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

Your business, Your recruitment business 28 April 2025

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.

Your recruitment business 25 April 2025

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, Your recruitment business 8 April 2025

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.

Financials, Your recruitment business 7 April 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.

Your recruitment business 3 April 2025

Pertemps makes a splash recruiting for Northumbrian Water

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

Your business, Your recruitment business 28 March 2025

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

Jobs Watch: Lotus, Overstock and Virgin Holidays

A diverse range of new roles are coming up at UK car maker Lotus, online retailer Overstock.com and travel firm Virgin Holidays.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 8 August 2013

Jonathan Lee keeps new exec search brand close – but not too close

The director of engineering and manufacturing recruiter Jonathan Lee Recruitment’s revamped sister executive search brand tells Recruiter that the launch should bring the companies closer together – five miles, to be precise.
Your recruitment business 6 August 2013

Gilliott fills branch management role at recruiter gap

Industrial labour provider gap personnel has appointed Simon Gilliott as manager of its Sheffield branch.
Your recruitment business 2 August 2013

Ice cream makers are hiring in the heat

Taking on extra staff is one of several ways ice cream makers have been dealing with a huge surge in demand in recent weeks as Britain basks in one of the hottest summers in years, The Guardian reports.
Your recruitment business 30 July 2013

Premier Foods chops recruiters in cull of suppliers

Recruiters and other HR service providers are among those facing the chop from Premier Foods’ preferred supplier lists (PSLs) under the food giant’s plans to cut half of its 3,300 suppliers by the end of 2014, a company spokesman has told recruiter.co.uk.
In-house recruitment 26 July 2013

PM hails UK automotives as global leader after Bentley drives 1,000 jobs

Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed the UK automotive manufacturing sector as “sprinting ahead in the global race”, speaking as carmaker Bentley announced an £800m investment which will create 1,000 jobs.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 24 July 2013

Get a move on! YFJ Awards entries close next week

Next Wednesday (31 July) is the deadline for entries into this year’s YourFoodJob People Awards in association with Recruiter, celebrating exceptional work in HR, recruitment and resourcing in the food and beverage industry.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 24 July 2013

Bail for man arrested in GLA exploitation investigation

A man arrested last week in Norwich as part of an ongoing multi-agency inquiry into the suspected exploitation of workers and other criminal activity of a gang in Norwich has been released on police bail.
Your recruitment business 22 July 2013

Hitachi Rail has HR manager Potts ahead of 730 hires

Julia Potts has been appointed HR manager for a Hitachi Rail project in Newton Aycliffe in the North East of England, which will create 730 jobs.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 19 July 2013

Jobs Watch: Charles Derby and Rolls-Royce looking for staff

Hiring is due at luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, while Peterborough recruitment firm The One Group is to embark later this month on a major hiring drive for financial services firm Charles Derby.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 18 July 2013

Job ads up 12% on year, unemployment falls again, finds ONS

The number of job vacancies in the UK rose again in the period April to June, to 529,000, with the number of unemployed people searching for each job the lowest it has been for over four years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Your recruitment business 17 July 2013

Seven arrested as GLA uncovers trafficking operation

Seven people were arrested and 11 potential victims of human trafficking were identified in a joint operation involving the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) and other law enforcement agencies in Derby.
Your recruitment business, Legislation/Regulation 16 July 2013

Staffing firm uncomfortable with ‘aggressive’ tax scheme sues client

A High Court case in which a staffing company is suing a former client for around £650k was triggered because the recruiter “was uncomfortable with the notion of ‘a mobile workers contract’ that would result in National Insurance savings for the client”, according to court papers.
Your recruitment business 11 July 2013

Far too many competing graduates: FMCG tops applicant rates, finds AGR

The number of graduates competing for each graduate job this year has risen over 50% from last year in some sectors, with FMCG the most oversubscribed sector by far.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 10 July 2013

Aberdeen farmer fined by GLA for unlicensed temp supply

An investigation by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has seen an Aberdeenshire farmer fined £2k for supplying temporary workers without the necessary gangmaster’s licence.
Your recruitment business 9 July 2013

EADS celebrates Franco-German treaty with international internships

Aerospace and defence firm EADS is marking 50 years of the Élysée Treaty and Franco-German co-operation by offering 50 internships apiece to French and German youths not in employment or training.
Your recruitment business 8 July 2013
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