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

Luxembourg wins in clean sweep for pay

What’s the best paying hourly rate for contractors on your books? Does it compare with £13.17 an hour?

Temporary workforce 12 September 2017

Cordant Group refocuses business on social enterprise

Cordant Group has announced plans to become a social enterprise.

On your bike – bicycle jobs boom in China

Songstress Katie Melua once sang about there being nine million bicycles in Beijing.

In-house recruitment 11 September 2017

Japanese deals in UK recruiters on the up

Japanese corporates are increasingly looking to acquire established UK recruitment businesses.

Domestic talent can’t fix low-skilled job challenge say recruiters

Recruiters warn leaked government plans about how Britain’s immigration system could work post-Brexit risk major labour shortages, with domestic talent unable to fill resulting skills gaps.

Legislation/Regulation 6 September 2017

APPOINTMENTS: 4-8 SEPTEMBER 2017

This week’s appointments include: Ascendant, Athona, Driver Hire,  Eames Partnership, Etonwood, Franklin Fitch, Green Park, Meridian Business Support, NRG, Pedersen & Partners, SRi, Volcanic

Technology 4 September 2017

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 4-8 SEPTEMBER 2017

This week's contracts and deals, including: Clinical Professionals, Kelly Services, NonStop Recruitment, Pathway CTM, RGP, Sheffield Haworth, Syft, taskforce, Technicon Design, The Curve Group

Temporary workforce, Technology 4 September 2017

Lisburn steelworks seeks 20 staff

Northern Ireland’s manufacturing sector is set to benefit from the creation of 20 jobs in Lisburn.

1 September 2017

Craemer recruits for Telford factory

Craemer Group is to create 70 jobs at a new production facility in Telford.

31 August 2017

Southampton to see 1,200 new jobs at former Ford factory

Around 1,200 jobs are to be created at a former disused factory in Southampton.

31 August 2017

Food manufacturers call for action to help them retain EU workers

The Food and Drink Federation is calling on government to legislate to secure the rights of European Economic Area (EEA) nationals as part of a series of recommendations, with the sector facing a labour shortage as EU workers leave the UK.

24 August 2017

APPOINTMENTS: 21-24 AUGUST 2017

This week’s appointments include: Autonet Insurance Services, Eames Consulting Group, International Labour Organization, Norman Broadbent, NRL, PageGroup, Publicis Media, Sellick Partnership, Thorne & Wait

21 August 2017

Woodland expands and creates new jobs in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland-based manufacturing firm Woodland is creating 57 jobs as it plans to double its turnover.

In-house recruitment 17 August 2017

Industry reaction as unemployment falls to 42-year low

Despite fears that a combination of a consumer squeeze and Brexit uncertainty is damaging the economy, the UK labour market continues to perform strongly, according to official figures released today.

Invest NI funding helps Woodmarque recruit new roles

Dungannon-based Woodmarque in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland is creating 16 new roles.

In-house recruitment 14 August 2017

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 AUGUST 2017

Latest new launches, openings or products within the recruitment industry, including: Bluestones Logistics, Flexology, M-Files, Opus Professional Services Group, Pure Search, Red Eagle, Spencer Ogden

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