Confidence in the construction sector jumped considerably in May, hitting a 21-month peak, while new contract wins fell only modestly against the previous month.
May’s CIPS/Markit UK Construction Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 45.9 points (with 50 equalling no change), the weakest rate of decline since April 2008.
Philip White has been appointed director at executive search firm Blusource Professional Services.
White will take responsibility for leading the growth of all the Blusource brands together with day-to-day responsibility for the management of Blusource Legal.
Lloyds Banking Group is trebling the size of its corporate restructuring division, according to a report in The Mail on Sunday.
This is in anticipation of a big rise in the number of companies on its loan books, says the report.
Commenting on the story, Jake Warren, director of finance and banking recruiter Grainger West, told Recruiter.
MacCarthy: PASA repositioned
The City of London is the only specialist market showing signs of stability, however, it is unlikely to improve further, according to the finance director of Hays.
There will be opportunities out there for Coffee Republic employees, following the coffee chain’s entry into administration.
The coffee bar and deli chain, which operates from a total of 187 UK and overseas outlets and franchises, said yesterday that three of its operating subsidiaries were in the hands of administrators.
Specialist senior rec-to-rec firm Bespoke rec2rec has promoted Dave Hardy to director.
Hardy’s remit is to drive the Manchester-based firm forward, while also expanding the team of specialist rec-to-rec consultants to cover the whole of the UK.
International executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates has been selected by the National Association of Broadcasters in the US to conduct a search for a new president and chief executive.
Buckinghamshire County Council and multi-sector recruiter Hays have combined to introduce a system for jobseekers, aimed at improving the applicant experience and saving the council £690,000 in its first year.
The new recruitment service will:
