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.

Hiring plans at risk due to skills shortages, finds PwC report

Two thirds of UK businesses fear that their hiring plans could be derailed because they won’t be able to find the people with the skills they need, according to a survey by international professional services firm PwC.

Stafforce opens regional hub

Multi-sector recruiter Stafforce has brought its local teams together by opening a regional hub.

Golden Wonder crisp factory to create 60 jobs in Corby

Tayto Group, the manufacturer of crisps and corn snacks, is creating a number of new jobs as a result of a newly-announced multi-million pound investment in its Golden Wonder factory in Corby.

Apprenticeships to the fore as Bentley creates over 140 jobs

Bentley Motors is creating over 140 new jobs at its headquarters in Crewe, including 90 skilled engineers and 51 new apprentices, the biggest single apprentice intake in 10 years.

BT to recruit 1,600 new engineers

Telecoms firm BT is launching a major recruitment drive across the UK, with 1,600 new engineering jobs being created at Openreach, BT’s local access network business.

Storm grant creates 420 temporary jobs in the US

The US Department of Labor has made available a $5.6m (£3.3m) National Emergency Grant to assist with the clean-up and recovery efforts from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Mississippi at the end of April.

Oxford International to double Cork workforce

Oxford International, the IT and engineering recruiter, is to receive a €16m (£13m) investment into its Cork-based European headquarters, which will create more than 50 new jobs over the next 18 months.

IntaPeople and Alert Logic event aims to attract tech talent to Wales

Following its plans to create around 130 jobs in South Wales, US firm Alert Logic, along with technology recruitment specialist IntaPeople, will host a recruitment open evening at the Hilton Cardiff on Tuesday 20 May.

Claremont Consulting hires Gibson and Carter

Claremont Consulting, the business and technology staffing organisation, has hired Gerard Gibson and Ross Carter.

Locals take jobs as Center Parcs Woburn Forest opening date revealed

After two years of construction, Center Parcs is now putting the finishing touches to Woburn Forest, its latest Village, which opening to guests on Friday 6 June 2014.

Ford & Stanley acquires automotive recruitment firm

Specialist recruitment firm Ford & Stanley has acquired UK Sigma Consulting, an automotive and engineering recruiter.

Sky’s the limit for Pinstripe & Ochre House’s rebrand to Cielo

Pinstripe & Ochre House, the global talent acquisition and management partnership, has announced its new brand identity, Cielo.

Wrightbus creates 130 jobs

Wrightbus, the Ballymena bus company, is creating 130 jobs at the firm’s factory in Antrim.

Hiring intentions at their highest level for six years

Hiring intentions among UK employers are at their highest for more than six years, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD’s) latest quarterly Labour Market Outlook.

Nissan outlines STEM attraction plans

Nissan has set out a series of steps to attract more people into engineering and technology fields, with an emphasis on bringing on board more women, the car manufacturer announced today.

Executive searches fall as financial services bucks the trend, says AESC report

The average number of searches started by executive search firms fell by 7.7% in the first quarter of 2014 compared with the first quarter of 2013, according to the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) ‘State of the Executive Search Industry Report’.
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