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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

APSCo appoints Nithiyanandan in Asia

Recruitment trade body the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has appointed Laletha Nithiyanandan as head of APSCo Asia.

29 January 2016

Ritchie joins Ambition to lead division in London

Global recruiter Ambition has appointed Emily Ritchie to lead its professional services corporate finance and management consultancy division in London.

29 January 2016

Allen Associates appoints Rakocevic-Charnley

Multi-sector recruiter Allen Associates has appointed Marija Rakocevic-Charnley as marketing recruitment consultant.

Marketing 29 January 2016

FINANCIALS: Synergie reports increase in turnover

French recruitment firm Synergie has seen an increase in year-on-year turnover from €1,669.2m (£1,820m) to €1,798.9m, according to a financial statement for the full year 2015.

28 January 2016

FINANCIALS: Matchtech announces top Networkers departures in its update

Spencer Manuel and Jon Plassard, chief executive and chief finance officer of global recruiter Networkers International, are to step down at the end of July.

28 January 2016

Recruitive adds property board Negotiator Jobs

Recruitment software provider Recruitive has added Negotiator Jobs to its panel of job boards.

IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 27 January 2016

Optionis acquires pub accountant ARC

Business services provider Optionis, which primarily services the staffing industry, has acquired specialist pub accountant ARC Licensed Trade Consultancy, for an undisclosed sum.

Commercial & office support, HR 27 January 2016

NPAworldwide brings in 10 news members

Member-owned split-fee recruitment network NPAworldwide has taken on 10 new member firms.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 27 January 2016

CoreHR wins investment from JMI Equity and JMI Services

Ireland-headquartered provider of cloud-based human capital management and payroll software provider CoreHR has received growth investment from equity firm JMI Equity and investment company JMI Services.

IT/Telecoms, HR 27 January 2016

Carval Computing helps manage golf at St Andrews

Scottish golf course and retail business St Andrews Links Trust has adopted Carval Computing’s HR Unity solution.

IT/Telecoms, HR 27 January 2016

Traveltek creates 200 tech jobs plus overseas plans

East Kilbride, Scotland-based travel and hotel bookings system provider Traveltek is creating 200 technology jobs as part of expansion plans.

IT/Telecoms, Commercial & office support 26 January 2016

Newly formed Airswift brings Searle onboard

Energy recruiters Air Energi Group and Swift Worldwide Resources have merged to form Airswift Holdings, with former Adecco UK & Ireland chief executive Peter Searle becoming CEO of the $1.2bn (£840m) turnover firm.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 26 January 2016

Grassroots Recruitment appoints Byrne business development director

North-West based recruitment process outsourcing provider Grassroots Recruitment has appointed Steven Byrne as business development director.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 26 January 2016

FiveTen appoints Joyce CFO from InterQuest

IT recruiter InterQuest’s former chief financial officer Michael Joyce has been appointed by recruitment group FiveTen in the same role.

IT/Telecoms 25 January 2016

Textkernel offers Jobfeed for UK

Textkernel, the international market leader in semantic recruitment technology, has launched its lead-generation tool Jobfeed for the UK to make the online job market searchable and transparent.

IT/Telecoms 25 January 2016

Talexis offers Talassure Workforce Assessments suite

Texas, US-headquartered talent management solutions provider Talexis has launched a new suite of workforce assessment products for upper-level, mid-level, and entry-level employees, Talassure Workforce Assessments.

IT/Telecoms, HR 25 January 2016

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