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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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

Opus brings in Couceiro for oil & gas

Opus Recruitment Solutions, a Recruiter HOT 100-listed recruiter, has taken on Zeth Couceiro to form a new oil & gas division.
Engineering 26 April 2013

NES Global adds trio Down Under

Technical manpower specialist NES Global Talent has taken on three new staff to its Perth, Melbourne and Darwin offices.

Odgers gets Dolich for North American sports

Global executive search firm Odgers Berndtson has appointed senior sports executive Andy Dolich to its North American sports industry practice.
Executive search 26 April 2013

Hudson takes on Newton for legal division

Global recruiter Hudson has appointed Christopher Newton as a consultant within its legal private practice team in London.
Legal 26 April 2013

Classpeople takes Leach from Hays for Exeter

Education recruitment consultancy Classpeople has appointed Sam Leach to lead the running of its new Exeter office.
Education, Public sector 26 April 2013

Cititec takes on Saif for internal talent

White-collar recruiter Cititec has taken on Naj Saif as internal talent acquisition manager.
26 April 2013

Yolk Recruitment boss on brink of MasterChef final

Tonight at 8.30pm on BBC One sees Dale Williams, a director at Cardiff-based Yolk Recruitment, appear in the third and final instalment of the semi-finals of TV cooking contest MasterChef.
26 April 2013

Adecco gets Morgan Stanley exec, promotes Selfors-Thomann

Recruitment giant Adecco Group is to take on David Hancock as its new head of investor relations, with incumbent Karin Selfors-Thomann moving to a new leadership position in the group.
26 April 2013

Jobs Watch: High-tech roles in Highlands for Capgemini

Consulting, technology and outsourcing firm Capgemini is to create up to 500 new jobs in the Scottish Highlands as part of a plan to make Inverness one of the firm’s main global centres of excellence for advanced IT.

M&A to top recruitment headlines

Mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity will continue to be headline news for the recruitment industry, pumping energy and injecting impetus into the sector, as the need to meet client demands and the opportunity for financial gain go hand-in-hand.

Campbell Black documentary premiere: ‘Recruiters, we have a problem’

A documentary, commissioned by specialist wireless and communications recruiter Campbell Black, premiered in London last night, highlighting how techniques used to analyse data in elite American sport could help recruiters up their game.
IT/Telecoms 26 April 2013

FINANCIALS: Sold division tops as USG revenue down

Recruitment group USG People saw reduced revenues and earnings in the first three months of 2013, with the only growth seen in a segment it is due to sell to recruitment giant Randstad.
26 April 2013

Ledbury leaves Hamilton Bradshaw

Chris Ledbury, chief executive officer of Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity-backed recruitment business Exsurgo Investor Group, has left the business on a day-to-day basis “to do different things”.
25 April 2013

FINANCIALS: Norman Broadbent, Randstad and Rethink report

Recruitment and technology services company Rethink Group and executive recruiter Norman Broadbent have seen growth in the year 2012, while Randstad were in decline in the first three months of 2013.
Executive search, IT/Telecoms 25 April 2013

PROMOTION: Free half-day learning & networking events in MANCHESTER TOMORROW!

Are you on the list for tomorrow’s Smart Recruiting half-day events in Manchester tomorrow?
25 April 2013

Goodman Masson opens in Germany

Professional recruiter Goodman Masson has opened its first international base in Dusseldorf, Germany.
25 April 2013
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