Industrial/Manufacturing

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

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

Your business, Your recruitment business 28 April 2025

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.

Your recruitment business 25 April 2025

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, Your recruitment business 8 April 2025

Talent search must begin early for UK’s plan to become space leader

The government’s plan to make the UK a world leader in the next stages of space flight development has been greeted with raised eyebrows by some specialist recruiters.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 18 July 2014

Putting squaddies back in the driving seat

Sourcing the right people to meet the meticulous timings of an F1 team proved to be a matter of military precision for Mission Motorsport
In-house recruitment 17 July 2014

Sector Analysis Transport, supply chain and logistics

The transport, supply chain and logistics sector may have turned a corner but new methods are needed to find talent
Analysis, Your recruitment business 17 July 2014

Government unveils £154m aerospace funding to create jobs

The government will invest £154m in development of the next generation of quieter, faster and more environmentally friendly aircraft, announced Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at the Farnborough Air Show.
Your recruitment business 17 July 2014

Doosan Babcock to create almost 400 jobs

Doosan Babcock, a UK provider of engineering, manufacturing, construction and asset management services, is creating almost 400 jobs as it invests £4.5m in the launch of a new process-engineering centre.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 July 2014

Lockheed Martin boosts Britain’s space race

US defence and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is to bolster Britain’s space race by setting up its own Space Systems business with the potential of employing hundreds of people within the next 10 years.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 16 July 2014

£90m Royal Navy missile contract sustains UK jobs

Three hundred UK jobs will be sustained thanks to a £90m Royal Navy contract that sees the new Wildcat attack helicopters fitted with next-generation precision missiles.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 16 July 2014

Manufacturing skills gap and retention needs to be addressed, say recruiters

Hidden beneath the recently reported rise in UK employment figures is a severe shortage of applicants with the necessary skills to work in industry, says a UK recruitment expert.
Your recruitment business, Emerging talent 15 July 2014

Manufacturers need to re-evaluate recruitment process

Generalist recruitment agencies that send sub-par candidates through to customers in manufacturing are only contributing to the bottlenecks building up in a market already hindered by increasing skills shortages.
Your recruitment business 10 July 2014

Scottish shipbuilding will sink after independence

Shipbuilding in Scotland will die and thousands of jobs will be lost if the country votes for independence in September, say trade union chiefs in a report in the Financial Times.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 9 July 2014

Vauxhall secures jobs in Ellesmere Port, creates 250 in Luton

Car-maker Vauxhall is to create 550 jobs at its plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 8 July 2014

Foshan city in Guangdong province recruits foreigners to boost exports

Five foreign professionals have been recruited by a local government department in Southern China to foster and improve connections with export markets, according to the China Daily.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 8 July 2014

THOMAS Recruitment makes two appointments

Cardiff-based manufacturing recruitment specialist THOMAS Recruitment has made two appointments.
Your recruitment business 4 July 2014

New vacancies up 25% in first half of 2014, says reed.co.uk

The number of new job vacancies in the UK from January to June 2014 grew by more than 25% year-on-year, figures released by reed.co.uk show.
Your recruitment business 3 July 2014

CDE Global expansion to create 50 new jobs

Northern Ireland firm CDE Global, a designer and manufacturer of washing equipment for construction and mining industries based in Cookstown, has invested £3m, creating 50 new jobs.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 3 July 2014

Staffline acquires Softmist

National staffing organisation Staffline Group has completed the acquisition of Softmist, based in Leicester, which trades as ‘Skillspoint’.
Your recruitment business 2 July 2014
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