Engineering

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.

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.

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

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

Hughes steps down as COO from SThree

SThree chief operating officer Justin Hughes is stepping down from his role after a quarter of a century with the group.

Financials 1 July 2019

New jobs in Belfast and Doncaster

Technology company Dynamic Signal is set to hire 100 new staff in Belfast over the next three to four years as a result of new funding from Invest NI.

Staffline share placing to raise £41m to reduce debt

Troubled staffing and training provider Staffline Group is seeking to raise up to £41m through a share offering in its efforts to reduce group indebtedness.

Financials 27 June 2019

Hiring intentions rise as employer confidence improves

The UK may be facing a Brexit-induced constitutional crisis, but a new report indicates that employers are preparing to carry on hiring regardless.

March of the robots hits jobs in poorer areas and manufacturing

A study by UK consultancy firm Oxford Economics suggests that the use of robots in the UK’s poorer regions has triggered the loss of almost twice as many jobs as in wealthier areas.

Technology 26 June 2019

Network Rail embarks on major recruitment journey

Network Rail is embarking on a major recruitment drive across London and parts of the South of England.

In-house recruitment 25 June 2019

Hudson Freelance launches ahead of private sector off-payroll rules

Hudson Contract, an East Yorkshire payroll firm, has launched Hudson Freelance, a new company to help protect businesses from falling foul of the off-payroll rules that are due to come into effect next year.

APPOINTMENTS: 24-28 JUNE 2019

This week’s appointments include: Alexander Mann Solutions, BIE Executive, Borderless, Deloitte, Green Park, Shine Interview, Workforce People Solutions, Yolk Recruitment

Upstart: Morson's MorFit leads to more fitness

Morson's MorFit leads to more fitness

APPOINTMENTS: 17-21 JUNE 2019

This week’s appointments include: Amrop Partnership, Eames Consulting Group, Fawkes & Reece, HRC Recruitment, London Ambulance Service, Odgers Berndtson, PMP Recruitment, Samuel Knight International

18 June 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 17-21 JUNE 2019

This week's launches include: GLAA, Jobrapido, La Fosse Associates, Morgan Hunt, Understanding Recruitment, West Midlands Combined Authority, Whitehall Resources

Look inside your own organisation to find purple squirrels

Recruiters should identify the critical skills their organisation needs so they can pinpoint the ‘purple squirrels’ required to fill these roles both now and in the future.

NHSI adds ‘break glass’ clause to ensure safe staffing within health service

NHS Improvement has added a “break glass” clause to ensure safe staffing within NHS trusts.

Legislation/Regulation 14 June 2019

FINANCIALS: SThree sees fall in NFI in UK & Ireland

International STEM staffing business SThree has seen net fee income in the UK & Ireland fall 9% year-on-year.

Financials 14 June 2019

Facebook creates 500 new jobs in new London centre

Facebook is to create 500 new jobs by the end of the year at a new engineering centre in Soho, London.

UK robotics manufacturer offers try before you buy ‘cobot’

A UK manufacturer is offering firms the chance to hire a robot co-worker for under £30 a day.

13 June 2019
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