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

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

Lloyds agrees £2m invoice discount facility with Number 8

Specialist construction recruiter Number 8 has agreed a £2m invoice discounting facility with Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance (LBCF).
Your recruitment business 25 September 2013

Jobs watch: EY, Commonwealth Games 2014, Travelodge

EY, the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 and Travelodge are all planning to recruit staff in the coming months.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 23 September 2013

Wilkinson appointment among Matchtech board changes

Former executive board member of Randstad Brian Wilkinson is to join the board of specialist technical, engineering and professional recruiter Matchtech, taking on the role of chairman with effect from 2 December 2013.
Your recruitment business 20 September 2013

Immisch moves to EVP for HR at EADS

International aerospace, defence and related services company EADS has appointed Lars Immisch as executive vice president for HR at its new Airbus defence and space division.
In-house recruitment, Your recruitment business 20 September 2013
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