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Trinity Bridge expands in Central Europe, appoints MD for Germany

Hospitality specialist executive search firm Trinity Bridge is expanding its operations in Central Europe with the appointment of Stephanie Watzek.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

FINANCIALS: Gattaca NFI exceeds previous period

Specialist engineering and technology staffing business Gattaca has achieved 7% higher net fee income (NFI) in the first half of 2021 than during the same period last year.

Government to create thousands of clean energy jobs through hydrogen strategy

The government is set create thousands of jobs through its new Hydrogen Strategy, investing around £900m in low-carbon hydrogen fuel to power vehicles and heat homes.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 17 August 2021

boohoo to create 5,000 UK jobs with £500m investment

Online fashion retailer boohoo is planning to take on 5,000 new staff across the UK as it invests more than £500m in the UK.

APPOINTMENTS: 16-20 AUGUST 2021

This week’s appointments include: Empresaria, Ganymede Solutions

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 16-20 AUGUST 2021

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Elvet Recruitment, XpertHR

FINANCIALS: Empresaria’s profits up, but revenue declines

Global and multi-sector recruitment group Empresaria has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021.

HRS appoints Vicentuan and Webber to drive business forward

Hyper Recruitment Services (HRS), a scientific recruitment company specialising in life science recruitment, has made two significant appointments.

PeopleLife sciences 12 August 2021

Snow joins Page Outsourcing as director of implementation

Page Outsourcing has hired Ed Snow in the newly created position of director of implementation.

Pertemps tackles UK lorry driver shortage with free training

To help tackle the lorry driver shortage, Pertemps Driving Academy is offering free LGV training courses worth £5k to get goods moving around the UK again.

Transport & logistics 12 August 2021

Good news for jobseekers as firms announce new roles

Firms in the retail, technology, motor and manufacturing industries have announced new roles.

Retail, Transport & logistics 12 August 2021

APPOINTMENTS: 9-13 AUGUST 2021

This week’s appointments include: Greystone Contract

PeopleEngineering, IT/Telecoms 11 August 2021

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 AUGUST 2021

This week’s new launches include: Omni Search, RoleCatcher, Staffing 360 Solutions, Talent RISE, The JM Longbridge Group

Clear Edge co-founders Batty and Fox complete MBO

Terry Batty and Tom Fox, co-founders of Clear Edge Search & Selection, have completed a management buy-out of the fast-moving consumer goods, iGaming and technology sectors staffing business.

ContractsExecutive search 10 August 2021

Highfield Professional Solutions trials 4-day week

Recruitment firm Highfield Professional Solutions has launched a three-month trial on four-day working weeks.

10 August 2021

Fraser Dove International appoints Louise Williams as global operations director

Life sciences talent consultancy Fraser Dove International has appointed Louise Williams as global operations director and board member.

Telecoms, renewables, retail, property sectors on recruitment drives

A number of firms in sectors including telecoms, renewable energy, manufacturing and hospitality have announced recruitment drives throughout the UK.

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