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

Inspiring the Future gets Aston Martin and Serco on board

Sports car maker Aston Martin and outsourcing and services firm Serco are among firms to commit to taking part in the Inspiring the Future initiative organised by the Education and Employers Taskforce.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 24 April 2013

Oil and Gas Job Search bought by CareerBuilder

Specialist jobsite Oil and Gas Job Search has been acquired by jobsite CareerBuilder for an undisclosed figure.
Your recruitment business 24 April 2013

First4Staff opens Cannock office

Industrial, commercial, education and driving recruiter First4Staff has opened its third group branch in Cannock town centre, Staffordshire.
Your recruitment business 24 April 2013

London 2013: Olympics positive jobs legacy

Last summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games is having a positive legacy for jobs and employment in and around the Olympic Park.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 24 April 2013

Finding the next generation

As more and more companies turn to ‘earning by learning’ to attract talent, Colin Cottell discovers that sourcing and training the next generation of talent is an ever-changing process
Analysis, In-house recruitment 23 April 2013

TechBacc to boost occupational and vocational education

Skills minister Matthew Hancock has unveiled a new Technical Baccalaureate to “give vocational education the high status it deserved” – on a par with A-Level study – for students aged 16-19.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 23 April 2013

Immigration rule change to tackle ‘chronic’ lack of nurses

The German health minister has pledged to push for changes to immigration law to enable more healthcare workers into the country.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 23 April 2013

Recruiters celebrate winning Queen’s Award

Four firms providing staffing services are today celebrating winning a Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s highest accolade for business success.
Your recruitment business 22 April 2013

USG People pushes Professionals after Randstad deal

Staffing firm USG People is rolling out new professional recruitment brands and rebranding existing offerings, having sold its general staffing assets to recruitment group Randstad earlier this month.
Your recruitment business, Companies 22 April 2013

Talent needed — wherever it is

Following Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s calls for tightening of UK immigration system by introducing security bonds for applicants from ‘high-risk’ countries, while NES Global Talent recognises the need to address immigration issues, we would ask the government to exercise caution.
Your recruitment business 18 April 2013

Scottish construction recruiters ‘shocked’ that blacklisting may go on

Two Scottish recruitment consultancies operating in the construction sector have expressed shock at a Parliamentary committee’s suggestion that major construction firms may still be using a known ‘blacklist’ of workers.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 April 2013

Disqualification for boss of payroll firm Quantum

The director of now-liquidated payroll company Quantum Solutions (Kent) has been banned from acting as a company director for six years after failing to keep proper accounts.
Your recruitment business 17 April 2013

Volt gets managed service deal with Air Products

Recruitment outsourcer Volt Consulting Group has secured a three-year managed service provision contract with industrial gas, chemicals and equipment provider Air Products.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 April 2013

Uniflex Staffing gets national deal with Metso

Swedish recruiter Uniflex Staffing has won a contract valid through to 2015 with engineering and technology corporation Metso.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 April 2013

NRL refinances with Barclays, looks to acquisitions

Recruitment and technical services business NRL Group has agreed a £16m refinance deal with Barclays.
Your recruitment business, HOT 100 17 April 2013

HMRC tackles apprenticeship minimum wage violations

A quarter of the 1,693 minimum wage complaints investigated in FY2012/13 by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) involved apprentices, the organisation tells Recruiter.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 16 April 2013
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