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6 May 2025
Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

• Heidrick & Struggles has launched a new Government & Defense Tech Practice, aimed at serving the growing demand for technology leadership within public sector organisations. With governments estimated to account for 10% of global technology and IT services spending, the firm sees this as a significant market opportunity. The practice consolidates the company’s experience from over 200 engagements to provide leadership solutions for organisations delivering technology to national, state and local governments worldwide.

The new practice will support clients by offering leadership search, development and organisational effectiveness services. It brings together more than 30 experienced partners across sectors such as IT services, aerospace and defence, energy and private equity, operating globally across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The initiative addresses the increasing reliance of governments on advanced technologies like AI, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and robotics.

• Workforce management solutions firm Matrix has supported more than 10,000 individuals across the UK into employment between March 2024 and April 2025 through its Social Value team. The efforts focused on a wide range of community initiatives, including employability workshops, career guidance and volunteering opportunities. These programmes were designed to help students, jobseekers and public sector employees gain essential skills and access new career pathways.

• UK start-up Project Brains has launched ProdigyPB, an AI-powered platform designed to revolutionise job description creation and recruitment. Tailored for SMEs, growing businesses, and HR teams, ProdigyPB helps define precise hiring needs by aligning job roles with specific business challenges. The tool generates clear, bias-free job descriptions in seconds and enables users to engage with vetted fractional specialists from Project Brains’ talent pool, according to a company statement. ProdigyPB is currently available in Beta across the UK.

28 April 2025
Life sciences, Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

• Jobmatch Sweden, a leader in occupational psychological testing, is expanding in Norway through a new partnership with consulting firm Sund Raad. Sund Raad, which focuses on enhancing employee engagement for small and medium-sized businesses, will integrate Jobmatch’s DNV-certified Talent test into its services. This marks Jobmatch’s second partnership in Norway, following its 2022 collaboration with Hapro Jobb og Karriere. Jobmatch Talent is a scientifically validated tool used for recruitment and employee development, according to the company press release.

• STEM recruitment specialist Matchtech has launched STEM Futures, a free, on-demand employability platform aimed at helping young people break into engineering and technology careers. The programme includes expert-led sessions on job search strategies, CV writing, interviews and personal development, and is part of Matchtech’s broader initiative to address the STEM skills gap and support emerging talent.

In addition, Matchtech has awarded the first two grants from its Materna Fund, a £2.5k bursary created to support engineering students facing financial hardship. The inaugural recipients, Sergio Carreno Vargas and David Sarembock from the University of Portsmouth, are using the funds to focus on their studies and development without the added pressure of financial strain.

• Meet Life Sciences has launched Synergy, a new standalone service designed to tackle people capability challenges in the life sciences sector that go beyond recruitment. As part of Meet’s evolution into a full-service talent solutions partner, Synergy offers tailored support in areas like workforce planning, leadership development, skills mapping, culture embedding and organisational design. Led by vice-president Kirsty Wilson, the service is built specifically for the life sciences industry and is focused on delivering measurable, outcome-driven solutions. Unlike traditional consulting, Synergy provides hands-on support from design through to implementation, helping clients build the capability needed to grow, adapt and lead in a competitive global market.

• Right Management, part of ManpowerGroup, has launched a refreshed brand strategy called ‘The Right Way’. It’s a human-centred, data-backed framework that aligns workforce development with business strategy. The new identity centres on ‘The Right Way loop’, a distinctive visual element with modern colours and typography that will be used across all brand touchpoints.

25 April 2025
Construction & property, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers

National student lettings agency launches apprenticeship scheme

In a bid to support young people and grow skilled and knowledgeable individuals for the student lettings sector, loc8me recently launched its 18-month programme, which is open to anyone aged 16-18. The scheme will offer hands-on experience, mentorship and the opportunity to engage in paid work.

Raffaele Russo, founder of loc8me, said: “We’re thrilled to launch this apprenticeship programme, giving young professionals a real chance to learn, grow and begin building a career in an exciting industry.

“Now more than ever, young people are seeking opportunities, guidance and goals to pursue. With this programme, we’re investing in their future – and in the future of the lettings sector.”

Apprentices will have the chance to study the theoretical and practical elements of the lettings industry, and on starting, they will be given a mentor from the loc8me team to support their development via regular meetings throughout the course.

loc8me now operates in 13 major university cities across the UK, including Loughborough, Durham, Nottingham, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leicester, Hull, Bath and Bristol.

Freya Watson-Russo, academy co-ordinator, said: "At loc8me, we’re committed to nurturing the next generation of letting agents. … We’re giving young people the chance to build a future, gain confidence and carve their own path.”

Founded in 2008 by Russo, loc8me manages more than 2,500 properties and employs more than 75 staff members.

(L-r) Apprentice Ollie Coe, loc8me's marketing assistant and academy co-ordinator Freya Watson-Russo and apprentice Isabel Tebbutt ©loc8me

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14 April 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 APRIL 2025

• Manufacturing and engineering specialist Busy Bee Recruitment has relaunched its website. The refreshed online platform has a modern design and enhanced user functionality, offering an intuitive browsing experience that makes it easier than ever to explore current vacancies, submit CVs quickly and securely, access expert recruitment advice via a blog and submit vacancies directly online.

• Deel, a global payroll and HR provider, has launched a suite of AI-driven products to help companies hire, manage, and pay international teams. Deel will offer an all-in-one global workforce platform integrating payroll, HR, and IT, designed to support compliant operations across borders. Key updates include: Real-Time Payroll in over 53 markets (expanding to 130+ by 2027), offering instant calculations and faster processing; Deel PEO for offering top-tier benefits without enterprise-level costs; Benefits Admin for simplified, compliant benefits management across countries; Deel Talent for streamlined recruitment via trusted agency networks; Workforce Planning, Compensation, and Engage tools – powered by AI – for smarter headcount strategy, global pay management, and employee development; IT Lifecycle Management features like MDM, IAM, and EPP, supporting global device and security control.

1 February 2023
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance

London-based Durlston Partners opens office in New York

The recruiter, which specialises in technology, quantitative finance, data science and digital assets roles, has opened the office just North of Midtown.

Durlston’s New York office will house up to 25 talent advisers and deliver talent advisory services to its portfolio of US clients.

Founded in 2010, the London-headquartered company has experienced rapid growth in the last 12 months, prompting the decision to open in New York.

Peter Malone, Durlston’s co-head of US technology recruitment, will lead the office’s operation.

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31 January 2023
Life sciences, Engineering, Healthcare/Medical

NEW TO THE MARKET: 30 JANUARY-3 FEBRUARY 2023

• Specialist healthcare recruitment services Acacia Healthcare Professionals has launched, in partnership with Davidson Gray, which provides support to start-up recruitment businesses. Founded by Suley Khan, previously recruitment director at Choice Healthcare Recruitment and in the healthcare recruitment sector since 2008, Acacia aims to focus on building relationships with highly experienced healthcare professionals nationwide.

According to Khan, although some candidates are not active in the job market, they may move if the right offer comes along: “We consult our star candidates first and find out what it is they are looking for in relation to their career change… Our partner clients understand that in order for us to fulfil our obligations as recruitment partners, we need to find out exactly what their needs are as employers and satisfy those needs to the best of our ability.” In partnership with Davidson Gray, Khan plans to grow the brand over the next year and expand into new markets and sectors over the next two years.

• Leo Xander and Henry George Associates have announced a strategic partnership to provide engineering and life science professionals with the best job opportunities and career advancement in the industry. The partnership brings together Henry George Associates’ engineering candidates and Leo Xander’s strong relationships with top engineering companies, as well as access to Leo Xander’s managed payroll services providing industry-leading compliance and customer care.

The partnership benefits each party’s ability to resource for life science and engineering roles, broadening the suitability and options for our clients alongside the opportunities available to candidates. The overall partnership will enable both companies to streamline their recruitment process and make the process more efficient, which will lead to better results for both clients and candidates alike.

30 January 2023
Executive search, Accounting/Finance

Finding exceptional women key focus for newly-launched Follett Parker

Founded by Sandra Hatugari (pictured), a former senior marketer in private equity, the executive search firm will advise the private equity and asset management space on executive hiring. The firm’s core focus areas will be recruiting exceptional senior women into roles such as the chief of staff, as well as roles of the future.

Hatugari spearheaded the introduction of diversity & inclusion initiatives in previous roles in private equity where she made it her mission to question structural and cultural ways of working to foster better gender and racial equality.

Named after management and leadership theorist Mary Parker-Follett, Follett Parker is based in London.

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23 January 2023
Construction & property, Charity & not-for-profit, Industrial/Manufacturing, IT/Telecoms, HR

NEW TO THE MARKET: 23-27 JANUARY 2023

• Edinburgh not-for-profit AAI EmployAbility has partnered with employee engagement and wellbeing company Trickle to offer its feedback app to clients seeking to improve their team’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). AAI supports businesses to build more diverse teams through inclusive recruiting for permanent roles and short-term placements. It also offers a wide range of D&I training, as well as projects to support corporate social responsibility.

Use of the Trickle app will give its placed candidates – mostly from underrepresented groups – the opportunity to make suggestions, raise concerns and reach out for support to their new employers in real-time.

• Global HR firm Deel has launched Deel HR, US Payroll, and Deel Engage, which enables employers to hire, manage and pay global workers compliantly on one platform. New functionality includes:

  • Deel HR – Human Resources Information System (HRIS) to compliantly manage an entire global workforce, from local employees to international workers, and everything in between.
  • US Payroll – This marks the expansion of Deel’s global payroll offering with its first in-house payroll engine, starting in the US.
  • Deel Engage – A set of HR Slack and Microsoft Teams plugins connected to Deel HR to help distributed teams build a stronger culture, increase team collaboration, manage time off requests, one-on-one’s, candidate referrals, and more.

• Macphie, a food ingredient manufacturer in Scotland, is recruiting new staff at its newly refurbished factory in Tannochside following rising demand for its products. The firm has initially created more than 40 new job roles in the area and is now looking for a further 20 staff members to join its production team.

• UK construction and property group Kier has partnered with STEM Returners to help people get back to work after a career break. A variety of roles will be offered across the country, in both sites and offices and will play a vital role in the group’s delivery of its projects.

STEM Returners will source candidates for the programme and will provide returners with additional support including advice, career coaching, networking opportunities and mentoring – ensuring applicants are ready and confident to return to work.

Applicants will undertake a fully paid 12-week ‘returnship’ which allows candidates to be reintegrated into an inclusive environment upon their return to STEM. All the roles Kier is putting through STEM Returners are permanent roles, meaning the applicant has an opportunity to continue at the Group at the end of the 12 weeks. The mentoring and coaching platform will be available for returners for 12 months, so they continue to be supported as they fulfil their role.

• Flexible working jobsite WorkYourWay, has launched to match people with flexible working roles across the globe. WorkYourWay is underpinned by a unique ‘flexibase’ algorithm that generates percentage scores for roles and candidates to help them to find their perfect flex match. The new site aims to bring total transparency to a job market.

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