Industrial/Manufacturing

STEM recruiter acquires construction training firm 3B Training

Morson Group has acquired Wigan-based 3B Training to expand its construction skills offering.

Your business, Your recruitment business 12 June 2025

£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

Multinationals fail to keep up with talent acquisition, says Candee

Multinationals have not always kept up with the pace at which talent acquisition as a function has changed and developed, according to the global head of talent acquisition and employer brand at Mondelēz International.

In-house recruitment, Talent management 16 April 2019

Homeless man lands job and somewhere to live thanks to Good Samaritan

A homeless man has landed a job after his life was transformed by a random act of kindness.

12 April 2019

Johnson & Johnson expands workforce in Limerick

The Irish city of Limerick is to benefit to the tune of more than 100 manufacturing jobs.

In-house recruitment 12 April 2019

GLAA prevents two gangmasters from illegally supplying workers

Two people have been prevented from supplying workers without a licence in separate investigations by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) in the West Midlands.

Legislation/Regulation 9 April 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 8-12 APRIL 2019

This week’s appointments include: Bold Identities, Cordant People, Eames Consulting Group, Jackson Hogg, M65Jobsearch, Morgan Hunt, Onezeero, RedLaw, Russell Taylor Group, Samuel Knight, Tile Hill Executive Recruitment, Zitco Consulting

Supplier, Technology 8 April 2019

Wren holds customer service recruitment event in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire is to benefit to the tune of 60 new customer service jobs.

In-house recruitment 4 April 2019

Agricultural machinery manufacturer seeks recruits for new warehouse

Kidderminster is to benefit from 50 new manufacturing jobs.

In-house recruitment 3 April 2019

FINANCIALS: Staff development boosts profits for Encore Personnel

Blue-collar recruiter Encore Personnel has seen gross profit climb 17.2% year-on-year, according to 2018 results.

Financials 2 April 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 1-5 APRIL 2019

This week’s appointments include: 3R, E1EW, Spire Healthcare

Supplier, In-house recruitment 2 April 2019

Hooper makes an Impact and buys out partner

Paul Hooper has become the sole shareholder of the East Midlands’ recruiter Impact Recruitment after buying out fellow founding partner Neil Kitchener’s shares in the business.

Your recruitment business 1 April 2019

No surprise hiring sentiment is down, reveals JobsOutlook survey

Plummeting hiring confidence among employers is no surprise, according to the CEO of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Your business, Your recruitment business 27 March 2019

GLAA prevents man illegally supplying workers with enforcement undertaking

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) investigators have prevented a man living in Nottingham from supplying workers without a licence.

Legislation/Regulation 26 March 2019

Estonia’s latest recruitment drive for tech talent leads to furniture shortage

The Baltic nation of Estonia is renewing its efforts to recruit IT professionals and match them with top tech companies operating in the country.

Technology, In-house recruitment 26 March 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 25-29 MARCH 2019

This week’s launches include: Concept Resourcing, Jonathan Lee Recruitment, Remedium Partners, Samuel Knight International, Swanstaff Recruitment, The Carey Group, Volcanic Recruitment

Supplier, Your recruitment business 25 March 2019

China remains full of Eastern promise for recruiters

Despite warnings by the head of the ruling Communist party of flagging economic growth, fears of an escalating trade war with the US and of a credit bubble, recruiters in China say that the market in the world’s second largest economy remains strong.

Your recruitment business 22 March 2019

Man arrested on suspicion of charging job-finding fees

A man has been arrested on suspicion of acting as an unlicensed gangmaster after allegations that overseas workers were charged ‘fees’ to find them jobs.

Legislation/Regulation 21 March 2019
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