Recruiters have identified pockets of demand as trade volumes in manufacturing sustain a “rapid deterioration”.
The Confederation of British Industry’s quarterly Industrial Trends Survey, found 56% of companies were reporting a fall in the volume of new orders in Q4 of 2008, compared with the previous quarter, and just 14% reporting a rise - the lowest balance since July 1991.
Travel jobs at Britain’s other airports could be affected by Heathrow’s expansion, recruiters have claimed.
Last week, the Campaign for Better Transport claimed that targets for emissions from aviation agreed as part of the Heathrow deal will restrict other UK airports.
John Tolmie, managing director at AA Appointments told Recruiter:
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Euro Contracts Services has had its gangmasters licence revoked after ignoring an initial warning to correctly license its minibuses and following false claims that the Public Service Vehicle licence had been applied for.
Staffline Trustees, a subsidiary of multi-sector recruiter Staffline, has made a deal with the administrators of Birmingham-based Bridge Contract Services to supply its customers.
The manufacturing and engineering sectors are displaying early signs of recovery.
Dean Ball, regional managing director of Michael Page Manufacturing, told Recruiter that placements were rising and were higher than that at any time since last October.
Despite a 55% drop in production compared with the same month in 2008, two major motor manufacturers plan to create jobs.
McLaren announced plans to build a new plant, creating 800 jobs and Rolls-Royce is taking on 150 workers at its factory in Goodwood, West Sussex.
Supply Desk East Anglia emerged victorious in Wednesday’s national sales competition, hosted by Bill Boorman Consultancy (see Recruiter.co.uk, 1 June)
The Commonwealth Games Council for Wales has appointed Dan Langford, group marketing director at Acorn, as commercial director of the sporting organisation responsible for the Wales team at the Delhi Games in October 2010.
Hospitality recruiter Management Search Executive has announced the appointment of Darren Walsh as an associate director.
Walsh’s specialisms will be hospitality real estate, finance, legal, operations and investment management.
Walsh has worked in investment banking executive search for 10 years recruiting on retained mandates.