsley Monk dead and three colleagues injured in Pontypool, South Wales.Monk, a father of two and director at Driverline247, died at the scene at his office in New Inn on 20 October.A preliminary post-mortem examination revealed that he died from “pressure on his neck”.

  • Fuel-saving driving from Driver Hire

    1-Oct-2008

    Driving recruiter Driver Hire today rolls out a smarter driving techniques course across its franchises and offices.Jeremy Neil, head of business process and compliance at Driver Hire, told Recruiter its HGV and van drivers would be taught fuel-efficient driving from 1 October to curb spiralling fuel costs.Neil hopes 60% of drivers will be trained by Christmas using interactive training packs and a compulsory exam for drivers at the end.The ...

  • People Moves 23rd July 2008

    23-Jul-2008

    Multi-sector recruiter the Kellan Group has announced the appointment of Miles McLeod as managing director of RK Supply Chain, a division specialising in logistics, procurement and supply chain planning jobs.

  • People Moves 14 May 2008

    14-May-2008

    Specialist rail recruitment firm NES Track has announced the appointment of Andrew Rowlands as managing director.

  • Transport

    16-Apr-2008

    Global demand and infrastructure needs boost the demand for transport sector workers