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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.

Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics 20 May 2025

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.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 20 May 2025

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”.

Life sciences, Creative/Digital/Media 19 May 2025

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.

Retail, Transport & logistics 19 May 2025

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.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

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

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025
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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.

Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Creative/Digital/Media 15 May 2025

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

Insight: Winning business and influencing people

Influencer marketing as a strategy can be a goldmine for recruitment businesses. Are you on board or are you missing out?

Marketing 20 June 2019

Viewpoint: Move faster or lag behind

UK's education system must change in line with Industry 4.0.

Public sector, Education 20 June 2019

Soundbites July 2019

A recruitment agency has introduced a four-day week. Would you ever follow suit?

20 June 2019

Private equity interest wanes in recruitment

Private equity investment in recruitment companies is in decline, but the market for trade deals remains healthy. Colin Cottell finds out why

Accounting/Finance 19 June 2019

Upstart: Morson's MorFit leads to more fitness

Morson's MorFit leads to more fitness

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 19 June 2019

Ask the expert: July 2019

Our senior management team is becoming fractious and this is paralysing the business. What should I do?

19 June 2019

Alan Furley: Sort out retention problems

As recruiters, we face many issues in the ever-demanding arena of employee retention both in advising our clients and for our own businesses.

19 June 2019

Monetising online followers

In your recruitment business, can you make money from your followers? Dan Kieran suggests a few options.

14 June 2019

Look inside your own organisation to find purple squirrels

Recruiters should identify the critical skills their organisation needs so they can pinpoint the ‘purple squirrels’ required to fill these roles both now and in the future.

Engineering, IT/Telecoms 14 June 2019

Antal looks to establish bases in Uzbekistan and Ukraine

Central Asia is opening up as a region of opportunity for recruiters, according to Antal International founder Tony Goodwin.

13 June 2019

Firms need to entice talent as ONS figures reveal record employment

In tough times for employers, one way they can gain a competitive advantage is by increasing pay to attract and retain talent.

11 June 2019

AnyGood? hits crowdfunding target

Online crowdsourced talent platform AnyGood? has hit its £375k target in funding following a successful crowdfunding campaign.

11 June 2019

Portillo claims Brexit won’t affect range of workers coming to UK

Brexit is “not going to make much difference to the range of people entering this country to live and work”, says Michael Portillo.

10 June 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 10-14 JUNE 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Catapult, Consilium Recruit, Cross Country, DaXtra, Dynistics, Frontline Recruitment, Job.com, Resume-Library, SmartRecruiters, The People Factor, TritonExec

Retail, Engineering 10 June 2019

Talent professionals urged to do things differently to find hidden gems

With CVs no longer fit for purpose, soft skills and understanding people’s needs are vital to unlock a secret talent pool, recruiters and HR experts heard.

HR 7 June 2019

TREC 2019: Optimism and pragmatism needed from recruitment community

Calls to be optimistic and pragmatic in uncertain times were key messages from speakers at the day-long Talent, Recruitment & Employment Conference (TREC) 2019.

5 June 2019
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