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

APPOINTMENTS: 12-16 JUNE 2017

This week’s appointments include: Chad Harrison International, Cognitive Group, Heidrick & Struggles, IIC Partners, ManpowerGroup, REC, RTM, Rutherford Briant Recruitment, Sheffield Haworth, The Adecco Group, TrueBlue, Woodrow Mercer

Ex-Randstad manager launches Jigsaw Staffing with Bluestones

Former Randstad UK manager Craig Barclay has launched his own recruitment firm in partnership with investor Bluestones.

Morson mocks-up comic book hero profiles to entice mortals to apply for jobs

A social media marketing campaign launched by Morson Group involving famous fictional engineers Darth Vader, the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man has successfully attracted job applications for some of their vacant roles.

gap Personnel embarks on ‘major’ acquisition drive

UK industrial labour provider gap Personnel Group has hit the acquisition trail in search of staffing companies within the blue collar, industrial and technical sectors.

25 May 2017

Christmas pudding maker takes on staff for Christmas rush

The last Christmas shopping day is just seven months away. With this in mind, Derbyshire-based Christmas pudding maker Matthew Walker has created 45 jobs at its Heanor plant.

In-house recruitment 24 May 2017

Chinese students flock to Australia to plug gap in China’s wine industry

Chinese students are heading to South Australia to study winemaking to plug a talent winemaking shortage in China’s own wine industry.

Emerging talent 22 May 2017

Union seeks talks with Transline owners over unpaid backpay

Unite the Union is seeking urgent talks with the new owners of Transline over outstanding backpay owed to workers, which the labour procurer supplied to sports retailer Sports Direct.

Temporary workforce 19 May 2017

Russell Taylor Holdings buys Transline Group

Wirral-headquartered recruitment group Russell Taylor Holdings has bought labour procurer Transline Group.

FINANCIALS: Staffline bullish for year ahead

Staffing and employability organisation Staffline has made an “excellent” start to the year, according to CEO Andy Hogarth.

Financials 18 May 2017

Life sciences firm creates 30 jobs in the Highlands

Scotland’s life sciences job sector is to be boosted to the tune of 30 new jobs in the Highlands.

In-house recruitment 16 May 2017

Transline won’t confirm reports of takeover by Assist Resourcing

Labour procurer Transline will not be drawn on reports industrial recruiter Assist Resourcing is close to agreeing a takeover of the business.

Companies 15 May 2017

GES to double its workforce in Derry with new funding

Derry-based Global Equipment Spares (GES) is to more than double its workforce over the next three years.

In-house recruitment 15 May 2017

Pharma group Mallinckrodt creates jobs at new Dublin centre

US pharma group Mallinckrodt is to create up to 45 jobs at a new Dublin-based global medical device engineering centre.

APPOINTMENTS: 15-19 MAY 2017

This week’s appointments including: Aman, Argyll Scott, Eames Consulting Group, First Call Contract Services, Fox Rodney Search, Hasson Associates, Heidrick & Struggles, Kellogg's, Norman Broadbent, Phenom People, ZRG Partners

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 8-12 MAY 2017

This week’s contracts and deals including: PRS

8 May 2017

FINANCIALS: Empresaria reports ‘solid start’ to year

International specialist staffing group Empresaria has reported a “solid start” to the year, according to a statement released ahead of its annual general meeting yesterday.

Financials 4 May 2017
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