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

IChemE makes NES Global Talent recruitment partner in three-year deal

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has named technical recruiter NES Global Talent as its approved global recruitment partner in an exclusive three-year deal.
Your recruitment business 4 September 2013

FINANCIALS: Liquid up, RDL down

Results for social and healthcare recruiter Liquid Personnel show growth at the firm, while IT and pharmaceutical recruitment group RDL, the parent company of SEC Recruitment, saw revenues drop while it re-organises its subsidiaries.
Your recruitment business 22 August 2013

Martin re-selects CV-Library for Hyper Recruitment Solutions

Job site CV-Library has been chosen as the generic job board supplier to Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS), the agency set up by The Apprentice winner Ricky Martin, for the second year running.
Your recruitment business 21 August 2013

WhatClinic.com wants (to recruit) your brains

There are lots of ways to draw attention to your company as a place to work, and WhatClinic.com, a comparison site for medical services and clinics, has decided upon this recruitment video that is claims “has absolutely no zombies in it, whatsoever”.

Ricky Martin Column: We need to work together to show off our excellence

When I first stepped into recruitment, I was not completely aware of what to expect and what the industry was all about. As with every ambitious recruiter, I decided to do what all recruiters do best – ask questions and learn from the answers.
Your recruitment business 15 August 2013

A drink with Ricky Martin: Does (recruiter) Ricky live la vida loca at karaoke?

Recruiter magazine sat down to have a drink with Ricky Martin, winner of TV’s The Apprentice, recruitment start-up owner and now a regular columnist in the magazine.
Your recruitment business 14 August 2013

Jobs Watch: Alexion, Salesforce, West Mids Police and YBS to recruit

Biopharmaceutical firm Alexion and customer relationship management company Salesforce have announced expansions in Dublin, supported by the Irish development agency IDA Ireland, while West Midlands Police and Yorkshire Building Society are also set to hire.

SEC Recruitment gets licence to fill Swiss roles

Analytics, pharma and tech recruiter SEC Recruitment has secured a licence to provide recruitment services in Switzerland.

Business development gets into gear at recruitment firm Empiric

Specialist recruiter Empiric reckons it is in pole position to develop new business and reach out to new candidates – thanks to a Formula 1 car with a racing simulator in the lobby of its newly-opened offices.

Empiric heads into pharmaceuticals recruitment with Lifestar

London and Singapore-based recruiter Empiric has launched a sister company, Lifestar, focusing on recruitment for the pharmaceutical industry.

Ricky Martin Column: The reality of setting up a recruitment consultancy

In June 2012 I was fortunate enough to be announced the winner of The Apprentice and receive a £250k financial investment to set up a company of my choice in partnership with Lord Alan Sugar.

Raft of recruits for Square One Resources

IT, enterprise resource planning and pharma recruiter Square One Resources has taken on four new consultants, a resourcer and three trainees across its London and Amsterdam offices.

Empresaria ups stake in medical recruiter MediradiX

International staffing group Empresaria has increased its ownership in medical recruitment agencies MediradiX OÜ of Estonia and MediradiX Oy of Finland.
10 July 2013

Recruitment group Hydrogen looks to Germany and infrastructure - but not yet

The finance director of recruitment group Hydrogen tells Recruiter that the German market and the infrastructure sector are next on its hit list – but the firm is not ready to pull the trigger just yet.

New consultant in and pair promoted at search firm RSA

Life sciences executive recruiter RSA has appointed a new senior consultant in Germany, and has made internal promotions for a new consultant and head of its EMEA business support team, both based in London.

Euromedica gets investment from Caan’s Hamilton Bradshaw

A management buy-out (MBO) at life sciences executive recruiter Euromedia has been supported with investment from James Caan’s private equity company Hamilton Bradshaw (HB).
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