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

Jobs Watch: British Gas, Centra and Domino’s on the hunt

Utilities giant British Gas, Irish retailer Centra and fast food chain Domino’s have all signalled their intent to expand their businesses through new hires.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 26 February 2013

Roc Search gets Moore for training

IT and engineering recruitment agency Roc Search has appointed Lucy Moore as its internal training manager.
Your recruitment business, Companies 22 February 2013

Met Police to investigate construction ‘blacklist’

The Metropolitan Police is to investigate claims that police co-operated to blacklist a total of 3,213 construction workers on a list that was maintained by a company called the Consulting Association and used by over 40 construction companies.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 22 February 2013

Hampshire aims to make third of new hires apprentices

Around a third of all job vacancies advertised by local authority Hampshire County Council will be apprenticeships, under a new initiative announced by the council.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 19 February 2013

Jobs Watch International: Hotels giant to create 2,600 roles in India

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed deals to create 13 new hotels in India, creating 2,600 jobs – with recruitment touted as one of the expansion’s biggest challenges.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 19 February 2013

Capita firm Veredus increases private sector focus

Veredus, the executive recruitment arm of outsourcing giant Capita, has launched eight new private sector practices as it looks to specialise beyond its public sector and third sector operations.
Your recruitment business 18 February 2013

Jobs Watch: Facebook and Nestle to hire

FMCG firm Nestlé is to hire for 400 new UK jobs in 2013, while Facebook is looking to add a further 100 workers at its international base in Dublin.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 18 February 2013

Jobs Watch: Aeromet, BMW, Caterpillar, eBay, Virgin

Companies in the UK and Ireland, including Aeromet, BMW, Caterpillar, eBay and Virgin Media have announced a number of job opportunities.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 15 February 2013

Transline appoints executive pair in Canada

Specialist recruiter Transline Resource Group has appointed Karin French to the role of vice president for North American operations and Maryanne Goodwin to the post of national sales manager in its recently opened Canadian office.
Your recruitment business, Companies 15 February 2013

Recruiter Republic brings in trio

Recruitment consultancy Recruiter Republic has taken on a trio of new consultants.
Your recruitment business 15 February 2013

Chinese agency work set for chop or can they stick it out?

Changes to the law in China could have far-reaching consequences for the supply of agency workers in the country. Colin Cottell investigates what effect the new employment law could have for companies and recruiters
Analysis, In-house recruitment 14 February 2013

Global Spotlight on Poland

Staffing agencies and direct employers are looking beyond the stereotypes attached to Poland following years of heavy migration of workers to the UK
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 14 February 2013

Dayton, Ohio expects job influx

Research from the Dayton Business Journal suggests that Ohio’s sixth-largest city should expect a rush of 7,100 new jobs in coming months.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 14 February 2013

Lockheed Martin recruitment team at vanguard of UK expansion

The recruitment team at Lockheed Martin will be “at the real sharp end” of discussions around the US defence giant’s planned expansion of its UK operations, the function’s head Jonathan Young tells Recruiter.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 13 February 2013

TrueBlue acquires staffing firm MDT in the US, looks for more

US blue collar staffing supplier TrueBlue has acquired general staffing firm MDT, and says it continues to look for acquisition opportunities as well as pursue organic growth.
Your recruitment business 13 February 2013

Spencer Ogden to manage RPO for First Quantum Minerals in Zambia

Global energy recruiter Spencer Ogden will manage the recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) for mining firm Kalumbila Minerals, a subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals, on its Sentinel project in Zambia.
Your recruitment business 13 February 2013
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