Industrial/Manufacturing

STEM recruiter acquires construction training firm 3B Training

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

£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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 JANUARY 2019

This week’s launches include: Global Recruitment Thought Leaders, Hager Unternehmensberatung, Y/Our Future

APPOINTMENTS: 14-18 JANUARY 2019

This week’s appointments include: Camino Partners, Cross Country Healthcare, Eames Consulting Group, Forward Role, GLAA, Hackajob, Holmes Noble, HRC Recruitment, McGregor Boyall, Monroe Consulting, NRL, Resource Solutions, Retail Executives, Roc Search

Technology 14 January 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 14-18 JANUARY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Acorn, Adepto, BRG, CXC Global, Entire Recruitment, Entrust Resource Solutions, Ferris Slater, Heidrick & Struggles, Horton International UK, Morson, REC, RecruitmentSMART, Resume-Library, Schulthess Zimmermann & Jauch, Zoho Recruit

Supplier, Temporary workforce 14 January 2019

Brexit fears strike as new perm jobs growth drop to lowest in two years

Brexit uncertainty is hitting hirers’ plans to increase permanent headcount, according to the latest KMPG and Recruitment & Employment Confederation ‘Report on Jobs’.

FINANCIALS: Staffline expects revenue to rise

Recruitment and training group Staffline has seen revenues increase and is trading in line with expectations for the year to 31 December 2018.

Financials 8 January 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 7-11 JANUARY 2019

This week’s launches include: Consult Inhouse, Fledglink, Frank Recruitment, Guardian Jobs, Procurement PeopleCloud, Recruit Right, Totaljobs

Supplier, In-house recruitment 7 January 2019

Morson-sponsored horse wins King George VI Chase

A horse backed by a recruitment agency emerged as victor in the recent King George VI Chase at Kempton Park.

3 January 2019

Immigration White Paper visa ‘too short’ to be attractive

The recruitment industry has on the whole reacted negatively to the proposals laid out in the government’s immigration White Paper.

Legislation/Regulation 20 December 2018

UK jobs market ‘can’t defy gravity indefinitely’

Brexit uncertainty is hitting employer’s confidence to hire, according to the latest ‘JobsOutlook’ report from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Fewer jobseekers as workers opt to stay put, finds Report on Jobs

High employment rates combined with a willingness among workers to stay put has resulted in fewer people looking for jobs.

Recruiter HOT 100: The HOT 10 Technical recruiters

As part of Recruiter’s HOT 100 list of top-performing recruitment firms in the UK, today we look at the HOT 10 engineering/technical/science (Technical) recruiters.

HOT 100 6 December 2018

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 3-7 DECEMBER 2018

This week’s contracts and deals include: 20 Essex Street, Altran UK, ASTRiiD, Brightwater, Cross Country Healthcare, Friisberg & Partners, NRL Group, REC, Sopra Steria Recruitment

Supplier, Technology 4 December 2018

Furniture manufacturing jobs in Nottinghamshire

A Nottinghamshire furniture manufacturer is creating new jobs ahead of the busy Christmas and New Year period.

In-house recruitment 30 November 2018

Recruitment consultant lands manager role at Scottish football club

A recruitment consultant has landed the role of football manager at a former Scottish Cup finalist.

22 November 2018

Appointment gives SThree staff stronger voice

SThree has moved to give staff a greater voice with the appointment of an employee representative non-executive director.

Your recruitment business 22 November 2018

JobsOutlook finds firms still confident despite long-term fears

While pessimism continues to reign among employers about long-term economic prospects for the UK economy, businesses are still seeking to grow headcount.

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