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

Opus boosts energy offering with McLean Ross partnering

Bristol-based Opus Recruitment Solutions has bolstered its presence in the energy sector after partnering with UK energy and utility industry specialist consultancy McLean Ross.

Financials: Robert Walters gross profit up 5%

International specialist recruiter Robert Walters has reported a £53.9m gross profit for the second quarter, up 5% from £51.1m a year ago.

Permanent placements for professional roles reach two-year high, says APSCo

Permanent placements for professional roles have reached a two-year high, according to data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Recruitment firm Eximius consolidates business operations into new brand

Recruitment firm Eximius has consolidated its IT, operations and finance brands into one new brand.

McQuillan Envirocare creates jobs at new chemical treatment facility

McQuillan Envirocare, the specialists in the handling, transportation, safe and environmentally-friendly disposal of hazardous waste, has opened its new chemical treatment facility in Antrim, Northern Ireland, creating 16 jobs.

WRS appoints Wells as new finance director

Altrincham-based Worldwide Recruitment Solutions (WRS), the specialist recruiters for the global oil & gas, marine, mining and power sectors, has appointed Matt Wells as finance director.

THOMAS Recruitment makes two appointments

Cardiff-based manufacturing recruitment specialist THOMAS Recruitment has made two appointments.

New vacancies up 25% in first half of 2014, says reed.co.uk

The number of new job vacancies in the UK from January to June 2014 grew by more than 25% year-on-year, figures released by reed.co.uk show.

CDE Global expansion to create 50 new jobs

Northern Ireland firm CDE Global, a designer and manufacturer of washing equipment for construction and mining industries based in Cookstown, has invested £3m, creating 50 new jobs.

Call for the creation of regional polytechnics to plug technology skills gap

NEF: The Innovation Institute is calling for the creation of regional polytechnics to compensate for a shifting jobs landscape and the changing skills requirements of companies operating in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) based sectors.

Carillion to support Liverpool FC stand expansion

Support services giant Carillion has been selected as the preferred bidder to expand Liverpool Football Club's main stand and the associated public realm improvements.

Funding support for Sir Ben Ainslie’s sailing HQ that will create jobs in Portsmouth

The government has announced £7.5m funding to support sailor Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team and their proposal to be based in Portsmouth – a move that would create around 90 jobs.

Job creation within UK construction sector soars

June experienced the fastest expansion in the UK's construction activity since February, with employment growing at its steepest pace since the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) began for the sector in April 1997.

Two firms give jobs boost for Belfast

New jobs are being created across Belfast, thanks to help from investment company Invest Northern Ireland (NI).

Work Shop Recruitment promotes Bayless to branch manager

The Work Shop Recruitment Agency has promoted Georgina Bayless to branch manager of its Poole, Dorset branch after 18 months as a senior recruitment consultant in Ringwood, Hampshire.

IDA Ireland helps bring jobs to Dublin

IDA Ireland, Ireland’s inward investment promotion agency, alongside the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, is helping two companies expand and add jobs in Ireland.
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