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International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics, Engineering, Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 20 May 2025

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Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 20 May 2025

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UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

Life sciences, Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 19 May 2025

Staffline secures large contract win with logistics provider

Recruitment group Staffline has secured a significant strategic partnership with one of the UK’s leading food and drink supply chain management and logistics providers.

ContractsRetail, Transport & logistics 19 May 2025

HMRC threatens individual with Stop Notice

In the first Stop Notices case of its kind, HMRC has threatened an individual with prosecution if they promote tax avoidance schemes.

Legislation 15 May 2025

NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

ContractsSocial care, IT/Telecoms 15 May 2025

Government plans to re-wire the state with civil servant moves

Thousands of civil servants – including senior leaders – will be based in 13 towns and cities across the UK to work with frontline workers and local leaders.

LegislationPublic sector, HR 15 May 2025

Morson advances with technical specialist buy in the US

Morson Group has strengthened its position as a global talent solutions leader with the acquisition of US-based technical recruiter PTS Advance.

ContractsOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

PeopleOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Three firms have recruitment drives for permanent positions

Amazon has started recruiting the first of more than 1,000 permanent jobs planned for its new fulfilment centre in Darlington.

Retail, Transport & logistics 20 December 2019

Scarlett Allen-Horton misses winning BBC Apprentice by ‘the finest hair’

The dream of winning Lord Sugar’s £250k has come to an end for Our Scarlett.

Lighter SideEngineering, Executive search 19 December 2019

Spotlight on 2019’s highs and lows in the recruitment world

As we wave farewell to 2019, before recruiter.co.uk takes a break for the festive season we thought we’d share some of the highs and lows in the recruitment world.

19 December 2019

Board shake-up at Red Recruitment

Red Recruitment, the specialist accountancy, contact centre and office support recruiter, has announced a major shake-up of its board.

PeopleMarketing & Sales, Commercial & office support 19 December 2019

Government’s nursing bursary plans don’t go far enough

The government’s plans to reintroduce student bursaries of up to £8k a year do not go far enough, according to the corporate director of one of the country’s leading nurse recruiters.

Public sector, Social care 18 December 2019

FINANCIALS: Staffline slashes profit forecasts again after ‘most challenging year’

Staffline has slashed its profit forecasts for the second time in three months after a difficult fourth quarter that brought to an end what the CEO describes as “a most challenging year”.

Financials 18 December 2019

Glad tidings for recruiters as legal hiring set to soar

Recruiters will be gladdened to hear the news that the organisation running the Legal Ombudsman is looking to hire significantly more staff next year.

Legal 18 December 2019

Green nominated for Chartered Companion status at CIPD

Kevin Green, the former CEO at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, has been nominated for Chartered Companion status at the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development).

People 18 December 2019

Cut back on the booze and up productivity say Finlay James directors

As the office party season moves into full swing, the directors of one recruitment company have highlighted the dangers of an office culture based around alcohol.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 17 December 2019

Lowest unemployment rate since 1975 fails to bring much cheer

Unemployment in the UK fell to its lowest level for almost 45 years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

17 December 2019

White collar jobs market defies Brexit says Robert Walters UK CEO

The UK professional services hiring market shrugged off Brexit uncertainty and instability to perform better than expected, according to Robert Walters’ UK CEO, Chris Hickey.

Marketing, Transport & logistics 17 December 2019

Antal’s Goodwin says IR35 ‘bigger issue than Brexit’

Group chairman and CEO at Antal International Tony Goodwin has told Recruiter that although the certainty of the election result will boost the recruitment industry, IR35 is now a bigger issue.

PeopleSocial care, IT/Telecoms 16 December 2019