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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

Pinewood’s £200m expansion writes script for thousands of film jobs

More than 8,000 existing full-time jobs at Pinewood Studios will be secured and another 3,100 are promised over the next 15 years as the Buckinghamshire site doubles in size after winning a planning appeal.
Construction & property, Creative/Digital/Media 20 June 2014

Staffing stocks show wide range of performance – City Comment

Would you believe that we are almost half-way through 2014? While geopolitical situations in the Iraq and Ukraine are a cause for concern, the world generally feels a much better place today that it did even at the end of 2013.
20 June 2014

SSQ offers compliance service with Wacher hire

Shilton Sharpe Quarry (SSQ), the international legal search consultancy, has added a regulatory and compliance service to its offering with the hire of Ed Wacher as a consultant.
Legal 20 June 2014

REC reveals council election results

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) council election results were announced at the annual general meeting today.
20 June 2014

Matchtech Group sees non-executive director resignation

Matchtech Group, the specialist engineering and professional services recruitment company, has said Andy White has tendered his resignation and will step down as a non-executive director of the company with immediate effect.
Engineering 20 June 2014

London HR Connection appoints McCoy as new chair

HR networking organisation the London HR Connection (LHRC) has appointed Craig McCoy as its new chair.
HR 20 June 2014

Core-Asset appoints Zadravecz as a consultant

Core-Asset Consulting, an independent recruitment company, has added to its asset management capabilities with the appointment of Donát Zadravecz as a recruitment consultant, investment management.
20 June 2014

Chisholm & Moore Executive Recruitment adds account manager

Chisholm & Moore Executive Recruitment, part of the Chisholm & Moore recruitment consultancy, has expanded its team of executive recruitment specialists by appointing Sandra Gramburg in a new role.
Executive search 20 June 2014

Calverton Finance hires Smith as corporate manager

Calverton Finance, the provider of specialist financial support to recruitment companies, has hired Gavin Smith as a corporate manager.
Commercial & office support 20 June 2014

Blusource Accountancy hires two trainees

Blusource Accountancy, part of the Blusource Group, the supplier of strategic recruitment and advisory solutions to the professional services, commerce and industry markets, has hired two recruits.
Commercial & office support 20 June 2014

US provides $1.3m re-employment help for TRW workers

The US Department of Labor (DoL) has made a $1.3m (£760k) grant available to assist around 200 workers affected by the closure of automotive systems provider TRW Integrated Chassis Systems in Saginaw, Michigan.
Industrial/Manufacturing, Engineering 19 June 2014

Recruitment agency pay data ‘backs case for interest rise’

Data on wage trends from recruitment agencies is being used by a member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee to support the argument for interest rates to rise sooner rather than later.
19 June 2014

Jaguar Land Rover adds 250 jobs in Merseyside

Luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is creating 250 jobs as part of a £200m investment plan for its Halewood factory in Merseyside.
Industrial/Manufacturing, Engineering 19 June 2014

CVS Caremark adds 100 jobs in Belfast

American healthcare company CVS Caremark is creating 100 new jobs at its IT development centre in Belfast.
IT/Telecoms 19 June 2014

Flight Centre recruits 30 with opening of Aberdeen store

Low airfare specialist Flight Centre has created 30 jobs with the opening today in Aberdeen of its eighth store in Scotland.
19 June 2014

Gender gap threatens UK’s job prospects in IT

A continuing decline in the number of women entering the IT profession is threatening the UK’s ability to meet the forecast need for 129,000 entrants a year to IT and telecoms specialist roles, according to the Women in IT Scorecard.
IT/Telecoms 19 June 2014

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