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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

New-look GLA remit expected early next year

The Gangmasters Licensing Authority expects to find out which new sectors could come under its remit as early as next spring.
Commercial & office support, Construction & property 10 March 2016

Cross-party MPs sign letter urging review of contractors’ framework

A cross-party alliance made up of 55 MPs have signed an open letter urging Chancellor George Osborne to launch a strategic review of the legislative framework governing contractors.
9 March 2016

Mitsubishi to set up HR hub for recruitment in Singapore

Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Group is to set up an HR hub in Singapore that will support recruitment and training activities of its subsidiaries.
IT/Telecoms, HR 9 March 2016

FINANCIALS: Continental Europe boosts Adecco results

Adecco Group grew its revenues and earnings in 2015 buoyed by a strong performance in parts of Continental Europe, particularly Italy, the Benelux countries and Iberia, and emerging markets.
Life sciences 9 March 2016

Adecco continues expansion with Penna acquisition

Adecco’s £105.3m acquisition of Penna will give the people management consultancy scope to expand its service lines beyond the UK, according to Penna’s current chief executive Gary Browning.
HR 9 March 2016

Spark Hire partners with Recruiter.com

Video interviewing platform Spark Hire has partnered with US-based online recruiting service Recruiter.com to syndicate its video series ‘The Recruiting Reel’.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 9 March 2016

Recruitive integrates with The Chef House

Recruitment software provider, Recruitive, has integrated its cloud-based software solutions with online chef community The Chef House.
IT/Telecoms 9 March 2016

Freeths adopts Rare’s CRS for diverse recruiting

Nottingham-headquartered law firm Freeths, with its offices spanning across 11 cities in the UK, has adopted Rare’s Contextual Recruitment System (CRS).
IT/Telecoms, Legal 9 March 2016

Express Rail Services goes full steam ahead with new contract

Specialist rail recruitment agency Express Rail Services, a Berry Recruitment Group (BRG) company, has won a major contract to supply temporary workers and permanent recruitment services to UK transport firm The Go-Ahead Group.
9 March 2016

FINANCIALS: Ship Shape Resources in good shape as profits rise

Recruitment sector payroll solutions provider Ship Shape Resources has reported higher profits on the back of a big increase in turnover, according to results filed at Company’s House.
Commercial & office support 8 March 2016

Perm placements continue to grow, says RoJ

Recruiters saw a further increase in the pace of growth of permanent placements in February, according to March’s Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.
8 March 2016

Job share teacher initiative welcomed by education recruiters

Recruiters have welcomed a government initiative aimed at helping women return to teaching in job share arrangements.
Education, Public sector 7 March 2016

Liverpool FC kick starts 1,000 new jobs

Premier League football giant Liverpool FC has launched a ‘ready to work’ programme to get local unemployed residents into work as part of a recruitment drive to fill 1,000 new roles.
7 March 2016

Capita launches vetting services for top security clearances

Capita Resourcing has launched a new service to vet candidates for roles requiring the highest security clearance.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 7 March 2016

Drivers Direct Recruitment targets ex-military

Drivers Direct Recruitment is actively is seeking ex-military personnel to work as commercial drivers.
Public sector 7 March 2016

Burns Tempest launched by Winterburn

Former Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) chairman David Winterburn has launched executive search firm Burns Tempest.
Executive search 7 March 2016
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