Construction & property

Cobalt Recruitment appoints new UK managing director

Cobalt Recruitment has announced the appointment of Maria Sinclair as the new managing director of its UK operations.

National student lettings agency launches apprenticeship scheme

A student lettings agency based in Loughborough is helping young professionals kickstart their careers with a new apprenticeship scheme.

Your business 25 April 2025

Cheshire-headquartered Gap Personnel acquired by Rcapital

Cheshire-headquartered recruitment agency Gap Personnel has been acquired by Rcapital in a corporate carve-out.

FINANCIALS: Gattaca bucks trend in first half of 2025

Engineering and infrastructure recruiter Gattaca has reported a “robust” financial performance for the first half of 2025.

Granger Reis appoints two co-leaders for new real assets division

Global search and advisory firm Granger Reis has signalled its next stage of growth with the announcement of two co-leads for its newly-launched real assets division.

Madison Berkeley appoints Webb associate director

Madison Berkeley, a specialist real estate recruitment firm, has appointed Patrick Webb as associate director.

APPOINTMENTS: 10-14 MARCH 2025

This week’s appointments include: Acorn by Synergie, Benenden Health, Clarkson Owens, Compass Group UK & Ireland, Finity, Mitie

DEI, Supplier 14 March 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 10-14 MARCH 2025

This week’s new launches include: Cisco, Clarkson Owens, Remote, Schneider Electric

Supplier, Your business 14 March 2025

Tennis coach Johnson builds ‘character-first’ Think Recruitment team

Birmingham recruiter Think Recruitment is proving that investing in people is the smartest business strategy.

Research reveals those industries penalised by HMRC for lying about tax

The Global Payroll Association (GPA) has revealed which UK business sectors have been hit the worst for defaulting on tax.

Recruiters have duty of care for contractors and staff in the heat

After a dreary start to the UK summer, record-breaking temperatures have erupted in many parts of the country, creating challenging working conditions for some.

Carrington West restructures leadership team to fuel growth

Carrington West has announced the restructuring of its leadership team following changes made at board level in January 2024.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 AUGUST 2024

This week’s new launches include: Bluestones Investment Group, Morwell Talent Solutions, SEDA Talent, SELECT, The Barton Partnership

Supplier, Your business 8 August 2024

FINANCIALS: Staffline performance boosted by blue-collar recruitment

Stepped-up momentum in blue-collar recruitment has driven Staffline to a strong performance in the first half of 2024.

Skills England launches to boost nation’s skills

The prime minister and education secretary have today [22 July 2024] announced the launch of Skills England to bring together “the fractured skills landscape and create a shared national ambition to boost the nation’s skills”.

Industry bodies welcome announcement on investing in skills

The new Labour government’s emphasis in the King’s Speech yesterday on building skills for future Britain was applauded by many, seen in the context of it providing a foundation for the sharpened focus on economic and industrial growth.

Impact on employment and recruitment expected in King’s Speech

King Charles III is set to give the King’s Speech, outlining the UK government’s legislative agenda for the new parliamentary season, later this morning [17 July 2024] at the State Opening of Parliament.

Legislation/Regulation 17 July 2024

Metric Search secures BGF investment to drive US growth

Specialist recruitment company Metric Search has secured a multi-million-pound investment from BGF, a major growth capital investor in the UK and Ireland.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 8-12 JULY 2024

This week’s new contracts & deals include: G&E Partners, Goodall Brazier, Harris + Co

QX Global Group receives £100m growth investment from Long Ridge

QX Global Group, a provider of business process management (BPM) and offshore recruitment services, has received a £100m investment from US-headquartered Long Ridge Equity Partners.

Recruitment industry calls on new Labour government to focus on skills

Voices in the recruitment and self-employment world uniformly have congratulated the Labour Party on their landslide win [4 July 2024] in the UK General Election.

Supplier, Your business 5 July 2024

MCG Group introduces new leadership team

MCG Group, a provider of recruitment, consultancy and project solutions, has appointed a new leadership team.

mselect acquires specialist defence, space, security agency FIFE

International workforce solutions specialist mselect has announced the acquisition of FIFE, a UAE-based recruitment agency specialising in the defence, space and security sectors.

Former nGAGE CEO USA Bowler joins Andersen James as group CEO

Former nGAGE CEO USA Jason Bowler has joined specialist recruiter Andersen James Group as CEO.

Bluestones Group announces multi-brand acquisition

Bluestones Investment Group has announced a multi-brand acquisition deal for the PACE Investments Group’s recruitment businesses.

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