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.

Lloyds Register uses Video Arts training film to recruit marine experts

The marine division of Lloyds Register, the risk management and safety assurance organisation, is using a training film as part of a recruitment drive to appoint global experts for the UK’s largest maritime industry centre.

Skill shortages throw dampener on rosy employment outlook

Despite the outlook for recruitment being “the best it has been for six years”, according to Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) chief executive Kevin Green, not all in the UK’s labour market is rosy.
Your recruitment business 22 January 2014

Resource Group integrates business units into one division

International aerospace and defence sector recruiter Resource Group has launched its Aviation & Aerospace Resource Solutions division.
Your recruitment business 21 January 2014

FINANCIALS: Hydrogen and RTC positive on trading

Two AIM-listed staffing companies have issued broadly positive trading updates for the 2012-13 financial year, ahead of the publication of their full-year results.
Your recruitment business 21 January 2014

SThree’s Elden taps into new areas of service and talent

A changing clientele base and the need for expertise in previously untapped areas are driving new approaches to client service and internal staffing at international specialist recruiter SThree.
20 January 2014

UK forum aims to attract Emirati graduates back to UAE

Employers based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) want young Emiratis armed with degrees earned at UK universities to return home to build their nation’s economy, and knowledge and skills base.

Jobs board reed.co.uk plans its biggest ever advertising campaign

Jobs board reed.co.uk plans to capitalise on the improving job market with its most expensive advertising campaign to date.
Your recruitment business 20 January 2014

CTPartners set to acquire Australian exec firm Johnson

CTPartners Executive Search has entered into a letter of intent to acquire Johnson, a Sydney Australia-based executive search and leadership consultancy.
Your recruitment business 20 January 2014

Spencer Ogden hires cinema for Wolf Ball night out

Oil & gas recruiter Spencer Ogden has hired a cinema room on Monday for its entire London office to see The Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese’s newly released film about a Wall Street fraudster.
Your recruitment business 17 January 2014

Salary hike predicted for professionals in the Middle East and North Africa

Professional job opportunities will increase by 8-10% across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2014, with salaries expected to grow by a healthy 6-8%, according to banking and finance recruiter Morgan McKinley.

Global Engineering Projects launches to make most of oil & gas boon

Global Engineering Projects (GEP) has launched to deliver recruitment solutions for oil & gas engineers looking to work abroad or return to find work in their home countries.

NES Global Talent signs five-year agreement with BG Group

Engineering and technical specialists NES Global Talent has signed a five-year global framework agreement with liquefied natural gas company BG Group.

Alexander Daniels launches engineering division

Financial recruitment and corporate governance specialist Alexander Daniels has expanded into the engineering market.
Your recruitment business 14 January 2014

Air Energi acquires New Zealand energy recruiter Inspirec

Global oil & gas recruiter Air Energi Group has acquired New Zealand energy industry recruiter Inspirec to help it expand into the country’s market.
Your recruitment business 13 January 2014

Graduate positions at seven-year high, but work experience counts

Employers are upping their graduate intake by 8.7% this year, the biggest recruitment rise in four years, according to High Fliers Research.

Candidate shortage in construction delays housebuilding

A shortage of construction workers is delaying housebuilding, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), with 36% of respondents having trouble finding staff.
Your recruitment business 10 January 2014
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