Industrial/Manufacturing

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

FINANCIALS: Staffline results exceed market expectations

Recruitment group Staffline has announced a strong performance for the year ended 31 December 2024.

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.

Pertemps makes a splash recruiting for Northumbrian Water

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

APPOINTMENTS: 10-14 MARCH 2025

This week’s appointments include: Acorn by Synergie, Benenden Health, Clarkson Owens, Compass Group UK & Ireland, Finity, Mitie

DEI, Supplier 14 March 2025

Clarks moves Deery to group talent director

Clarks, the international shoe manufacturer and retailer, has moved Belinda Deery from head of HR to group talent director.

Cast UK strengthens team with six new promotions

Cast UK, the procurement, buying, supply chain and logistics recrutier, has strengthened its team with six new promotions in its Manchester office.

Apex Recruitment Services expands into larger premises

Apex Recruitment Services, the automotive, financial, energy, engineering and industrial recruitment specialist, is moving into larger premises at the beginning of next week (24 March).

Suspended sentence for Fenland gangmaster

A Cambridgeshire gangmaster who admitted he deliberately destroyed payslips to underpay his workers has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

Manufacturing park to create almost 8,900 jobs for Sunderland by 2031

A multi-million pound city deal will create 8,900 jobs for Sunderland, strengthening the foundations of economic growth for future generations, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and minister for cities Greg Clark said on Friday (14 March).

BiS Henderson appoints Oades as non-executive director

BiS Henderson, the recruitment and logistics consultancy, has appointed Stewart Oades as a non-executive director.

Armstrong Craven hires Doig as industrial practice lead

Armstrong Craven, the executive search and intelligence consultancy, has appointed Mark Doig as industrial practice lead.

Passport to rooms beyond the UK’s borders

When newly-established medical engineering firm The Medical Room wanted to explore markets abroad, UK Trade & Investment stepped in to help
13 March 2014

gap Personnel acquires Forward Recruitment

gap Personnel group, the industrial labour staffing provider, has acquired Derbyshire-based agency Forward Recruitment.

UK employment given boost by the wet weather, says ManpowerGroup

Hiring prospects throughout the UK have been given a boost by the terrible weather experienced across the country in the winter months, according to staffing giant ManpowerGroup.

FINANCIALS: Market conditions improving as Empresaria operating profits rise by 34%

Operating profits at international staffing group Empresaria rose by 34% to £5.5m in the year to 31 December 2013, with pre-tax profits up 49% at £4.9m.

Executives Online makes two senior appointments to UK team

Executives Online, the interim management and executive recruitment company, has strengthened its UK operation with two senior appointments.

IronmongeryDirect launches new graduate programme

IronmongeryDirect, the online and mail order supplier of ironmongery products, has launched a new graduate scheme designed to recruit and fast-track the brightest management graduates across the company.

FINANCIALS: Michael Page International experiences improvement throughout UK and US

Professional recruiter Michael Page International saw signs of improvement in many markets last year, most notably in the UK and US.

Siemens and Kier announce hundreds of apprenticeships

Engineering firm Siemens says it intends to create 160 apprenticeships this year, a 10% rise on 2013.

Australia: 100+ manufacturing jobs for Geelong

More than 100 new manufacturing jobs will be created in the Geelong region of Australia by the first project to be funded under round one of the Australian and Victorian Government’s Geelong Region Innovation and Investment Fund (GRIIF).
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