Industrial/Manufacturing

£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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Aston University, Four Squared Recruitment, Gi Group UK, itris X, ManpowerGroup

Supplier, Your 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

Staffline secures large contract win with logistics provider

Recruitment group Staffline has secured a significant strategic partnership with one of the UK’s leading food and drink supply chain management and logistics providers.

Temporary workforce, Your business 19 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

Is immigration white paper the end of an era for low-skilled migration?

The white paper published yesterday [12 May 2025] represents the end of an era for low-skilled migration and an ambitious shift toward productivity-first immigration.

Advice, Temporary workforce 13 May 2025

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

Pegasus acquires stake in renewables recruiter Veritas

Leeds-based recruitment agency Pegasus Search & Selection has acquired a 50% stake in Veritas Recruitment Solutions, strengthening the offering of both companies in the renewable energy sector.

Your recruitment business 12 July 2022

REC Conference 2022: D&I and skills shortages dominate discussions

Diversity and inclusion emerged as the most pressing themes in this year’s Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) conference, cropping up in most talks throughout the day.

Diversity/Inclusion 6 July 2022

D&D Recruit rewards staff with 5% pay rise

Runcorn-headquartered recruiter D&D Recruit has given its staff a major pay boost, with an increase of 5% across the business, the company has announced.

Your recruitment business, Temporary workforce 23 June 2022

Financials: SThree results show profits up by 25%

STEM recruiter SThree’s group net fees increased by 25% in the first half of 2022, compared with a non-Covid affected period.

Financials, Your recruitment business 23 June 2022

Adzuna acquires job search engine Getwork

Job search engine Adzuna has announced the acquisition of US enterprise job search engine Getwork.

Supplier, Your business 23 June 2022

Berry Recruitment Group buys First Recruitment Services

South England-based Berry Recruitment Group (BRG) has acquired First Recruitment Services (FRS).

Your recruitment business 22 June 2022

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 23-27 MAY 2022

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Sky Recruitment Solutions Huddersfield

Your business, Your recruitment business 23 May 2022

Acorn’s new group head HR Meredith tasked with future proofing infrastructure

UK recruiter Acorn has promoted Emily Meredith to group head of HR.

Your recruitment business 19 May 2022

Rolls-Royce picks Morson’s RPOne to recruit for its nuclear power ambitions

Rolls-Royce SMR has appointed the Morson Group’s nuclear recruitment specialist RPOne to support its largest recruitment campaign to date.

Your business, Your recruitment business 9 May 2022

MRL Consulting gives immediate 10% pay rise to all staff

David Stone (pictured), CEO and founder of MRL Consulting Group, announced a 10% pay rise for every member of staff.

Your recruitment business 7 April 2022

Cordant recruiters merge to form The Recruitment Co

Cordant People and Premiere People, both part of the Cordant recruitment group, have combined and rebranded to become The Recruitment Co.

Your recruitment business 5 April 2022

APPOINTMENTS: 14-18 MARCH 2022

This week’s appointments include: Calibre One, Cielo, Forsyth Barnes, New Directions Health and Social Care

Your recruitment business 16 March 2022

APPOINTMENTS: 7-11 MARCH 2022

This week’s appointments include: Apogee Corp, Beam, Charlton Morris, Rutherford Cross

Supplier, Your business 9 March 2022

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 7-11 MARCH 2022

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Compass Group, The Curve Group, Walmsley Wilkinson

Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 9 March 2022

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 FEBRUARY-4 MARCH 2022

This week’s new launches include: Activ People HR, Arctic Shores, Glu Recruit, Graphnet Health, HSQ Recruitment, HyreHub, Jackson Hogg, JobAdder, Premier Group Recruitment, SmartRecruiters

Supplier, Your business 28 February 2022

Recruiter’s HOT 100: HOT 10 Engineering/Technical/Science Recruiters

There are 21 technical/engineering specialists included in the Recruiter 2021 HOT 100, including three public sector-categorised built environment/technical recruiters.

HOT 100, Your recruitment business 28 February 2022
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