Engineering

Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

Your business, Your recruitment business 8 May 2025

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

Your business, Your recruitment business 28 April 2025

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.

Your recruitment business 25 April 2025

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.

Your recruitment business 14 April 2025

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.

Financials, Your recruitment business 7 April 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.

Your recruitment business 3 April 2025

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.

Your recruitment business 1 April 2025

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.
In-house recruitment, Emerging talent 17 October 2013

Chevron withdraws abortion and STD questions from Australian job forms

Oil and gas multinational Chevron has withdrawn a recruitment questionnaire it used in Australia which included questions on the applicant’s history of abortions, stillbirths and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 October 2013

Shale gas jobs leak ‘out of context’ says government

The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) insists that leaked figures significantly downplaying the number of jobs in the UK shale gas extraction (fracking) would produce are taken out of context.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 16 October 2013

Advertising Standards Authority upholds complaints against oil & gas job board Total Link Care

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has found that the oil & gas job board Total Link Care (TLC) website carried misleading statements, upholding two complaints brought by a former employee.
Your recruitment business 16 October 2013

Don’t exaggerate World Cup labour concerns in Qatar, say recruiters

Well-publicised allegations of poor treatment of migrant labour on projects for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar can’t be taken as indicative of the bigger picture, recruiters involved in the region tell recruiter.co.uk.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 16 October 2013

Manpower partners with GSTW to get US veterans manufacturing

Staffing giant Manpower has partnered with the Get Skills to Work (GSTW) coalition, an initiative led by GE and The Manufacturing Institute to train military veterans for jobs in advanced manufacturing companies.
In-house recruitment 16 October 2013

Sector Analysis Engineering

Recruiters and resourcers must look for increasingly ingenious solutions to solve the industry talent puzzle
Analysis, Your recruitment business 16 October 2013

Index shows strong increase in HR jobs and candidate confidence

The number of human resources jobs being advertised has increased dramatically compared to last year, according to recruiter The Oakleaf Partnership.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 15 October 2013

Growth on the cards as recruiter NES gets £152m refinancing

Technical recruiter NES Global Talent has completed a new $245m (£152m) refinancing deal which it says will help it grow its global office network to “more than 60” in the next four years, with acquisitions a possibility.
15 October 2013

FINANCIALS: Matchtech outperforms expectations

Technical and professional recruitment group Matchtech has announced positive year-end results, with record numbers of contractors and growth in the permanent placements.
15 October 2013

Aberdeen council helps firms target technical professionals in recession-hit countries

Aberdeen City Council is working with local energy companies to target technical professionals at European jobs fairs.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 14 October 2013

Workforce nationalisation takes hold across oil markets

In oil-rich markets from Angola to Qatar, recruiters and employers are reacting to government pushes to see a higher proportion of the workforce made up of native-born workers.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 11 October 2013

FINANCIALS: Orion Group grows 15% in 2012

Engineering and oil & gas recruiter Orion Group saw a 15.4% rise in group turnover in 2012, with profit after tax more than doubling.
Your recruitment business 11 October 2013

Thomas Recruitment makes Atwick head of technical

Welsh recruiter Thomas Recruitment has promoted Gemma Atwick to the role of business manager of the company’s technical division, based in Cardiff.
Your recruitment business 11 October 2013

Hilder swaps Penna for Thales Group sourcing role

Rob Hilder has joined international electronics and systems group Thales Group as head of sourcing for the UK.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 11 October 2013

Construction firms develop compensation scheme for Consulting Association blacklisting

Eight major construction firms have apologised for their involvement with an organisation that held an alleged ‘blacklist’ of construction sector employees – and set up a compensation scheme for affected workers.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 10 October 2013
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