Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Eames Consulting, Eightfold AI, SF Recruitment

Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

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.

INTERNATIONAL Australia: Government puts nationals first for mining jobs

The Australian Education, Employment and Workplace Relations ministry has committed to putting locals first for new jobs in the country’s mining boom.

Opinion: City Comment – Morson’s withdrawal from AIM

In what are undoubtedly challenging markets for all recruitment companies, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that the stock market has little or no sympathy for laggards.

EADS looks to entice student and experienced jobseekers at airshow

Aerospace, defence and security firm EADS is inviting experienced professionals, graduates and students to apply for workshops at the Farnborough Airshow (9-15 July) or the ILA Berlin Air Show (11-16 September).
7 June 2012

Oil firm Aker to look for 1,300 in London

Oil & gas industry services firm Aker Solutions will create 1,300 new jobs at a London engineering hub by 2015.

Contracts/Deals: cph recruits for Mahle

Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and direct staffing solutions firm cph has won a multi-year RPO contract with engine technologies firm Mahle Powertrain.

FINANCIALS: Steady as she goes at Prime People

Prime People, the international professional recruiter for the real estate & built environment, energy & environmental, insight & analytics and pharmaceutical sectors, has announced virtually unchanged profits.

INTERNATIONAL Canada: ‘Complex labour story’ of 9,500 oil hires needed

Canada's oil & gas sector will need to bring a minimum of 9,500 new people into the industry by 2015, according to a report released today by industry body the Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada.

Former BP chief urges end to gay discrimination in business

Lord Browne, the former chief executive of oil giant BP, has urged businesses to end discrimination on the grounds of sexuality, saying that “merit must never be sacrificed” in business and personnel decisions.

INTERNATIONAL New Zealand: Engineers hardest to find, says Manpower

Just under half (48%) of New Zealand employers are having trouble filling key positions within their organisations – up from 37% last year, according to the ‘Talent Shortage Survey’ from ManpowerGroup.
31 May 2012

Be creative to attract best talent, says Criteo CTO

International online advertising company Criteo is hoping that a computer coding competition will help it recruit the best IT talent from across the EU.
30 May 2012

INTERNATIONAL Australia: m2r signs agreement with CoreStaff to supply staff Down Under

Wakefield-based international recruitment company m2r has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with CoreStaff, specialist providers of labour hire and permanent recruitment services to the mining and energy sectors in Australia.

UK & IRELAND Appointments: QinetiQ makes Bradley HRD

Defence technology and security company QinetiQ has appointed Dave Bradley group HR director.

Danger of worsening UK skills shortage, elemense survey reveals

Half of key UK industries surveyed believe their sector is suffering a skills shortage – and even more expect the shortfall to get worse, according to research commissioned by recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) provider elemense.
29 May 2012

INTERNATIONAL: Asia the biggest growth area for global assignments

Asia is the likely biggest growth area for global assignments across the next year, according to 66% of respondents to a survey conducted by engineering and manufacturing recruiter JAM Recruitment.
29 May 2012

INTERNATIONAL Malaysia: Key Economic Areas for investment and jobs unveiled

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak has announced 21 new projects across seven National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) as part of the nation’s Economic Transformation Programme (ETP).

UK & IRELAND Appointments: NES Global takes on Robertson

Energy recruiter NES Global Talent has appointed Keith Robertson as a consultant in its permanent team.
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