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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

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

Recruiters wrestle with US visa demands for social media information

Recruiters are wrestling with new legislation requiring applicants for US visas to submit their social media details.

Creative/Digital/Media 5 June 2019

Recruiters on board to bring in the UK harvest

Recruiters are stepping up to help clients fill agricultural talent shortages.

Transport & logistics, Agriculture 5 June 2019

Vickers to succeed Caswell at Search Group

Richard Vickers is to succeed Grahame Caswell (pictured) as CEO at nationwide recruiter Search Group from September.

4 June 2019

ID Medical launches turnaround service for care homes and hospitals

ID Medical has launched a turnaround service for care homes and hospitals due to client demand as a result of growing pressures on the healthcare sector.

Social care, Healthcare/Medical 31 May 2019

Abusive candidate fined for disorderly behaviour in Grafton agency

A verbally abusive candidate who demanded an agency in Northern Ireland get him a job has been fined £350.

31 May 2019

Business as usual not enough for recruiters, says UK productivity expert

‘Business as usual’ won’t be good enough for the UK’s recruitment businesses if they are to have a role in shaping the workforce that the country needs for the future.

30 May 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 27-31 MAY 2019

This week’s appointments include: GroupM, Penrhyn International, Supertemps, TS Grale

Creative/Digital/Media, Construction & property 29 May 2019

PM’s successor must attract talent to the UK, say industry bodies

Prime Minister Theresa May’s successor must prioritise attracting the talent the UK needs to thrive, say recruitment industry bodies.

24 May 2019

Hospitality chains line up to attract ex-Jamie Oliver restaurant staff

Recruiters’ predictions that staff affected by the collapse of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain would not be on the job market for long appears to have been prophetic.

Hospitality/Leisure 24 May 2019

Unbiased robot Tengai used in recruitment process

Artificial intelligence interview robot recruiter Tengai Unbiased is already being put to work following her launch by Swedish recruitment agency TNG last week.

24 May 2019