Engineering

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.

Morson advances with technical specialist buy in the US

Morson Group has strengthened its position as a global talent solutions leader with the acquisition of US-based technical recruiter PTS Advance.

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Eames Consulting, Eightfold AI, SF Recruitment

Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

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

Cooper Lomaz launches high-end recruitment division

East Anglian independent recruitment specialist Cooper Lomaz is launching a high-end division of its recruitment services.

£90m Royal Navy missile contract sustains UK jobs

Three hundred UK jobs will be sustained thanks to a £90m Royal Navy contract that sees the new Wildcat attack helicopters fitted with next-generation precision missiles.

Manufacturing skills gap and retention needs to be addressed, say recruiters

Hidden beneath the recently reported rise in UK employment figures is a severe shortage of applicants with the necessary skills to work in industry, says a UK recruitment expert.

Arrows Group top ranked recruiter in Sunday Times International Track 200

Recruitment consultancies make up 15 of this year’s ‘The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200’, with London-based, technology, media & telecommunications (TMT) recruiter Arrows Group leading the pack.

GuestLogix to create jobs in Dublin

GuestLogix, the global provider of onboard retail and payment technology solutions to airlines, rail operators and the passenger travel industry, is launching its global customer support centre (GCSC) in Dublin, Ireland later this year.

Manchester and engineering underpins Premier Group results

Premier Group, which featured in the Recruiter HOT 100 list of UK recruiters with the greatest gross profit per employee, reported an 11% increase in first-half revenue to £21m compared to the same period last year.

Financials: Michael Page Q2 profit up by 8.9%

Professional recruiter Michael Page International increased gross profit by 8.9% to £137.2m in constant currencies for Q2, after seeing growth across all four of its global regions.

Africa outstrips Middle East for top energy jobs

Africa’s booming energy sector is outstripping the Middle East for offering the top paying roles and is now second only to Europe, according to research by tax advisory firm Von Essen.

Blayze Group appoints Simon Waller to head team

Blayze Group, a recruiter operating in the real estate sector, has appointed Simon Waller.

Total number of UK jobs up 9% in second quarter, says Totaljobs.com

The UK labour market continues to improve with the number of jobs increasing by 9% year-on-year, according to figures compiled by Totaljobs.com.

Scottish shipbuilding will sink after independence

Shipbuilding in Scotland will die and thousands of jobs will be lost if the country votes for independence in September, say trade union chiefs in a report in the Financial Times.

Newcastle’s Exclusive secures expansion funding

Newcastle-based recruitment and HR consultancy Exclusive has secured a second six-figure investment from the Finance For Business North East Growth Fund to further advance its development plans.

Vauxhall secures jobs in Ellesmere Port, creates 250 in Luton

Car-maker Vauxhall is to create 550 jobs at its plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton.

Morson posts 38% increase in pre-tax profit

Global technical recruiter Morson Group has unveiled adjusted pre-tax profits of £13.4m in 2013, a 38% increase on the previous year.

Record rise in starting salaries as permanent candidate availability plummets

The number of staff available to fill permanent roles in the UK plummeted by the sharpest amount in 17 years driving starting salaries up at a record pace, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs published today.

Volkswagen opens two new plants

German auto manufacturer Volkswagen and Chinese state-owned automotive manufacturing firm FAW have agreed to build two new vehicle plants in China.
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