Engineering

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.

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.

Homebrew appoints Scheer as head of talent

San Francisco-based venture capital firm Homebrew has appointed Beth Scheer as head of talent.

Ebeli becomes practice leader at Davidison Tech

Technology recruitment service provider Davidson Technology has appointed Elizabeth Ebeli as its new practice leader - digital and software development.

Calibre’s Owen elected CIBSE vice-chairman

Recruitment consultancy director for Calibre Search Simon Owen has been elected vice chairman of The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) in the Yorkshire region.

Eximius Energy launches nuclear practice to meet demand

Specialist energy recruitment firm Eximius Energy has launched a nuclear practice to serve the UK and Europe.

The Curzon Partnership and Trinitas Search Partners combine to become CurzonTrinitas

Executive search firms The Curzon Partnership and Trinitas Search Partners have merged to form a new company – CurzonTrinitas.

Air Energi wins contract to provide staff for BP Iraq

Global oil & gas recruiter Air Energi has won a five-year contract with BP Iraq to supply contingent expatriate personnel for operations at the Rumaila and Kirkuk oil fields.

Resourcing Group opens office in Manchester

Specialist recruiter Resourcing Group, part of Human Capital Investment Group, has opened an office in Manchester in response to customer demand.

Opus launches mobile-friendly sites for brands

Recruitment group Opus Professional Services Group has launched mobile-friendly sites for brands Opus Recruitment Solutions and Baltimore Consulting Group, stemming from an algorithm update from Google.

Eximius offers contract staffing service in Middle East

Global recruitment firm Eximius has launched a new contract staffing service for energy sector clients in the Middle East.

ManpowerGroup acquires German HR specialist 7S Group

Global recruiter ManpowerGroup has acquired German human resource services provider 7S Group for €136.5m (£98.54m).
12 June 2015

More than a third of firms plan to take on summer staff

Four in 10 employers plan to recruit seasonal workers this summer, according to research from online career site CareerBuilder.co.uk.

TEAM Recruitment appoints Finnie and Garvie in Aberdeen

Scottish recruiter TEAM Recruitment has appointed Craig Finnie and Martyn Garvie as commercial director and client solutions director respectively.

Petroplan appoints Sher in Africa

Lindsay Sher has taken up the position of recruitment manager for Sub-Saharan Africa at global oil, gas and energy recruiter Petroplan to spearhead the company’s growth in the region.

Michael Page promotes Abell

Jonathan Abell has been promoted to managing director of logistics, engineering and design at Michael Page.

Green jobs plea makes Pharrell Williams happy

Grammy award winner Pharrell Williams has called on world leaders to create millions of ‘green jobs’ around the world to help tackle climate change.

RLC expansion creates 80 jobs in Northern Ireland

Global aerospace component firm RLC is set to create 80 high-skilled jobs in Northern Ireland.
In-house recruitment 10 June 2015
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