| Page 300 | Recruiter

New to Market

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

New to Market

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

New to Market

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

Quilvest Private Equity acquires Phaidon International

Micro-specialist recruiter Phaidon International has been acquired by Quilvest Private Equity, the private equity arm of the Quilvest Group.

ContractsTransport & logistics, Life sciences 10 April 2018

FINANCIALS: Mixed results for Hydrogen, Parity and Robert Walters

Recruitment firms Hydrogen, Parity and Robert Walters have all released financial results today.

FinancialsExecutive search, Interim recruitment 10 April 2018

Candidate shortage continues to hit UK says Report on Jobs

The UK continues to suffer from a shortage of candidates, according to the latest IHS Markit/Recruitment & Employment Confederation ‘Report on Jobs’.

Transport & logistics, Engineering 10 April 2018

Agency work tops global revenues for employment industry

Agency work continues to be the top revenue generator for the global employment industry.

Financials 10 April 2018

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 APRIL 2018

This week’s launches include: cut-e, Devire Group, mroads, Orchard Recruitment, Workday

New to MarketEngineering, Construction & property 10 April 2018

Flexible jobs for all and paternity pay for agency workers, recommends report

Employers could increasingly turn to agency workers to mitigate the effects of a report recommendation that all new jobs should be advertised as flexible.

Legislation 9 April 2018

Nakama CFO resigns as Australian tax difficulties mount

Angus Watson has stepped down as chief financial officer at Nakama Group, as the international recruiter warned of difficulties its Australian subsidiaries may encounter in meeting outstanding tax payments.

FinancialsExecutive search, IT/Telecoms 9 April 2018

GLAA uses powers on unlicensed couple to prevent labour exploitation

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has made use of legal powers at its disposal to stop a West Midlands couple from providing workers without a licence.

Legislation 9 April 2018

Recruitment’s hammer thrower Bennett in hammer final

Recruitment’s representative in the Commonwealth Games missed out on a medal last weekend.

Lighter SideExecutive search 9 April 2018

APPOINTMENTS: 9-13 APRIL 2018

This week’s appointments include: Acorn, Armstrong Craven, BMC Recruitment Group, Emperic Group, Global Resourcing, Pedersen & Partners, RSA Group, Stopgap, tml Partners, Vibe HCM

PeopleMarketing & Sales, Marketing 9 April 2018

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 9-13 APRIL 2018

This week’s contracts and deals include: Abacus Professional Recruitment, Immersive Labs, Optionis

ContractsIT/Telecoms, HR 9 April 2018

Hammer time for recruitment’s Bennett in the Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games kicked off in Australia’s Gold Coast this week and it appears Team Scotland has an industry representative for us all to cheer on.

PeopleExecutive search 6 April 2018