• Recruitment consultancy Smart Solutions Group has acquired specialist professional services and digital sector recruitment agency Heat Recruitment to give the group its first presence in the Manchester market. Heat Recruitment will continue to trade under its existing brand name with its team continuing to operate from its office at Arkwright House, Parsonage Gardens in Manchester city centre.

With offices in both Bristol and Manchester, Heat Recruitment supplies permanent and contract staff to businesses within the professional services and digital sectors. It will now be working alongside Cardiff-headquartered Smart Solutions offering tailored workforce management solutions across a wide range of sectors both nationally and globally.