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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

Volcanic wins deal in Asia with Achieve Group

Specialist recruitment website agency Volcanic has signed a deal with Singapore-based recruitment agency Achieve Group to provide web development and strategy for three of its websites across Asia-Pacific in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

IT/Telecoms 29 July 2015

TheJobPost receives £250k funding from Innovate UK

Recruitment agency marketplace TheJobPost has received a further funding award of £250k from the UK's innovation agency Innovate UK.

IT/Telecoms 29 July 2015

Monster.co.uk appointed official recruitment partner for ‘hackathon’

Job board Monster.co.uk has been appointed official recruitment partner for the Festival of Code, a ‘hackathon’ for young people.

IT/Telecoms 29 July 2015

Meta4 agrees alliance with Reverse Delta

Global cloud HR software provider Meta4 has agreed an alliance with Reverse Delta, a company that specialises in branded career sites on a digital recruitment platform.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 29 July 2015

InterQuest Group expands MSP contract with Dixons Carphone Group

IT, analytics and digital staffing specialist InterQuest Group has signed up to a further three years as managed service provider (MSP) to retailer Dixons Carphone Group.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 29 July 2015

Macdonald & Company appoints two directors

Macdonald & Company has appointed Martin Halim and Richard Wilson as associate director and director within the real estate and built environment sector staffing specialist’s residential division.

Construction & property, Engineering 28 July 2015

Charterhouse Medical smashes Spider-Man record down under

Australian healthcare and medical recruiter Charterhouse Medical has broken the record for the most Spider-Men assembled in one place.

Life sciences 28 July 2015

Step and WEXO eye merger

Graduate internship provider Step has entered into a joint venture with long-term partner matchmaking network WEXO with a view to merging the two businesses under the Step banner over the coming months.

IT/Telecoms 27 July 2015

Nepal’s foreign recruiters end service charge dispute

Foreign recruiters in Nepal reopened their doors on Sunday after agreeing to end their two-week dispute with the country’s Ministry of Labor and Employment over service charges to candidates.

27 July 2015

Branson admits he’s just a bad boy

As bad boys go, not many people would put genial Sir Richard Branson at the top of their list but the charismatic billionaire insists anyone hiring him today would have to put up with his disruptive influence.

24 July 2015

APM buys Pertemps People Development

Australian recruiter APM has acquired Birmingham-based Pertemps People Development Group (PPDG).

24 July 2015

Vine takes on Martin as consultant

Recruitment-to-recruitment company Vine Consulting has appointed Caroline Martin as an associate consultant.

24 July 2015

Reimer becomes partner at Talentmark

Life sciences executive search Talentmark Group has appointed Andreas Reimer as client partner at Talentmark Deutschland.

Life sciences 24 July 2015

Smith & Smith appoints Lee as director

Public Relations agency Smith & Smith has appointed Jo Lee as creative marketing director.

Marketing & Sales 24 July 2015

McCann becomes consultant at Metzger

Search and selection specialist Metzger has appointed Michelene McCann as a consultant.

Executive search 24 July 2015

Kendall steps up as director at Granger Reis

Executive search firm Granger Reis has promoted Lucy Kendall as director of client and people development from head of business improvement.

Executive search 24 July 2015

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