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.

Daniel Williams Consultancy hires Paul

Sales, marketing and retail operations staffing specialist Daniel Williams Consultancy has hired Juliet Paul as head of operations for retail.

£75k fine for recruiter following young apprentice death

A recruitment agency has been fined £75k this week for placing a young man in a dangerous work environment where he was subsequently killed in an industrial accident while on an apprenticeship.

Eximius Law opens in Middle East, Eximius Energy launches power division

Specialist legal recruiter Eximius Law has launched in the Middle East, following on from its operations in London and Hong Kong.

Australian online job ads up over 10%

Online job advertisements in Australia increased almost 11% over the last year, according to job board SEEK’s latest data.
9 July 2015

Ideal Recruit buys Neville Gee

Salford-based Ideal Recruit has bought specialist recruiter Neville Gee for an undisclosed sum.

Eden Brown and Synergy Group merge built environment businesses

Recruiters Eden Brown and Synergy Group, both part of Human Capital Investment Group (HCIG), have merged their built environment and technical businesses.
8 July 2015

Amrop appoints Leyún CEO and member of exec board

Global executive search partnership Amrop has appointed José Leyún to the newly created role of chief executive. He also becomes a member of the executive board of the Amrop partnership.

Perpetual Partnership launches employee retention programme

Cheshire-based engineering, manufacturing and architecture sector recruiter Perpetual Partnership has launched an employee retention programme to support client companies and new recruits in the first three months after an appointment.

Frontline Recruitment moves to larger offices in Leicester

Multi-sector recruiter Frontline Recruitment is moving to larger offices in Leicester.
6 July 2015

US manufacturer Cray appoints Resource Solutions Group for Europe

Seattle-based computing manufacturer Cray has appointed international recruiter Resource Solutions Group to recruit professionals for its European operations.
In-house recruitment 1 July 2015

Empresaria Group increases stake in Indonesia’s PT Monroe

International staffing specialist Empresaria Group has increased its stake in executive search recruiter PT Monroe by a further 10%.

Gangmaster couple jailed for five and a half years

A Lincolnshire couple who ran a gangmaster business were jailed for a total of five and a half years at Sheffield Crown Court in a landmark case.

Marine Harvest creates jobs from Sainsbury’s contract in Fife

Salmon supplier Marine Harvest is to create 260 jobs in Fife following its win of a contract to supply of fresh and smoked salmon products to supermarket Sainsbury’s stores across the UK.

Royal Mint grows its own talent with graduates

The Royal Mint, which has minted British coins for more than 1,000 years, is opening its doors to graduates to help ‘grow its own’ talent.

Intrafish Media’s Bakke leaves to set up start-up recruitment agency

Intrafish commercial director Thomas Bakke is leaving the company to launch a recruitment-start up.

2B Interface expands into West Sussex and Kent

Staffing company 2B Interface is expanding into West Sussex and Kent.
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