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

Tech and execs see least talent movement in China

China’s technical workers in IT and engineering roles saw the lowest rate of people changing jobs in 2012 of any business function, at 18% and 24% respectively, followed by board-level staff at 27%.
Your recruitment business 22 March 2013

Jobs Watch: BT Sport, EDF at Hinkley Point, Ryanair

Two large business expansions with substantial job creation implications have been launched by communications giant BT and budget airline Ryanair respectively. Additionally, energy firm EDF’s proposed building of a new nuclear power station would result in 25,000 construction jobs if the project moves forward.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 20 March 2013

In-house recruitment: coming to a screen near you

Engineering consultancy Altran is to broadcast a live TV programme on the internet at 1pm (CET) on 28 March as it pushes to hire over 4,000 engineers worldwide this year.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 20 March 2013

Matchtech wins UK Power, retains BAE and Xchanging

Technical and professional recruiter Matchtech Group has won a new contract to work with UK Power Networks and seen its contract working with BAE Systems through its partner Xchanging Procurement Service extended.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 20 March 2013

Smart Resourcing 2013: It’s good to be scared

In-house recruiters from a wide range of private and public sector organisations gathered in London at Recruiter’s Smart Resourcing 2013 conference, sponsored by Eploy, to listen and learn from leading thinker John Vlastelica in a keynote talk sponsored by Jobsite, and practitioners in the field of resourcing and recruiting, to network with fellow professionals and go 2 Steps Beyond
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 19 March 2013

Drilling for service leavers

One industry where the skills of ex-servicemen and women are most welcome is oil & gas, in offshore and subsea specialisms in particular.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 19 March 2013

Aerospace Technology Institute to see sector skills soar

The UK government is pledging £1bn to an aerospace industry strategy, which will be met by £1bn match funding from industry, with the creation of an Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) at the centre of the plans.
Your recruitment business 19 March 2013

Global Spotlight on Australia

Australia has emerged virtually unscathed from the global economic downturn, yet companies are now holding off on hiring and projects
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 14 March 2013

Small cap recruiter valuations set to recover - City Comment

Over the last few weeks, stock markets have been hitting new highs, with cyclical stocks leading the charge.
Your recruitment business, Analysis 14 March 2013

Heineken taps into innovative talent with IdeasBrewery

Multinational brewer Heineken tells Recruiter that gaining access to “interesting and smart people” has been a “welcome offshoot” of IdeasBrewery, a website that invites users to submit observations and insights relevant to its business.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 13 March 2013

Street Crane Company gets lift to attract engineering talent

UK industrial crane and hoist manufacturer Street Crane Company tells Recruiter it has revamped its recruitment strategy to compete more effectively with larger and better-known graduate employers by moving to “a more proactive” approach.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 13 March 2013

Adecco UK and Ireland buck the European trend

Adecco’s UK and Ireland business bucked the trend across most of Europe as the international staffing giant announced its full-year results for 2012.
Your recruitment business, Companies 13 March 2013

Volkswagen is Germany’s most attractive employer

Car maker Volkswagen is Germany’s most attractive employer, according to a survey of 13,000 German workers undertaken by the nation’s Focus news magazine and professional social network Xing.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 13 March 2013

Apprenticeships Watch: AIG, gap personnel, Opus Energy

Day two of National Apprenticeship Week 2013 sees recruitment consultancy gap personnel among firms pledging to hire more apprentices.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 12 March 2013

National Apprenticeship Week: Apprenticeships not driving diverse talent

Apprenticeships are failing to deliver a more diverse talent pool in technical professions, according to the government’s Lords spokesperson from women and equality.
Your recruitment business 12 March 2013

BP helps STEM graduate outflow

The head of graduate resourcing for BP in the UK, says she has seen in increase in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) graduates looking to use their degrees after graduating.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 12 March 2013
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