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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.

Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

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”.

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.

NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

Social care, IT/Telecoms 15 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.

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

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Org Group acquires Manchester-based tech recruiting firm

Multinational professional services provider Org Group has acquired Manchester-based technology recruiting firm Venturi.

Aligra restructures at the top with promotions

UK-based recruiter Aligra has announced a key leadership restructure that reflects the company’s strategic vision for the future.

14 May 2025

Athona transfers majority stake to Employee Ownership Trust

Healthcare recruitment agency Athona has announced the transfer of a majority stake to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT).

Public sector, Social care 15 November 2024

Enhanced GaiaAttract uses voice to control and manage recruitment

AI-powered recruitment platform Gaia has launched a first-of-its-kind voice and chat feature that enables employers to manage recruitment with simple voice commands.

Streeting’s proposals will ban NHS trusts from using agencies for entry-level staff

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting will tomorrow [13 November 2024] outline plans for significant financial reforms within the NHS.

Public sector, Social care 12 November 2024

FINANCIALS: Kelly Q3 results show 7.1% decline in revenue

Talent solutions provider Kelly has announced financial results for the third quarter of 2024.

12 November 2024

Randstad data reveals widening of the AI skills gap

New research from Randstad has suggested that AI inequities stand to worsen labour shortages if left unchecked.

APPOINTMENTS: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s appointments include: Codatech, HR Star, Morgan McKinley, Org Group

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s new contracts & deals include: HR Initiatives, Reality HR

HR 12 November 2024
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The Last Word Nov/Dec 2024: Simon Daly

2025’s best employers will be the ones that cut the chaos

IT/Telecoms, HR 12 November 2024

NEW TO THE MARKET: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2024

This week’s new launches include: ERSG, NRL

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 12 November 2024
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My brilliant recruitment career: Azar Hussain

Azar Hussain is founder and chief rebel at Rebel Recruiters

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Social recruiting: November/December 2024

Through sport or giving up their time, recruiters continue to make a real difference since the last issue of Recruiter...

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TMC offers the employeneurship approach

European-headquartered The Member Company is potentially turning the recruitment business model on its head.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences 12 November 2024

Haatch invests in recruitment streamlining platform TalentLynk

TalentLynk, a cloud calling and AI-powered communication platform, has secured £335k in pre-seed funding from established UK investor Haatch.

IT/Telecoms 12 November 2024
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Recruitment visionaries

Entrepreneurship is alive and well in recruitment, as evidenced by the Recruitment Industry Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist at the 2024 Recruiter Awards.

12 November 2024
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