Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Eames Consulting, Eightfold AI, SF Recruitment

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.

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.

Jaguar Land Rover expansion creates 1,700 jobs in new Solihull expansion

Car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced an investment “approaching £1.5bn” in UK operations at its Solihull manufacturing facility, creating 1,700 jobs.

FINANCIALS: Oliver James grows, SThree declines slightly

Two results from professional recruiters show that on the whole the industry is holding its own in the changing economic situation.

Alix joins headhunters DHR from Odgers to develop European markets

Global executive recruiter DHR International has taken on Xavier Alix as executive vice president, with a specific focus on expanding the firm’s European industrial, financial services and advanced technology sectors.
Your recruitment business 6 September 2013

Ex in-house recruiter is new hire for Amoria Bond

Louise Murphy has joined banking, technology and engineering recruitment agency Amoria Bond as an internal recruiter, based in the company’s Singapore offices.

Dyson seeks engineers but founder bemoans talent vacuum

Engineering firm Dyson says it is looking to take on around 650 engineers of various level of seniority globally, although the firm’s founder has again expressed concern at the industry’s standing and long-time talent pipeline.

Nissan gets green light for 1,000 job plan at Sunderland

Sunderland Council has granted car maker Nissan permission to start construction on a project that will bring £250m investment and 1,000 jobs to the UK.
Your recruitment business 5 September 2013

Staffline aims for £1bn turnover

The chief executive officer of recruitment and outsourcing firm Staffline Group has set out his plans to grow turnover at the company to £1bn, and make £30m profit by 2017.
Your recruitment business 4 September 2013

CIPD members face investigation over construction staffing ‘blacklist’

A “small number” of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) members are being investigated by the organisation over alleged use of employee blacklists in their recruitment processes.
Your recruitment business 4 September 2013

Workforce solutions firm System One acquires staffing firm Joulé

Workforce solutions and services firm System One, based in Pennsylvania, has acquired New Jersey-based multi-sector staffing firm Joulé.
Your recruitment business 4 September 2013

IChemE makes NES Global Talent recruitment partner in three-year deal

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has named technical recruiter NES Global Talent as its approved global recruitment partner in an exclusive three-year deal.
Your recruitment business 4 September 2013

PM Group recruits 250 for Ireland and internationally

Engineering and construction firm PM Group is creating 250 jobs in Ireland and internationally during 2013 as a result of increased work in high-tech sectors.

Environmental technologies apprenticeships grow next generation of engineers

Outsourcing firm MITIE and construction giant Skanska are among the first employers training up the much-needed next generation of UK engineers by offering a new Higher Apprenticeship in Engineering Environmental Technologies.

FINANCIALS: Best Connection sees turnover grow and acquisitions made

Industrial, distribution, driving and warehouse recruiter The Best Connection saw turnover grow 17% and gross profit (GP) by a similar amount in the year to 30 November 2012 over the previous 12-month period.
Your recruitment business, FAST50 2 September 2013

New Leeds office as Encore Personnel turns 18

Blue collar personnel supplier Encore Personnel has opened an office in Leeds, which is what the company calls its 18th “profit centre”.
Your recruitment business 2 September 2013

Manufacturers expect increased production and hiring to come

Britain’s manufacturers are experiencing a three-year peak in activity as the recovery takes hold, and are due to increase hiring levels, according to a survey from manufacturers trade body EEF, and accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.
Your recruitment business 2 September 2013

Brazil and Germany offices on horizon for recruiter Spencer Ogden

Global energy recruiter Spencer Ogden is to open offices in Brazil and Germany “towards the end of the year”, recruiter.co.uk hears.
Your recruitment business 2 September 2013
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