Engineering

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

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

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Pedersen gets Bosman in South Africa

International executive search firm Pedersen & Partners has appointed Carl Bosman as a senior consultant and specialist in its industrial practice group.
Your recruitment business 1 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL Trinidad & Tobago: Local government minister promises jobs investment

Minister of local government Suruj Rambachan has pledged to create more than 6,000 new jobs over the two months in a number of works and development projects when the new budget is passed later this month.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 1 October 2012

Scientists and engineers most keen to switch jobs to move up career ladder, finds Kelly

Workers in science and engineering roles in the UK are the most likely to change employers in order to progress their careers when compared with other British industries, finds a report from recruiter Kelly Services.
Your recruitment business 26 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Bulgaria: Mining sector to create 2,000 new jobs

Bulgaria’s Madan region will see around 2,000 new jobs in the ore-mining sector in the next six months, according to Bulgarian news agency FOCUS.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 25 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Analysis: Recruiters resolve to carry on as protests against film continue

As the protests over the film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ rumbled on across the Muslim world over the last few days, recruiters remained relatively unperturbed and determined to get on with business.
Your recruitment business 24 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Mozambique: Chinese bridge will support 2,000 workers

A Chinese company’s construction of a bridge in the Northern region of Mozambique will create 2,000 jobs, reports China’s Xinhua news agency.
Your recruitment business 21 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Canada: Leap29 partners with McNeill Nakamoto

UK-based global recruitment intermediary, Leap29, has entered into a partnership with Vancouver-based staffing agency, McNeill Nakamoto.
Your recruitment business 20 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: Army supplier pays $325k to settle race discrimination hiring case

Manufacturer Meyer Tool will pay $325k (£200k) to 60 over-qualified African-American job applicants having reached an agreement with the US Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) over alleged racism in its hiring process.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 18 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Canada: Leap29 makes jump to Calgary

Cheshire, UK-based technical search and selection agency Leap29 has announced its first overseas base in Calgary, Canada.
Your recruitment business 18 September 2012

Vacancies down in August, says Adecco

Numbers of permanent and temporary roles advertised during August were down, disappointing expectations there would be an Olympics-led pick-up, according to Adecco Retail.
Your recruitment business 17 September 2012

FINANCIALS: Networkers gets 15% more profit from 15% more staff

Technical recruiter Networkers International has seen a 15% rise in adjusted pre-tax profits for the first six months of 2012, during which period group headcount rose by the exact same ratio.
Your recruitment business 17 September 2012

INTERNATIONAL Spain: New jobs with Peugeot-Citroen in Vigo

Peugeot-Citroën will create around 300 new jobs at its plant in Vigo, North-West Spain as it looks to increase production from 47 vehicles per hour to 55.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 14 September 2012

Jaguar recruits as it manufactures

Des Thurlby, HR director of auto maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), said the organisation must practice the same process and consistency-based values in its recruitment process as its workers do on a production line.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 13 September 2012

Engineering, manufacturing and construction contribute to unemployment fall

The UK’s engineering, manufacturing and construction sectors are among the key contributors to a

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Don't ignore the skills transfer market

Despite large numbers of redundancies in UK engineering firms, Sam Burne James argues there are signs of optimism in skills transfer

Analysis, Your recruitment business 13 September 2012

Encore engineers a result

Nylacast needed to find skilled machinists to fulfil its growing order sheet. Encore found the talent the manufacturer needed from Poland

Your recruitment business 13 September 2012
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