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.

Ford expands apprentice programme

Ford UK has announced a series of engineering and business apprenticeship programmes, including a newly-established Higher Apprenticeship in IT.

Spencer Group appoints CDI AndersElite to manage recruitment

Spencer Group, a UK specialist engineering businesses, has appointed CDI AndersElite to manage all the company’s permanent and contract recruitment through a managed staffing programme (MSP).

Macildowie appoints six new members of staff

East-Midlands recruiter Macildowie has appointed six new members of staff at offices across the region.

Echo helps RAF recruits fly high

With public sector cutbacks a top priority, Echo Managed Services helped RAF Careers find the right recruits — just in time

Potential for over 64,000 new jobs in the UK from shale gas development

A UK Onshore Operations Group (UKOOG)-commissioned report by EY today underlines how the development of shale gas in the UK could create a £33bn investment opportunity for British business, with the potential to create over 64,000 jobs.

Can vehicles of the future lead to jobs of the future?

Recruiters have welcomed today’s announcement by business secretary Vince Cable of a £130m investment in vehicles of the future aimed at securing up to 30,000 jobs and creating many more in the supply chain.

Prodrill awarded Statoil contract

Aberdeen-based Prodrill Energy Resource Solutions has been appointed as a preferred supplier of personnel services to international energy company Statoil for drilling and well services.

Skanska set to create 1,500 new jobs in the UK

Construction firm Skanska is to create around 1,500 jobs in the UK during the next two to three years, to help with the completion of major rail, water, building and roads contracts won by the company.

Penta Consulting and Spencer Ogden win Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

Technical recruiter Penta Consulting and energy recruiter Spencer Ogden are being recognised for outstanding business achievement with one of the UK’s top honours, the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2014.

£36bn infrastructure investment could create 150,000 construction jobs

Investment in infrastructure worth £36bn could support 150,000 jobs in construction, according to the government.

Railway expansion sparks new division for Search Consultancy

Search Consultancy, a supplier of recruitment solutions to the civil engineering and infrastructure markets, has launched a rail division to meet demand for staff in the expanding sector.

Cable’s £100m boost to reshoring of UK manufacturing jobs

Business secretary Vince Cable has announced funding of £100m aimed at safeguarding and creating jobs by supporting the reshoring of manufacturing jobs back to the UK.

Alexander Mann Solutions secures global Statoil business

Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS), the provider of talent acquisition and management services, has secured a global agreement with Statoil, one of the world’s largest energy companies, for its global talent acquisition and management services.

FINANCIALS: Matchtech Group’s NFI up 19%

Matchtech Group, the specialist engineering and professional services recruitment company, recorded a 19% rise in net fee income (NFI) to £22.1m in the six months ending 31 January.

Clegg promises more jobs for Cambridge

The deputy prime minister Nick Clegg promised more jobs and investment for Cambridge and the surrounding region yesterday.

PSD Group appoints Robertson as associate director

International recruitment consultancy PSD Group has appointed Adrian Robertson as associate director.
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