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.

CDI Corp to provide $15m services for CF Industries expansion

Engineering services and staffing firm CDI Corp has won a contract worth $15m (£9.3m) to provide services for the expansion of two nitrogen fertiliser complexes belonging to CF Industries.

PM announces greater ‘ease of use’ in improved apprenticeships

Prime Minister David Cameron says that reforms announced to the apprenticeship system “will put employers in the driving seat”.
Your recruitment business 29 October 2013

Engineering firm AMEC adds 300 clean energy jobs in North West

International engineering and project management firm AMEC is to create more than 300 skilled jobs in its Clean Energy Europe business, based in the North West of England.

CSI and Carol Vorderman play part in STEM talent boost scheme

Is solving the UK’s technical talent shortfall rocket science? Maybe – the latest scheme to tackle this much-publicised problem includes a space scientist, media personality Carol Vorderman and learning activities modeled on television hit crime drama CSI.
Your recruitment business 29 October 2013

Caterpillar shifts 100 new jobs into Northern Ireland

Industrial vehicle maker Caterpillar is to create “100 high-quality manufacturing positions” at a new £7m manufacturing project in Northern Ireland.

Senior hires in Prime Time’s technical and engineering division

Multi-sector agency Prime Time Recruitment has taken on two senior hires within its technical and engineering divisions.
Your recruitment business 25 October 2013

NES gets five-year deal to recruit for Statoil in Norway and beyond

Technical recruiter NES Global Talent has signed a five-year framework agreement with Norwegian oil giant Statoil.

Marketing recruiters set to benefit as confidence returns - City Comment

While the UK exited the last recession by 2010, it has taken some time for confidence to return.
Your recruitment business 24 October 2013

FINANCIALS: Staffing firm TrueBlue’s revenues rise in Q3

TrueBlue, one of the largest industrial staffing firms in the US, saw revenues rise nearly a fifth and net income up by a third in the financial quarter ending 27 September.
Your recruitment business 24 October 2013

Danbro strikes preferred supplier partnership with recruiter JMC

Contractor accountancy and payroll specialist Danbro has confirmed a preferred supplier partnership with multi-sector JMC Recruitment Solutions.
Your recruitment business 23 October 2013

Frankfurt office as recruiter Proco Global Group looks to EMEA growth

Procurement and supply chain executive search and interims firm Proco Global Group has become the latest recruiter to set up shop in Germany, with a new Frankfurt office.
Your recruitment business 23 October 2013

NES Global Talent implements Bullhorn recruitment software

Technical recruiter NES Global Talent has implemented cloud-based recruitment software from Bullhorn across all its offices in 23 countries worldwide.
Your recruitment business 23 October 2013

UK recruitment firm Oil Consultants makes Houston its new home

Specialist recruiter Oil Consultants has opened a new office in energy industry hub of Houston.
Your recruitment business 18 October 2013

New round of partner appointments at search firm Amrop

Global executive search firm Amrop has appointed nine new partners across eight of its global offices.
Your recruitment business 18 October 2013

Hilder relishes role as Thales UK sourcer

Rob Hilder, the newly-appointed UK head of sourcing at Thales Group, has told Recruiter he is relishing the new opportunity of developing the sourcing operation to “really be seen as a valued function” in the business.

UK’s crisis of esteem for ‘lowly’ jobs

The UK is experiencing “a crisis of esteem” for low-skilled, trade and service jobs, stemming from what he called ‘Downton Abbey syndrome’ and a historical shadow over service roles, the director of cross-party think tank Demos has said.
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