Technical and engineering recruitment firm Scantec Personnel has won a preferred supplier agreement with Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES).
Scantec will supply BBES with temporary craft personnel throughout the UK to its power systems and project divisions alongside other suppliers.
The firm secured the ‘tier one’ contract through a stringent tendering process.
A permanent cap on non-EU skilled migrant workers could hinder the UK’s ability to recruit the necessary engineers to fill 70,000 new jobs in the renewable energy sector, according to Andy Cartland, managing director at green jobs staffing specialist Acre Resources.
CV writing firm total-cvs.co.uk is the new CV writing partner for job search engine allthetopbananas.com and CV distribution service freemycv.com.
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of accountancy contractors expecting financial institutions to create more jobs over the next year, according to new research from giant group.
Recruiters responding to today’s news from the CIPD that 32% of all employers expect to cut jobs during the next three months say they are adding and reinforcing existing services to soften the blows for clients and employees alike.
The number of UK staffing companies experiencing significant or critical financial distress continued to fall in Q3, according to business recovery specialist Begbies Traynor. However, the company warns that across all sectors the rate of improvement was at its slowest for five quarters.
Sunderland Software City, the regional initiative supporting the growth of the software industry, has launched a cartoon film aimed at dispelling myths about a career in software.
Technical recruiter Matchtech Group has agreed an extension with business process outsourcer Xchanging Procurement Services and its client BAE Systems until the end of 2012.
The new agreement allows access through Xchanging to supply technical and non-technical staff for BAE Systems across the UK.
Creative advertising agency archibald ingall stretton… has promoted Emma Shelton-Smith, to operations director.
Shelton-Smith, who was previously HR director, will continue to oversee all HR, but has added IT and project management to her responsibilities as well as managing the day-to-day running of the agency.
Talent management software provider StepStone has completed the sale of its StepStone Solutions talent management software division to European sector focused private equity investor HgCapital for €110m (£95m).