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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.

Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics, Engineering, Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 20 May 2025

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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.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 20 May 2025

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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”.

Life sciences, Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 19 May 2025

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.

ContractsRetail, Transport & logistics 19 May 2025

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.

ContractsSocial care, IT/Telecoms 15 May 2025

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.

LegislationPublic sector, HR 15 May 2025

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.

ContractsOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

PeopleOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 30 NOVEMBER-4 DECEMBER 2020

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Abintegro, Andersen James, GCS Recruitment, Kelly, REED, Tangent, The Access Group

ContractsCreative/Digital/Media, Construction & property 30 November 2020

APPOINTMENTS: 30 NOVEMBER-4 DECEMBER 2020

This week’s appointments include: AGY47, Eames Consulting Group, Graham Matthews, MM Search, Silverbean

PeopleMarketing, Executive search 30 November 2020

Chancellor’s £4bn+ jobs package predicted in Spending Review

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is today expected to reveal a £2.9bn scheme to help a million people with job searches plus a further £1.4bn to bolster Jobcentre Plus’s capacity when he announces the government’s spending plans for the coming year.

PeopleApprentices/Grads/School leavers 25 November 2020

MCG Group acquires Poppy Nursing Services

The MCG Group has acquired Ipswich-based Poppy Nursing and Care Services.

ContractsHealthcare/Medical 25 November 2020

Autotech Recruit launches electric vehicle training initiative

Autotech Recruit has announced the launch of a major electric vehicle (EV) training initiative under the umbrella of its newly-launched brand, Autotech Training.

Transport & logistics, Engineering 25 November 2020

Shore Group secures £20m funding from Santander

The Shore Group, a Hove-based recruitment agency, has arranged an invoice finance facility from Santander UK to help its growth plans.

FinancialsTransport & logistics, Engineering 25 November 2020

iO Associates announces Europe expansion

Bristol-based technology, digital and engineering recruiter iO Associates has announced its global expansion into Europe with new offices in Brussels and Munich.

New to MarketCreative/Digital/Media, Engineering 25 November 2020

RBW Consulting appoints Coulter as head of technology

Phil Coulter has joined specialist life science and technology search consultancy RBW Consulting.

PeopleLife sciences, IT/Telecoms 25 November 2020

UK firms join global trend for more internal hiring

UK companies are increasingly looking inwards to find talent for new roles since Covid-19.

HR 20 November 2020

Rise of phishing attacks on HMRC poses risk to businesses

Official data released under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that HM Revenue & Customs has faced 367,520 email phishing attacks in 2020.

20 November 2020

Hospitality recruiters merge in fragmented sector

Hospitality recruitment agencies Evolve Hospitality Recruitment and Collins King & Associates have merged.

ContractsHospitality/Leisure 20 November 2020

Red Diamond headhunts two top health and beauty executives

Carol Mosby of Red Diamond Executive Headhunters has made a double appointment with a health and beauty product manufacturer.

ContractsRetail, Hospitality/Leisure 20 November 2020

Government consults recruiters on proposal to ban movement of care home temps

Recruiters have until midday next Monday [23 November] to respond to a government consultation launched last Friday [13 November] on a proposal to ban temporary staff from moving between care homes.

Social care, Healthcare/Medical 18 November 2020

Is your company still HOT despite the Covid crisis?

How well has your firm surfed the Covid-19 tsunami and remained upright?

18 November 2020

New beginnings for Serocor in MBO by trio

Three members of the management team of STEM recruiter Serocor have completed a buy-out of the group, according to a company statement.

Engineering, Executive search 18 November 2020

Treasury to clear up confusion with IR35 changes

Recent confusion around the status of umbrella companies in relation to the role of intermediaries in upcoming changes in IR35 should soon be cleared up, according to a written tax policy update issued last week.

Legislation 17 November 2020

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