Transport & logistics

Agency workers at UK’s well-known retailer told to stay at home

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has ordered hundreds of agency workers at its main distribution centre to stay at home.

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

Cheshire-headquartered Gap Personnel acquired by Rcapital

Cheshire-headquartered recruitment agency Gap Personnel has been acquired by Rcapital in a corporate carve-out.

FINANCIALS: Staffline results exceed market expectations

Recruitment group Staffline has announced a strong performance for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Associated British Ports names Parr new group HRD

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, has appointed Rachael Parr (pictured) as its new group HR director.

Pertemps makes a splash recruiting for Northumbrian Water

UK-wide recruitment agency Pertemps has been awarded the managed service contract for Northumbrian Water.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 24-28 MARCH 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: ABP, City & Guilds Foundation, SkillTorch

Your business 26 March 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 24-28 MARCH 2025

This week’s new launches include: Ennis & Co Group, IC Resources

Stagecoach appoints Blake as CPO

UK-based bus and coach operator Stagecoach Group has appointed Sarah Blake (pictured) as its new chief people officer.

Your business 24 March 2025
Pete Schofield

My brilliant recruitment career: Pete Schofield

Pete Schofield is group chairman at Ford & Stanley.

APPOINTMENTS: 16-20 DECEMBER 2024

This week’s appointments include: Berry Recruitment, Carrington West, ICP Search

Your recruitment business 17 December 2024

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 25-29 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Avantus, Ciphr, Realise, VoltR2R

Supplier, Your business 25 November 2024

Management buyout at C&M Travel Recruitment

Barbara (Basia) Kolosinska and Duncan Tingle are the new owners of specialist recruiter C&M Travel Recruitment.

Your recruitment business 5 November 2024

REC calls for chancellor to give recruitment an economic shot in the arm

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation has called on the government to boost hiring with “a shot of economic confidence” when the Budget is announced next week.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 21-25 OCTOBER 2024

This week’s new launches include: Addison Group, LHH

Your recruitment business 22 October 2024

NEW TO THE MARKET: 1-4 OCTOBER 2024

This week’s new launches include: QS Recruitment

Your recruitment business 3 October 2024

Taskmaster hires Clow as head of client solutions

Taskmaster has announced the appointment of Elly Clow as new head of client solutions.

Your recruitment business 2 October 2024

Gi Group reopens Milton Keynes branch

HR and recruitment specialist Gi Group is expanding its network in the South with the reopening of its Milton Keynes office this month.

Stafforce appoints Richards to drive expansion in the South

Stafforce, part of the Nicholas Associates Group (NAG), has announced the appointment of Sara Richards (left) as brand director.

Report calls for recruitment and retention into UK military to be strengthened

A “burdensome bureaucracy” is making recruitment into the UK military more difficult than it needs to be, says a House of Lords report.

APPOINTMENTS: 23-27 SEPTEMBER 2024

This week’s appointments include: Headstar, Heidrick & Struggles International, Kelly, Stafforce, Strada

Driver61 launches recruitment platform Fluidjobs for motorsport industry

Driver61, a multi-faceted motorsport company, has launched FluidJobs.com, a specialist recruitment platform for the motorsport industry.

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Social recruiting September/October 2024

Recruitment organisations continue to work with partners and charities to make a real difference since the last edition Recruiter

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