Engineering

Morson advances with technical specialist buy in the US

Morson Group has strengthened its position as a global talent solutions leader with the acquisition of US-based technical recruiter PTS Advance.

Your recruitment business 15 May 2025

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

Your recruitment business 15 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 12-16 MAY 2025

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

Your business, Your recruitment business 14 May 2025

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

EarthStream sets up in world’s oil capital Houston

Energy and earth sciences recruiter EarthStream Global has opened its fourth base in the Americas in Houston, which the firm’s chief executive officer Paul Beeke refers to as “the world’s capital of oil”.
Your recruitment business 14 August 2013

Jobs Watch: Lotus, Overstock and Virgin Holidays

A diverse range of new roles are coming up at UK car maker Lotus, online retailer Overstock.com and travel firm Virgin Holidays.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 8 August 2013

Recruiting rates keep rising, shows Report on Jobs

July saw permanent staff appointments rise at the fastest rate since March, and the strongest increase in temp billings for nearly two-and-a-half years, shows the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and KPMG
Your recruitment business 8 August 2013

Earthstaff gets on the ground in Erbil for Kurdistan energy market

Energy recruiter Earthstaff has opened an office in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s self-governing Kurdistan region, where the number of oil rigs in operation is due to double over the next 12 months.
Your recruitment business 6 August 2013

Jonathan Lee keeps new exec search brand close – but not too close

The director of engineering and manufacturing recruiter Jonathan Lee Recruitment’s revamped sister executive search brand tells Recruiter that the launch should bring the companies closer together – five miles, to be precise.
Your recruitment business 6 August 2013

FINANCIALS: CEO berates slow conversion at CDI, LinkedIn grows talent

Technical and engineering recruiter CDI Corp and professional social network LinkedIn fared different fates in the three months ending 30 June 2013.
Your recruitment business 2 August 2013

Solar-powered and clean energy jobs on the rise in Australia

Australia is seeing an increase in clean energy industry jobs with 24,000 people now employed – two-and-a-half times the figure of five years ago – and a further 450 construction jobs due to be created at the start of 2014 in building an enormous solar power facility.
Your recruitment business 1 August 2013

PM hails UK automotives as global leader after Bentley drives 1,000 jobs

Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed the UK automotive manufacturing sector as “sprinting ahead in the global race”, speaking as carmaker Bentley announced an £800m investment which will create 1,000 jobs.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 24 July 2013

Engineering construction body offers Talent Retention Solution to members

Engineering construction skills body the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has opened access to the government’s talent platform Talent Retention Solution (TRS) to its members.
Your recruitment business 24 July 2013

Hitachi Rail has HR manager Potts ahead of 730 hires

Julia Potts has been appointed HR manager for a Hitachi Rail project in Newton Aycliffe in the North East of England, which will create 730 jobs.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 19 July 2013

Worrall heads resourcing function for recruitment drive on Horizon

Rachel Worrall is to lead recruitment at energy company Horizon Nuclear Power as the firm looks to quadruple the size of its workforce in the coming years, having been taken over by global electronics firm Hitachi in November 2012.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 July 2013

The Chinese factor

Cultural factors make it more difficult for international companies to find the Chinese talent they need, recruiters say.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 July 2013

FINANCIALS: NES Global grows turnover, operating profit level in 2012

Oil & gas, power and infrastructure recruiter NES Global, one of the over 40 global subsidiaries of NES Global Talent, has seen bottom-line profit in the year to 31 October 2012 quadruple, as turnover rises by 27% on the previous year.
Your recruitment business 17 July 2013

Staffing firm uncomfortable with ‘aggressive’ tax scheme sues client

A High Court case in which a staffing company is suing a former client for around £650k was triggered because the recruiter “was uncomfortable with the notion of ‘a mobile workers contract’ that would result in National Insurance savings for the client”, according to court papers.
Your recruitment business 11 July 2013

NES to recruit in Abu Dhabi after obtaining licence

Technical manpower specialist NES Global Talent has obtained another trade licence in Abu Dhabi, which the firm says opens up further opportunities in the region.
Your recruitment business 10 July 2013

Recruitment group Hydrogen looks to Germany and infrastructure - but not yet

The finance director of recruitment group Hydrogen tells Recruiter that the German market and the infrastructure sector are next on its hit list – but the firm is not ready to pull the trigger just yet.
Your recruitment business 9 July 2013
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