Engineering

Recruitment industry voices say little detail on workforce from the Chancellor

Recruitment industry observers have criticised Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s failure to move the UK ahead in specific commitments to workforce issues.

Legislation/Regulation, Temporary workforce 12 June 2025

STEM recruiter acquires construction training firm 3B Training

Morson Group has acquired Wigan-based 3B Training to expand its construction skills offering.

Your business, Your recruitment business 12 June 2025

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Your business, Your recruitment business 4 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

Your recruitment business 2 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

Legislation/Regulation, Your business 2 June 2025

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

Your business, Your recruitment business 27 May 2025

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Your business, Your recruitment business 27 May 2025

Energy recruitment firm launches in Aberdeen

Specialist recruitment firm Agilient Talent Partners has launched in Aberdeen, focusing on permanent hiring within the energy sector.

Your recruitment business 27 May 2025

International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Your recruitment business 20 May 2025

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

First step into continental Europe as recruiter Spencer Ogden goes to Germany

Energy recruiter Spencer Ogden is expanding into Germany, saying it sees opportunities in the country’s ‘Energiewende’ policy – transitioning to a sustainable economy through renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable development.
Your recruitment business 10 October 2013

FINANCIALS: Eames Consulting, Experis, Nicoll Curtin, Tangent International and Twenty Recruitment

Five recruitment firms in the 2012 Recruiter HOT 100 have filed financials at Companies House.
Your recruitment business, HOT 100 9 October 2013

Leading UK firms make 5% pledge to bring youth into work

A group of major UK employers have formed the 5% Club, committing to bridging the skills gap with a target of 5% of UK workers being on a formal training scheme.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 8 October 2013

iPhone maker struggles to attract staff as young generation looks to services

Foxconn, the Chinese firm that makes iPhones, iPads and technology for a number of global electronics firms, is struggling with staff shortages as young people spurn its low-paid assembly line jobs, the Financial Times reports.
Your recruitment business 8 October 2013
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