Engineering

Recruitment industry voices say little detail on workforce from the Chancellor

Recruitment industry observers have criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s failure to move the UK ahead in specific commitments to workforce issues.

Legislation/Regulation, Temporary workforce 12 June 2025

STEM recruiter acquires construction training firm 3B Training

Morson Group has acquired Wigan-based 3B Training to expand its construction skills offering.

Your business, Your recruitment business 12 June 2025

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Your business, Your recruitment business 4 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

Your recruitment business 2 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

Legislation/Regulation, Your business 2 June 2025

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

Your business, Your recruitment business 27 May 2025

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Your business, Your recruitment business 27 May 2025

Energy recruitment firm launches in Aberdeen

Specialist recruitment firm Agilient Talent Partners has launched in Aberdeen, focusing on permanent hiring within the energy sector.

Your recruitment business 27 May 2025

International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Your recruitment business 20 May 2025

More than £240m invested in UK, creating and safeguarding jobs

Prime Minister David Cameron announced more than £240m of new investment across the UK and 1,800 new and safeguarded jobs at the UK Investment Summit 2014 Wales on Friday.
In-house recruitment 24 November 2014

Dyson to create 3,000 jobs

Innovative technology company Dyson is set to create 3,000 jobs with a £250m expansion of its UK research & development base.
In-house recruitment 21 November 2014

Cordant Group restructures, rebrands recruitment division

Faced with a stagnated business, Steven Kirkpatrick, chief executive of Cordant Group’s recruitment division, set about an ambitious and radical restructure and rebrand, unveiled exclusively with Recruiter today.
Your recruitment business 21 November 2014

Strategic Resources hires two

Energy sector recruitment specialist Strategic Resources has made two senior promotions – Gary Gray and Brian Robertson have been promoted to operations and recruitment director, and finance director respectively.
Your recruitment business 21 November 2014

Petroplan hires business development lead

Global oil & gas recruiter Petroplan has appointed Stacy Edghill as business development lead.
Your recruitment business 21 November 2014

HR changes at Wolseley

Heating and plumbing supplies provider Wolseley UK has appointed Joanne Smith as HR director.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 19 November 2014

Lockheed Martin promotes Young

Jonathan Young has been promoted to director, international talent acquisition at global defence and space company Lockheed Martin.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 19 November 2014

Persimmon Homes recruits and retrains ex-forces personnel

House-building firm Persimmon Homes has announced plans to recruit and train up to 500 ex-military personnel in an effort to plug skills gaps.
In-house recruitment, Your recruitment business 19 November 2014

Top recruiters lead by example

The three individual accolades at the Investing in Talent Awards are proof positive that great companies are led by great people. Colin Cottell met up with the winners after the event
Analysis, Your recruitment business 17 November 2014

Sykes’ search for Nordic talent

When Sykes Global Services needed to find staff fluent in Nordic languages for a contact centre in Scotland, it turned to Search Consultancy to help them with this challenge
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 November 2014

Atkins retrains engineers in nuclear technology

Engineering and design consultancy Atkins is retraining engineers in nuclear technology to meet a growing demand for atomic power in the UK and internationally, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 November 2014

Portsmouth progress accelerated for regeneration project that will create thousands of jobs

The Portsmouth and Southampton City Deal, which will create 3,700 permanent jobs, has been accelerated.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 November 2014

FINANCIALS: Matchtech reports rise in NFI

Engineering and technology recruiter Matchtech Group today reports a 3% increase in net fee income (NFI) in the three months to 31 October over the same period last year.
14 November 2014

New managing director for Workmates & Daniel Owen

Construction, maintenance and rail industries recruiter Workmates & Daniel Owen has appointed Karl Burnett as managing director of its labour and trades division.
Your recruitment business 14 November 2014

Spencer Ogden appoints Lord Smith non-exec director

Global energy recruiter Spencer Ogden has appointed Lord Chris Smith as a non-executive director.
Your recruitment business 14 November 2014

Escape expands engineering division

Scottish recruiter Escape has appointed two consultants to its engineering, manufacturing and supply chain team.
Your recruitment business 14 November 2014
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