Life sciences

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Jobmatch Sweden, Matchtech, Meet Life Sciences, Right Management, Synergy

BIP UK appoints Darling director TA, learning & development

Consulting firm BIP UK has appointed Matt Darling as its new talent acquisition, learning & development director.

DEI, Your business 25 February 2025

FINANCIALS: SThree profits down due to challenging conditions

STEM recruiter SThree reports that its net fees were down 9% year-on-year (YoY).

Circle appoints Pirate Kelly as chairman

Recruitment organisation Circle has appointed Dean Kelly (left), co-founder of RDLC Pirates, as chairman.
 

Your recruitment business 3 February 2025

Life sciences recruiter Hartmann Young targets growth following MBO

International life sciences recruitment firm Hartmann Young has completed a management buyout (MBO) with founder Andrew Buxton.

DEI, Your recruitment business 22 January 2025

Owen Daniels acquires STEM specialist GK Search

Owen Daniels Group, a provider of STEM recruitment solutions, has acquired specialist STEM recruiter GK Search.

Your recruitment business 13 December 2024

Athona Recruitment signs with Safe Computing

Staffing sector software solutions provider Safe Computing has won a contract with Athona Recruitment.

Heidrick & Struggles hires Dietlin in Chicago

Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has appointed Tim Dietlin as partner in its Chicago office.

CRG buys forensic healthcare division of Medacs Healthcare

Recruitment and health service provider Castlerock Recruitment Group (CRG) has acquired the forensic healthcare division of healthcare staffing and services company Medacs Healthcare for an undisclosed sum.

Agilent Technologies extends contract with Cielo

Global recruitment and talent consulting firm Cielo has had its contract with Agilent Technologies extended.

Gilead Sciences promotes Weinberg to worldwide director, talent acquisition

Biotechnology firm Gilead Sciences has promoted Grant Weinberg to worldwide director for talent acquisition.

de Poel hires Mason and Sweeting

Temporary agency labour procurer de Poel has appointed Karen Mason and Andy Sweeting as fulfilment shift manager and project manager respectively.
1 May 2015

Heidrick & Struggles hires Kaplan in New York

International executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has appointed Daniel Kaplan as managing director of its chief HR officer practice.

Hays’ Abell to join Clinigen Group in August

International recruiter Hays’ chief financial officer Martin Abell will join pharmaceutical company Clinigen Group from August 2015 in the same position, according to Reuters.

Hiring intentions solid except in textiles & timber

Hiring intentions among all UK private sector employer industry segments, apart from textiles & timber, remained solid in February, according to the latest Markit Business Outlook.

FINANCIALS: SThree Q1 results show worldwide growth

First quarter results for international specialist staffing business SThree reveal that the company has increased its sales headcount in the Americas by 36% year-on-year, mirroring the company’s rising performance there.

Demand for staff strongest for four months, says Report on Jobs

The volume of both permanent and temporary placements made by UK recruiters has grown to their highest levels since autumn 2014, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.

Health Education England uses Oriel to recruit

Health Education England (HEE) adopted software platform Oriel to manage recruitment of all UK medical, dental, public health and healthcare science professionals.

Boyden makes key global hires

Nordic market talent acquisition expert Kristine Cholewa joins global executive search firm Boyden as managing partner of its Denmark business.
Your recruitment business 27 February 2015

FINANCIALS: Profits up at AMN Healthcare

Demand for nurses and doctors have been the main driver for AMN Healthcare’s rising profits and revenues, according to the US healthcare staffing specialist’s Q4 and 2014 annual results.
Your recruitment business 20 February 2015

Scottish Water seeks summer interns

Scottish Water is launching a summer internship programme for undergraduates covering engineering, technology and construction management.

Meridian Business Support appoints four

Altrincham-based recruitment specialist Meridian Business Support has appointed four new members to its board of directors.
Your recruitment business 11 February 2015
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