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

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

FINANCIALS: de Poel, Extrastaff and Templeton report

Mixed results from a trio of recruitment industry firms have been filed at Companies House, with profit dropping at temporary labour procurer de Poel and IT recruiter Templeton, while blue collar staffing firm Extrastaff continued to grow its business.
Your recruitment business, HOT 100 7 October 2013

Tourism overtakes industrial work in Spain for the first time

Spain’s tourism industry has for the first time overtaken industry in terms of the number of jobs it generates, reports Spanish business paper Cinco Días.
Your recruitment business 7 October 2013

Roc Search appoints Leeser to lead new German office

IT and engineering recruiter Roc Search has appointed Thom Leeser to head its new office in Frankfurt, which opened on 1 October.
Your recruitment business 4 October 2013

First Recruitment Group opens in Ghana

Warrington-based oil & gas recruiter First Recruitment Group has opened a new office in Ghana.
Your recruitment business 3 October 2013

FINANCIALS: Growth continues at oil recruiters Swift

Oil & gas recruitment specialist Swift Worldwide Resources saw a rise in turnover in the calendar year 2012, as its Asian and Australasian operations grew strongly.
Your recruitment business 3 October 2013

Bernard and Horn join new McLean interim offering

Search and management consultancy the McLean Partnership this week launched a new interim management division with a client event at London’s Walbrook Club.
Your recruitment business 3 October 2013

Jobs abound: Poundland looks to open 500 new stores to double network

Discount retailer Poundland has announced major plans to double its network of stores to 1,000, a move which would create a substantial number of jobs, as other UK retail chains also look to hire.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 2 October 2013

REC’s Shoesmith blogs on key themes from the Conservative Party Conference

The party conference bandwagon rolled to a close this week with the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) head of policy Kate Shoesmith was there to keep up with all the action and debate, which centred on the following topics:
Your recruitment business, Legislation/Regulation 2 October 2013

US staffing firm TrueBlue acquires light industrial specialists The Work Connection

US-wide industrial staffing firm TrueBlue says it has “acquired substantially all of the assets” of light industrial staffing provider The Work Connection, which has 37 branches, mainly based in the Midwest region.
Your recruitment business 2 October 2013

Financials: Growth for recruiters Contract Scotland and STR

Both Scotland-based construction recruiter Contract Scotland and Portsmouth-based recruitment group STR saw their businesses grow in 2012, according to results filed at Companies House.
Your recruitment business 30 September 2013

Ingram new MD for Pier Consulting

Built environment specialist recruiter Pier Consulting has appointed Paul Ingram managing director and board member.
Your recruitment business 27 September 2013

German best practice can help UK engineering sector attract talent

The UK’s engineering sector should learn from examples of best practice in Germany to solve its talent acquisition and retention issues, according to specialist technology recruiter European Recruitment.
Your recruitment business 26 September 2013
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