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.

Temporary workforce, Your business 28 April 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

Cheshire-headquartered Gap Personnel acquired by Rcapital

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

Your recruitment 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

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.

Your recruitment business 3 April 2025

Pertemps makes a splash recruiting for Northumbrian Water

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

Your business, Your recruitment business 28 March 2025

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

Your business, Your recruitment business 26 March 2025

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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-31 MARCH 2023

This week’s new launches include: Employal, Fountain, ID-Pal, Keyston Talent Bank, LinkedIn, Oil Consultants, Recruiting CRM, Reed, UMATR, Visuna

Supplier, Your recruitment business 28 March 2023

Employ Recruitment UK finalises Drivers Relief! deal

Logistics recruitment specialist Employ Recruitment UK has completed the acquisition of Andover-based Drivers Relief! recruitment agency.

Your recruitment business, Temporary workforce 23 March 2023

Indigo Group takes majority stake in construction/logistics recruiter BMSL Group

Indigo Group has acquired the majority of shares and assets of BMSL Group, a recruitment company operating in the construction and transport sectors.

Your recruitment business 23 March 2023

APPOINTMENTS: 13-17 MARCH 2023

This week’s appointments include: Airswift, AMS, Anderson Quigley, CBI, Durlston Partners, emagine Consulting, Foyne Jones, Heidrick & Struggles, MM Search

Your business, Your recruitment business 15 March 2023

Bank of Ireland creates tech roles, Zeus opens logistics facility with new jobs

Bank of Ireland has announced the creation of 100 jobs in its customer solutions and technology teams.

Your business 8 March 2023

Recruitment sales set to grow in 2023

Recruitment leaders are forecasting growth, especially in Wales.

Your recruitment business 6 March 2023

Jarell Group and Temp Source JVP aims to create largest logistics firm in West Midlands

Two West Midlands recruitment firms have announced a joint venture, which aims to create the region’s largest logistics jobs firm by 2028.

Your recruitment business, Temporary workforce 23 February 2023

NEW TO THE MARKET: 20-24 FEBRUARY 2023

This week’s new launches include: Aligra, ScottishPower, Storm2, Swift Temps

Your business, Your recruitment business 20 February 2023

IPSE report highlights self-employed trends and IR35 impact

The UK’s solo self-employed workforce of more than 4m individuals contributed an estimated £278bn a year to the UK economy in 2022.

Temporary workforce 16 February 2023

NEW TO THE MARKET: 6-10 FEBRUARY 2023

This week’s new launches include: Bakkavor, Calibre One, Cammach, CJ Talent, Deutsche Bank, Professional Appointments, Queen Mary University of London, Realise, Sodexo, Swift Temps, Tezlom, UK Power Networks, Youth Employment UK, Zurich UK

Your business, Your recruitment business 6 February 2023

APPOINTMENTS: 23-27 JANUARY 2023

This week’s appointments include: Granger Reis, Primis Talent, Procurement Heads, Sporting Jobs

Your recruitment business 23 January 2023

M&S, Sigma Connected, Northern and Stagecoach create jobs across the UK

Among other firms, Marks & Spencer plans to create 3,400 jobs across Britain as it revamps its stores.

Your business, Diversity/Inclusion 18 January 2023

Social recruiting January/February 2023

At the start of a new year, we look forward to seeing what recruiters are getting up to outside of their full-time jobs…

Your business, Your recruitment business 17 January 2023

Government plans to introduce minimum service levels during strikes for public sectors

New laws introduced this week will allow employers in critical public sectors to maintain minimum levels of service during strikes.

Legislation/Regulation 11 January 2023

Amazon plans to shut warehouses, putting jobs at risk

Online retail giant Amazon has said it plans to shut three warehouses in the UK, putting 1,200 jobs at risk.

Your business 10 January 2023

Acorn Recruitment rebrands as Acorn by Synergie

Acorn Recruitment has announced today [10 January] that it has renamed as Acorn by Synergie.

Your recruitment business 10 January 2023
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