Blusource Legal, the legal division of recruitment and HR specialist, The Blusource Group, was the ‘third party’ in the merger between Nottingham law firm Berryman and West Midlands-based Shakespeare Putsman.
The merger, which was announced last week, creates a £30m firm with 440 lawyers and staff across the East and West Midlands.
Global CV platform Innovate CV has appointed Jim Knight, Rt Hon Lord Knight of Weymouth, Shadow Employment Minister, as associate director.
The National Trust has launched a new apprenticeship scheme to tackle the building skills shortage in the heritage sector.
The full time three-year programme, aimed primarily at 16–19 year olds, will train apprentices in traditional skills, including stone masonry, carpentry, joinery, lead work, plumbing, painting and decorating.
Companies planning to take on staff for the 2012 London Olympics have been urged to learn the lessons from the recent Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Vancouver.
Bruce Dewar, chief executive of 2010 Legacies Now, the organisation tasked with creating a lasting legacy from the Vancouver games said that it was vital for employers to plan ahead.
HR systems and services provider NorthgateArinso has appointed Paul Hutchison as its new vice president of global service delivery.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Hutchison will be responsible for managing outsourcing delivery and service delivery globally, as well as developing new standards of delivery excellence across the business and regions.
NHS Professionals, a provider of managed flexible services to the NHS, has won a place on the national framework for Managed Service Staff Bank.
Accountancy recruiter Balance Recruitment has appointed Tom Reynolds as head of its new temporary and interim division.
Reynolds specialises within the media & entertainment, FMCG and retail sectors.
Insurance recruitment specialist Aspects Managed Solutions has appointed Sam Winrow as managing consultant to the Midlands region.
Winrow joins from Jardine Lloyd Thompson where she held the position of corporate broking and training manager.
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.
