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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.

Transport & logistics, Executive search, Hospitality/Leisure 22 May 2025

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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

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”.

New to MarketLife sciences, Creative/Digital/Media 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

Brady's killer question

It is often said that recruitment isn’t rocket science. But few can have boiled hiring down to its essentials quite as far as Karren Brady (Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge) vice-chairman of West Ham United Football Club, businesswoman and one of Lord Sugar’s advisers on BBC’s The Apprentice.

23 July 2015

Oman Air expands recruitment drive

Oman Air has expanded its recruitment drive for Omani nationals to become pilots with the airline.

22 July 2015

Pirate talk: Business advice

During the recent Recruitment Directors Lunch Club season the 20 assembled founders, or Pirates, debated ‘Reasons to thrive in recruitment — not just the money’

Creative/Digital/Media 22 July 2015

Former HCL finance director Jarvis banned from accountancy for 10 years

The former finance director of medical recruitment company Healthcare Locums Diane Jarvis has effectively been banned from working as an accountant for 10 years.

22 July 2015

FINANCIALS: Strong US dollar affects ManpowerGroup profits

A strong US dollar has continued to have a detrimental impact on ManpowerGroup’s profits, with gross profit (GP) falling 9% in Q2 2015 on the corresponding quarter last year, the US-listed global staffing group announced yesterday.

22 July 2015

PageGroup appoints Dupil MD for Middle East and Africa

Global recruiter PageGroup has appointed Pierre Emmanuel Dupil as senior managing director for its Middle East and African operations.

Executive search 22 July 2015

Talenetic secures undisclosed funding from consortium

Technology provider Talenetic has secured an undisclosed sum in early stage investment from a consortium of big names in the recruitment industry.

IT/Telecoms 22 July 2015

JPA Holdings sells Fusion Appointments

Sales staffing specialist JPA Holdings has secured a deal to sells its Fusion Appointments division to Fusion’s founder and director Gina Van Der Westhuizen and non-executive director Martyn Rose.

Commercial & office support, Industrial/Manufacturing 22 July 2015

CareerBuilder buys majority stake in Textkernel

Global human capital solutions provider CareerBuilder has acquired a majority stake in recruitment software company Textkernel.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 22 July 2015

Australian government funds autistic project at Hewlett-Packard

The Australian government’s Department for Human Services is to fund a project in which people on the autistic spectrum will be employed as software testers at IT giant Hewlett-Packard in the country’s capital Canberra.

IT/Telecoms, Public sector 21 July 2015

Bassett, Kirkpatrick exit EMR and Cordant Group

Two heavyweights of the recruitment world have stepped down from their posts, with Steven Kirkpatrick leaving Cordant Group and Simon Bassett exiting EMR, part of the FiveTen Group.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 21 July 2015