Engineering

APPOINTMENTS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eames Consulting, Faststream Recruitment Group, Gi Group, Heidrick & Struggles, Oyster, Starfish Search, Sellick Partnership

Supplier, Your business 28 April 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Jobmatch Sweden, Matchtech, Meet Life Sciences, Right Management, Synergy

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.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new launches include: Busy Bee Recruitment, Deel

Supplier, Your business 14 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.

Associated British Ports names Parr new group HRD

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, has appointed Rachael Parr (pictured) as its new group HR director.

Airswift expands board with two industry non-exec directors

Airswift, a global workforce solutions provider, has appointed Melody Meyer and Don Sloan as independent non-executive board members.

Pertemps makes a splash recruiting for Northumbrian Water

UK-wide recruitment agency Pertemps has been awarded the managed service contract for Northumbrian Water.

gap’s acquisition of Personell Solutions offers springboard into South-East

Industrial and commercial specialists gap personnel has acquired a majority stake in Essex-based Personell Solutions Group.
Your recruitment business 18 February 2015

Tata Technologies seeks engineers for new HQ

Tata Technologies is to create 200 additional jobs at its new European headquarters in Warwick.
Your recruitment business 16 February 2015

Meridian Business Support increases South Yorkshire presence

Multi-sector recruiter Meridian Business Support has opened an office in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
Your recruitment business 16 February 2015

Virgin Media to create 6,000 jobs

Telecommunications company Virgin Media is creating almost 6,000 jobs, including 1,000 apprenticeships, with a £3bn investment backed by parent company Liberty Global in ultrafast broadband infrastructure over the next five years.

Scottish Water seeks summer interns

Scottish Water is launching a summer internship programme for undergraduates covering engineering, technology and construction management.

Malik joins MediLink to lead new division

Amir Malik joins healthcare recruiter MediLink Consulting as director of its new executive search division.
Your recruitment business 11 February 2015

RPOs integral to half of multi-service HR outsourcing contracts

Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) was integral to 50% of multi-service HR outsourcing contracts in 2014, according to business process outsourcing provider arvato’s UK outsourcing index.
Your recruitment business, FAST50 11 February 2015

Building firm Stewart Milne to create 250 roles across the UK

House builder and timber systems manufacturer Stewart Milne Group is creating more than 250 new roles over the next 12 months, adding to its 800-strong workforce.

Granite Energy appoints Melville director

Aberdeen-based energy recruiter Granite Energy Resources has appointed Ian Melville as director.
Your recruitment business 10 February 2015

Countrywide’s first surveyor trainees graduate

As the UK faces a skills shortage of chartered surveyors, the first graduates of surveyor firm Countrywide’s trainee programme are now fully qualified as associates of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to use recruitment mix to fill 200 manufacturing jobs

Wind energy company MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is looking to fill 200 manufacturing jobs on the Isle of Wight.

Spencer Ogden launches integrated site and games app

Spencer Ogden has launched a new site that integrates its website, mobile site and jobs app.
Your recruitment business 9 February 2015

Revenues up at US TrueBlue

US industrial manufacturing and engineering staffing specialist TrueBlue has seen fourth quarter revenues climb to US$691m (£450m), up 54% on Q4 2013, according to its full-year and Q4 2014 results.
Your recruitment business 6 February 2015

Silk joins The Highfield Company

Randstad veteran Jason Silk joins international construction, property, oil & gas and engineering recruiter The Highfield Company as operations director.
Your recruitment business 6 February 2015

Report: Engineering firms should upskill current workforce rather than recruit

UK engineers are not being developed to their full potential as the current workforce is overlooked in favour of attracting the next generation to plug skills gaps.

Derby UTC joins Royal Navy scheme to boost engineering skills

Derby’s University Technical College (UTC) is the latest UTC to join a Royal Navy scheme to develop engineering and technical skills in its students.
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