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12 June 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 JUNE 2025

• Lattice has announced its next generation of AI agent functionalities aimed at streamlining HR operations and improving workplace productivity. Key updates include voice input for hands-free interaction, automated 1:1 meeting summaries, and a dashboard delivering proactive management insights. A new ‘Coach’ feature offers real-time guidance to managers and employees, while expanded integrations bring the AI Agent into tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams. Overlaying these new functions, Lattice’s new AI Agent Platform allows companies to build their own agents. Employees will be able to create their own AI agents that can be customised to their data, roles and systems.

• IT blog makethehire.com has launched to explore and share insights on how tech is shaping the recruitment world – from applicant tracking systems and AI tools to sourcing automation and candidate experience platforms.

4 June 2025
Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

Hydrogen TE (UK) is seeking planning permission from Kent County Council to build the UK’s first waste-to-hydrogen base at a 10-acre site in Manston, near Ramsgate. The project aims to convert household and commercial waste into clean hydrogen, significantly cutting landfill and carbon emissions.

According to a report from news site BDaily, bosses say the jobs would include skilled and graduate roles, alongside a training centre to foster local talent. The hydrogen produced will supply commercial heavy vehicle fleets and waste management operations, helping meet UK net-zero targets.

Michael Engsted, Hydrogen TE managing director, says: “This area of Kent has seen a huge depletion in jobs over the past few decades, which has forced many skilled workers and graduates to relocate.

“We are determined to help revitalise the local community by giving talented individuals a reason for staying here. We are committed to prioritising local recruitment for positions including finance, engineering and science.”

According to BDaily, the company also has plans to expand with a second plant near Newport, Wales. Joint MD Jeremy Parkin adds: “We are keen to establish the standard for plants like this, which will one day become a familiar sight across the UK.”

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27 May 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, Industrial/Manufacturing

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

• Aston University has announced a new initiative, guaranteeing all full-time master’s students a professional internship as part of their studies. Launching in September 2025, the Postgraduate Guaranteed Internship Scheme will be available to students enrolled in MSc, MA and MBA programmes at both the Birmingham and London campuses.

This scheme is designed to enhance employability by providing high-quality industry placements lasting between one and six months. These internships may be conducted in-person, remotely, or in a hybrid format, and will be facilitated through Aston’s global network of employers. The initiative is available to both UK and international students.

• Worcestershire-based Four Squared Recruitment has launched its new Recruitment Academy, a strategic initiative aimed at developing early careers and entry-level talent. The Academy supports new entrants with structured training, mentorship, and hands-on experience to prepare them for the demands of a competitive job market. Three new team members have also joined Four Squared as a result of the programme. The initiative helps close the gap between emerging candidates and evolving industry needs.

• Gi Group UK, part of global company Gi Group Holding, is strengthening its position in the recruitment and HR sector by delivering forklift and material handling equipment (MHE) training. With warehouse operative roles in high demand across the UK, the company provides essential upskilling opportunities to meet the growing needs of the logistics sector. The MHE training programme supports up to three candidates daily and is RTITB-approved, ensuring high standards of safety, compliance and operational efficiency.

• Technology recruitment provider itris has launched itris X, a cloud-based CRM and applicant tracking system (ATS) built specifically for recruitment agencies and staffing professionals. The new platform is designed to streamline the entire talent acquisition process with a focus on automation, scalability, and ease of use. itris X addresses core operational challenges in recruitment by offering AI-powered automation to reduce repetitive tasks, advanced reporting tools for performance insights, and personalised candidate communication features. The system is accessible across devices and integrates with a wide range of recruitment tools and platforms. Key features include lead and marketing management, user-friendly design and comprehensive customer support. itris X is scalable for use by both small agencies and large global firms, maintaining performance and usability regardless of company size.

• ManpowerGroup has launched the Work Intelligence Lab, a new global initiative designed to help employers and workers understand and adapt to the impact of AI on jobs and skills. With over half of employers (53%) already using AI in hiring and onboarding, the Lab provides real-time insights into how automation is transforming the labour market. The Lab leverages Manpower Group’s workforce data, drawn from millions of placements over 70 countries, and integrates real-time hiring trends, employer demand and worker sentiment. It aims to give organisations clearer visibility into emerging skill requirements, role changes and workforce dynamics.

27 May 2025
Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering

Energy recruitment firm launches in Aberdeen

Founded by Alan Golightly (pictured), an experienced recruitment professional with more than 27 years in the industry, the company targets small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) requiring tailored support for complex hiring needs. 

The firm provides permanent recruitment solutions for technical and engineering roles, as well as short-term internal recruitment assistance to help businesses manage hiring fluctuations without increasing fixed costs. Agilient also offers custom recruitment strategies that align with clients’ specific values and growth plans.

Golightly previously worked for, among other oil & gas recruiters, NES Fircroft, and launches Agilient from global energy recruiter Simpson Booth.

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25 September 2017
Retail, Transport & logistics, Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering, Charity & not-for-profit, Industrial/Manufacturing, IT/Telecoms, HR, Healthcare/Medical, Accounting/Finance

NEW TO THE MARKET: 25-29 SEPTEMBER 2017

West Midlands online recruitment advertising agency Candidate Source has relocated to larger premises at its existing home at Chantry House in Coleshill, taking up 1,000 square feet of office space.

Recruitment technology specialist Volcanic has moved to ensure its platform is General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) compliant.

The move ensures that from the middle of next month Volcanic-designed recruitment websites using their platform introduce a candidate dashboard enabling candidates to log in and give their consent using tick boxes to confirm they agree to their data being received and stored by Volcanic.

• Job search engine Adzuna has relaunched its ValueMyCV tool. Originally launched in 2015, the new tool tells candidates what their CV is worth, so they know what salary they should command, helps gets candidates’ CV battle-ready to land interviews and provides career recommendations from more than 1m live job ads.

• Indian job site AasaanJobs has launched a healthcare section to its site. The firm says the launch has been driven by the recent boom in the healthcare sector in the country.

• Technology solutions provider Dillistone Group has launched GatedTalent, a new service designed to help executive recruiters manage GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance. The service also enables users to clean and update legacy data without having to share any data with other recruiters at any stage.

The portal allows users to login, review and update consent with selected single or multiple search firms and create or update their profile in line with best practice defined by authorities, such as the Information Commissioner’s Office, establish ‘consent’ or ‘legitimate interest’ with customisable template text in multiple languages, and allows for the integration with other Dillistone software such as FileFinder Anywhere.

• Global specialist recruiter to the financial services, professional services and commerce & industry sectors Oliver James Associates has opened a Belgium office.

The office is headed up by Thomas Sassi, who joined the firm’s Amsterdam team in 2015 and is now associate director responsible for Belgium and Luxembourg.

• Background check technology company PASS has relaunched under a new management team, led by industry veteran and serial entrepreneur Luke Battah, following its carve out from software company Innovise.

• Construction and rail consultancy One Way is to open larger office in Southampton next week. The move follows the purchase of a 5,000sq ft office, double the size of its previous location at the Basepoint Business Centre.

The firm has also invested £190k in refurbishing the location to bring it up to its required standard and plans to hire around 40 new staff.

• Telephone service company Virgin Media and disability charity Scope have launched ‘Work With Me’, a three-year initiative aimed at understanding and tackling the barriers disabled people face getting into and staying in work.

To support the launch, Virgin Media is funding Scope’s new digital employment support service for disabled people due to be launched later this autumn. The partnership ambition is to reach 1m disabled people with employment information and support by the end of 2020, so they can get into work, stay in work and realise their career ambitions.

After working with Scope, Virgin Media adds it is now looking into how it can better understand and transform the way the company supports disabled employees, including the training it gives to managers to support these colleagues, as well as access to buildings and practical measures such as reasonable adjustments.

The firm has also taken a number of actions to improve the experience of disabled customers, including increasing training for staff so they can offer appropriate help and support, and ensuring accessibility features are built into all new products and services.

20 September 2017
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms

Rethink launches Code Nation to tackle digital skills shortage

The new school, located in the city in which Rethink was founded, is the brainchild of the global talent management and recruitment business’ CEO Andy Lord, who revealed the school’s prime aim is to help recruiters, their clients and businesses train more people to tackle the UK’s digital skills shortage. 

The school, known as Code Nation and which will be a subsidiary of Rethink, will charge no placement fee for businesses hiring its graduates. It has also already secured partnerships with Rethink clients who have pledged to support students trained at the school. Initial supporters of the school include home shopping business N Brown, which has offered students advice, the chance to work on live commercial projects and work placements.

Commenting on how this new school will help tackle the UK’s ever-growing digital skills shortage, Lord said: “Code Nation’s been a big ambition of mine for a few years, especially as I’ve seen that skills shortage become more prevalent and bizarrely fall to the back of the queue in terms of business priorities.

“It’s time to change that and Code Nation students will be a big part of the revolution moving forward. I am also incredibly passionate about breaking down the barriers for great talent entering the workforce – hence the introduction of a fee-free structure for businesses offering job opportunities to our students. It’s a model I fully believe in and something I hope the broader sector will embrace.”

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19 September 2017
Legal

Start-up of the Month: Daniel Lewis Law

Daniel Lewis, previously managing director of Longbridge Law, has set up Daniel Lewis Law, an agency that helps clients both recruit and retain clinical negligence and personal injury lawyers. 

Lewis feels he is offering something new by highlighting retention. “What I’m trying to do differently is I’m focusing on two areas – recruitment and retention. I know that sounds strange – most recruiters won’t want firms to retain their staff because they want to headhunt them and they want vacancies. However, I think retention is an important part of recruitment, so I’m going to be running roundtable seminars for clients who want it on how to keep your staff,” he says.

It’s vital to spot signs of discontent in a member of staff early, he says. “It’s so important when someone comes to you and says ‘Look, I’m afraid I’m resigning’, because you’ve already lost them. You want to get to people before that happens.”

Lewis’s agency is a one-man band at present, but he is looking to expand. “It’s just me at the moment. I want to grow to three of us at least,” he says.

“I believe that if you help firms with retaining their good staff, they will remember that you’re not just after money.”

18 September 2017
Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Public sector, Education, Engineering, Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing, HR, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers

NEW TO THE MARKET: 18-22 SEPTEMBER 2017

• Specialist accountancy & finance recruiter Butler Rose has expanded its offering in the North by launching a new team in Leeds. The team, led by associate director Peter Bone, will focus on recruiting transactional, part-qualified and qualified finance professionals in Leeds and the surrounding area.

• Online education and learning provider Coursera has launched a series of courses on Virtual Reality developed by the University of London.

The uptake of VR in business is forecast to outpace the leisure use in the coming years, with employers needing to tackle the talent shortage in this specialist skills arena. The Virtual Reality Specialisation, developed by Dr Sylvia Pan and Dr Marco Gillies from Goldsmiths, University of London, comprises five course modules including: Introduction to Virtual Reality; 3D Models for Virtual Reality; 3D Interaction Design in Virtual Reality; Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR; Creating Your First Virtual Reality Game.

• International assessment specialist cut-e has launched enAC – a platform that automates the process of planning and managing assessment or development centres. It enables recruiters to create individual and group exercises, using customised content based on the requirements of specific roles.

Using tablets, observers rate participants and take paperless notes. The platform then consolidates all the collected behavioural observations, comments, ratings and test scores for each participant and creates an instantly available competency-based report.

The report highlights their strengths and development needs, with relevant interview questions and notes for structured feedback sessions.

The enAC system can be customised to reflect the corporate branding, competencies, rating scales, processes and reporting preferences of organisations, and is available in English, French, German and Italian.

• Interactive online labour supply company EasyRecruit has launched a permanent division. The new division has committed to make permanent placements within five days using its tried and tested technology and recruitment processes aimed at streamlining the recruitment process.

• Multi-sector recruiter NRG has launched outsourced recruitment solutions business greenbean by NRG. The recruitment outsourcing provider will operate on a project basis, fully account managed and flexible model.

• HM Revenue & Customs has launched a new service aimed at mid-sized recruitment agencies. The Growth Support Service is aimed at organisations in the administrative and support services sector.

This includes vehicle hire companies, recruitment agencies and call centres, with either a turnover of more than £10m or more than 20 employees, and undergoing significant growth. The new service sees HMRC tax experts offer these organisations dedicated, tailored support, which could include: • Helping with tax queries about their growing business • Supplying accurate information and co-ordinating technical expertise from across HMRC • Supporting them to get their tax right first time and access relevant incentives or reliefs.

• The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has changed its name to the Institute of Student Employers (ISE). The organisation says its name change reflects the evolution of its member needs since it was formed nearly 50 years ago with most of its employer members taking a broader approach to how they recruit and develop emerging talent, hiring school leavers, apprentices and interns alongside graduates.

• UK people analytics company Saberr has launched CoachBot following a period of closed beta testing. CoachBot digitises the team-building work traditionally done by an external human coach to help teams address and improve upon issues ranging from goal setting, to decision making and role clarification. 

The interactive bot, built for team members rather than HR staff, is currently being used by teams at 11 companies, including Unilever, Logitech and the Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT).

• International recruiter Search’s global arm is to launch a legal recruitment campaign in a number of international and regional law firms throughout the United Arab Emirates.

The campaign will aim to cement existing partnerships with international and local law firms across the UAE, generate new business and attract high-level candidates to the region.

• Digital platform SomeoneWho has launched. Created by interims Andrew Saffron, Gary Anderson and Julie Nerney, the service aims to match top quality interims with high quality briefs.

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