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.

Responsiveness tops contractors’ and freelancers’ wish list for recruitment agencies

Responsiveness is the trait that contractors and freelancers value most in a recruitment firm, new research has revealed.

NES Global Talent expands in the Middle East

Technical and engineering staffing specialist NES Global Talent is expanding in the Middle East to make the most of oil & gas opportunities across the region in locations including Iraq, Kurdistan and Abu Dhabi.

Over 450,000 private sector jobs created in next 12 months

Over 450,000 private sector jobs will be created in the next 12 months, according to the latest Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) report.

Spencer Ogden opens Manchester office

Spencer Ogden, the global energy recruitment specialist, is to open its latest office in Manchester today, the company has announced.

Redline hires six new members of staff

Redline Group, the specialist contract & permanent technology recruiter, has hired six new members, bringing its team to 40-strong.

Transline Group appoints Woodhouse as financial controller

Global recruiter Transline Group has appointed Sean Woodhouse to join the head office at its Brighton location as financial controller.

£125m MoD investment secures 600 UK jobs on RAF Tornados

More than 600 engineering jobs will be secured by a £125m Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract to maintain, repair and upgrade the RAF’s Tornado fast jets.

Schrader Electronics creates 241 jobs at Northern Ireland sites

Schrader Electronics is investing more than £56m to create 241 jobs over the next three years, at its Carrickfergus and Antrim sites in Northern Ireland.

Automotive sector takes pole position among UK workers, says Randstad

The automotive sector is the most attractive industry in which to work, according to a survey by Randstad UK, the specialist recruiter.

140 Welsh jobs secured by military communications contract

More than 100 jobs in South Wales are being sustained by a £364m investment in military communications.

Australia creates A$155m fund to create jobs of tomorrow

The Australian government has created a A$155m (£85m) growth fund to generate the jobs of the future for employees and supply-chain businesses in Victoria and South Australia, affected by the closure of local automotive manufacturing operations.

Expion opens Silverstone office

Search & selection specialist Expion has opened a new office at Silverstone.

Gradual economic recovery boosts Randstad

International staffing giant Randstad increased its earnings by 34% in the first quarter as its revenue grew by 4% to €3.97bn (£3.26bn) on the back of a continuing gradual recovery in its markets.

CTPartners Executive Search sign letter of intent to acquire Park Brown

CTPartners Executive Search, a global retained executive search firm, has entered into a letter of intent to acquire the Perth, Australia office of Park Brown International.

UK’s 7,000 job boost

On the same day that the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the UK economy grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2014, companies such as KFC, EY and Asda are to create more than 7,000 jobs as they begin hiring across new locations.

Good Recruitment Campaign launches

Engineering and technology will be the first sectors targeted to sign on to the Good Recruitment Campaign, which was launched last week by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
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