Engineering

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

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.

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.

FINANCIALS: Gattaca bucks trend in first half of 2025

Engineering and infrastructure recruiter Gattaca has reported a “robust” financial performance for the first half of 2025.

Associated British Ports names Parr new group HRD

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, has appointed Rachael Parr (pictured) as its new group HR director.

Airswift expands board with two industry non-exec directors

Airswift, a global workforce solutions provider, has appointed Melody Meyer and Don Sloan as independent non-executive board members.

Pertemps makes a splash recruiting for Northumbrian Water

UK-wide recruitment agency Pertemps has been awarded the managed service contract for Northumbrian Water.

KPMG/REC report: Perm and temp placements continue on downward trend

Permanent and temporary placements continued to decrease in July, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG Report on Jobs.

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Wilton Group gets Wright as HRD

International engineering specialist the Wilton Group has appointed Julie Wright to the role of human resources director (HRD).

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Communicate takes on four

Multi-sector mid to senior-level recruiter Communicate has appointed four consultants: Stephen Doherty, Ruth Gunning, Barnaby Lane and Andrew Lillico.

UK jobs boost from £1.4bn energy project

Up to 4,000 new UK jobs should be supported by a new project operated by GDF Suez extracting shallow water gas from a field under the Southern part of the North Sea.

APSCo survey: Temps up, perms down

UK employers are increasingly turning to temporary workers to fill vacancies rather than making permanent hires, concludes the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) in a new report.

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Escape gets Radnanski, Wright and Yaxley

Multi-sector Escape Recruitment has appointed Leah Radnanski, Louisa Wright and Craig Yaxley to the business.

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Asset Resourcing takes on three

Multi-sector recruitment agency Asset Resourcing has taken on Annie Dorrington, Supriya Mathur and Khalid Oukhellou as consultants in its Hertfordshire headquarters.

INTERNATIONAL US: Jobs in weapons technology upgrade plan

A Department of Defense project to upgrade two 1950s-era weapon launch complexes at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to modern standard will create 100 new jobs and could secure a further 900 for decades to come.

Contracts/Deals: JAM and EEF partner

Engineering and manufacturing recruiter JAM Recruitment has developed a national skills partnership with manufacturing organisation EEF.

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Michael Page promotes Humphreys

Michael Page has promoted Liam Humphreys to the role of regional director for its design & development division.

INTERNATIONAL US: Maintenance firm at National Guard site to employ 350

Engineering, manufacturing and maintenance firm Tiburon Associates will create 350 jobs and open a new facility at the National Guard’s Camp Minden.
In-house recruitment 31 July 2012

INTERNATIONAL China: VW and SAIC plant in Yizheng to employ 3,700

A new auto plant operated by Volkswagen Group company Shanghai Volkswagen (SVW) in partnership with Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor Corporation will eventually create 3,700 jobs.

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Michael Page ups Packham

Recruiter Michael Page has announced the promotion of Stuart Packham to regional director for its technology & consultancy and strategy & change brands in the home counties.

Air Livery first firm at 1,000 job Norwich aviation business park

Aircraft painting firm Air Livery will provide 120 jobs when it becomes the first company to have new premises in an aviation business park at Norwich International Airport.

FINANCIALS: Impellam’s restructuring on course

Impellam Group’s brand re-alignment is on course to be completed by the end of the financial year, according to chairman Cheryl Jones, as the international staffing company announced it interim results for the first half of 2012.

FINANCIALS: CDI Corp sees growth in all three segments

Technical recruiter CDI Corp saw Q2 2012 revenues of $274.4m (£175.6m), up 4.4% on the same period in 2011.
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