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

Macildowie appoints six new members of staff

East-Midlands recruiter Macildowie has appointed six new members of staff at offices across the region.
Your recruitment business 25 April 2014

Lang & Potter enlisting staff to spruce up Royal Navy ship interiors

Lang & Potter, the Plymouth-based marine furnisher, has been awarded a £5m contract to overhaul the interiors of all the Royal Navy's ships and submarines, securing more than 200 jobs for the company.
Your recruitment business 17 April 2014

Koko Black to deliver chocolate-making jobs

More than 100 chocolate-making jobs will be created in Melbourne’s northern suburbs by a project funded by the Victoria state and Australian governments, in partnership with Ford Australia.
Your recruitment business 16 April 2014

Cable’s £100m boost to reshoring of UK manufacturing jobs

Business secretary Vince Cable has announced funding of £100m aimed at safeguarding and creating jobs by supporting the reshoring of manufacturing jobs back to the UK.
Your recruitment business 11 April 2014

GLA cross border co-operation leads to licence loss

Complaints from disgruntled employees in the UK to a Hungarian online magazine resulted in a Manchester-based gangmaster being shut down by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
Legislation/Regulation 9 April 2014

Australia: Geelong gets 36 manufacturing jobs thanks to A$1.2m investment

Thirty-six new manufacturing jobs are to be created in Geelong, Victoria.
In-house recruitment 9 April 2014

FP&S signs national agreement for logistics support with Drivers Direct

Truck and trailer parts supplier FP&S have signed a nationwide agreement with UK-based driver recruitment agency, Drivers Direct.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 9 April 2014

Adidas appoints Wilkinson as director of talent EMEA & group functions

Adidas, the global sporting brand, has appointed Michelle Wilkinson as its new director of talent EMEA & group functions.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 4 April 2014

Alexion’s Dublin expansion expected to create 400 new jobs

Alexion Pharma International Trading, a subsidiary of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, expects to create 200 new jobs as a result of the acquisition of a new site in West Dublin.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 3 April 2014

Six arrested in latest GLA anti-trafficking operation

Six people have been arrested as part of a joint operation between Norfolk Police, Suffolk Police and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
Your recruitment business, Legislation/Regulation 3 April 2014

US manufacturing employment up for ninth month in a row

US manufacturing employment increased for the ninth month in a row in March because of higher confidence about the economic outlook, according to the latest Markit Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index).
Your recruitment business 2 April 2014

GSK £130m investment to create 500 jobs

Pharmaceutical giant GSK is to create at least 500 jobs in Africa as a result of up to £130m of invesments in the continent planned over the next five years.
Your recruitment business 31 March 2014

Almost 10,000 South African inmates trained to fill skilled jobs

Almost 10,000 inmates at South African correctional institutions have been trained as electricians, plumbers and builders as part of the government's efforts to develop qualified artisans to support the country's economy.
Your recruitment business 31 March 2014

Intel expansion boosts Ireland’s construction sector

Employment in Ireland’s construction industry received a major boost after international ICT company Intel said that expanding its facility in Leixlip, County Kildare would lead to 5,000 jobs.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 28 March 2014

HR Moves hires Ball as account manager

HR Moves, part of the Career Moves Group, has hired Claire Ball as an account manager.
Your recruitment business 28 March 2014

Australia: Defence Materials Centre to boost high-tech jobs

Australian assistant minister for defence, Stuart Robert, says that the extension of funding for the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC) at its annual conference in Canberra will drive job creation in advanced manufacturing and high-tech jobs.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 27 March 2014
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