Appointments: Acorn recruits two new team members

Multi-sector recruiter Acorn has appointed two new members of staff to its Preston branch.

Multi-sector recruiter Acorn has appointed two new members of staff to its Preston branch.

Samantha Nieuwenhuizen has been recruited as a recruitment consultant, while Maciej Gorczyca takes the role of account co-ordinator. Both Nieuwenhuizen and Gorczyca will specialise in the industrial sector.

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