ADVANCE appoints Coates, promotes Sills

Contractor, freelancer and recruiter services provider ADVANCE has appointed Andrew Coates as group finance director.

US TrueBlue acquires RPO business of Aon Hewitt

Global workforce solutions provider TrueBlue’s recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm PeopleScout RPO has acquired the RPO business of business process outsourcing firm Aon Hewitt for an undisclosed sum.

FINANCIALS: PageGroup profits rise slightly but good momentum for year ahead

While global recruiter PageGroup saw a marginal increase in UK Q4 gross profit (GP), clients were more reluctant to make hiring decisions, says chief executive Steve Ingham.

Berry Recruitment buys Amanda Smith Recruitment

St Albans-based Berry Recruitment Group has acquired London-based office support staff recruiter Amanda Smith Recruitment for an undisclosed sum.

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters sees NFI increase

While Robert Walters saw an increase in Q4 UK net fee income (NFI), global banks operating in the UK are lengthening recruitment times, the international professional services recruiter says.

Flexible Minds launches in West Midlands

Flexible Minds, a new recruitment company aiming to support people wanting to work flexibly, was launched late last year.

Single mum uses crowd-funding to help launch Premier People

Single mother Sacha Atherton of Hucknall in Nottinghamshire has launched a crowd-funding campaign for an event to help get her recruitment company, Premier People, off the ground.