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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

Big payoffs for big data investment, says MBN Recruitment survey

Hiring data scientists can offer big payoffs, a survey by MBN Recruitment Solutions has found.

IT/Telecoms 20 November 2013

Rec-to-rec firm Vanquish now owned outright by Stephens

David Stephens is now sole owner and managing director of sales and recruitment-to-recruitment agency Vanquish Recruitment after acquiring the shares of his co-founder Greg Ashmore.

Marketing 20 November 2013

Recruitment tool Mercury xRM agrees deal for Aldermore Bank clients

Recruitment software solution Mercury xRM has agreed a promotional deal with Aldermore Bank.

IT/Telecoms 20 November 2013

LinkedIn integrates Lynda.com certifications onto profile

LinkedIn users will now be able to display on their profiles certifications gained through multi-discipline online training library Lynda.com.

Creative/Digital/Media 20 November 2013

Oil recruiter Orion Group sponsors Security Cleared Expo

Oil & gas recruitment firm Orion Group was the main event sponsor at the seventh Security Cleared Expo in London last week (13 November).

Engineering, Construction & property 20 November 2013

McDonald’s, Jobcentre and learndirect team up for jobs

Restaurant chain McDonald’s UK has teamed up with Jobcentre Plus and training firm learndirect on a pilot scheme for young people called ‘How to Get Hired’.

20 November 2013

Konetic and Russam GMS also included on G-Cloud framework

Interim management recruiter Russam GMS and e-recruitment solution Konetic are among recruitment services available on government cloud computing system G-Cloud, alongside recruiters previously announced.

Public sector, IT/Telecoms 20 November 2013

Fairsail brings recruitment and HR solution to law firm Keoghs

HR software tool Fairsail has been deployed at claims-focused law firm Keoghs, which has over 1,200 staff across the UK.

IT/Telecoms, HR 20 November 2013

Elevation Recruitment partners with local accountancy societies

Yorkshire recruiter Elevation has formed partnerships with the West Yorkshire Society of Chartered Accountants and the Leeds Chartered Accountant Students’ Society.

20 November 2013

Energy recruiter Earthstaff sponsors Kurdistan-Iraq Oil & Gas Conference

Energy recruiter Earthstaff is to sponsor the 2013 Kurdistan-Iraq Oil & Gas Conference at the start of next month.

Construction & property, Engineering 20 November 2013

Professional recruiter Lawrence Harvey announces Ferguson as group MD

Rory Ferguson has been appointed managing director of recruitment firm Lawrence Harvey Group.

IT/Telecoms, Life sciences 19 November 2013

Specialist recruiter Sue Hill acquired by project management group Progility

Sue Hill Recruitment & Services, a specialist recruiter in the UK information, market research, insight and analysis sectors has been acquired by AIM-listed project management services group Progility.

IT/Telecoms, Marketing 19 November 2013

Pensions Regulator to issue guidance ahead of 1,000 auto-enrolment launches

The Pensions Regulator has been focusing on the needs of the recruitment sector ahead of over 1,000 recruiters beginning to provide pensions auto-enrolment between April and July of next year.

19 November 2013

GLA strips recruitment agency of licence over Punjabs’ forged passports

The Gangmasters Licensing Authority is to revoke the licence of a Derby labour agency over several failings, including the use of forged passports enabling illegal immigrants to work.

Industrial/Manufacturing 19 November 2013

Germany adopts ‘frauenquote’ for women in non-executive jobs

Germany’s listed firms will have to adhere to a new 30% quota - ‘Frauenquote’ - for women on their supervisory boards from 2016.

19 November 2013

ILO and Philippines set up emergency employment programme

UN agency the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the government of the typhoon-hit Philippines are setting up an emergency employment programme to “help survivors overcome the crisis by empowering them”.

Construction & property, Engineering 19 November 2013

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