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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

National Locums promotes Hill to sales director

Milton Keynes-based recruiter National Locums, specialising in providing locum doctors and nurses to the NHS and private hospitals, has appointed Simon Hill sales director.
IT/Telecoms 15 April 2015

Jobsite roundtable: Job boards should rate candidates on their interaction

Job boards should integrate a system in which recruiters can rank candidates on how interactive they are, according to James Driver, senior talent acquisition specialist at mailroom equipment manufacturer Neopost.
IT/Telecoms 15 April 2015

Benefit jobseekers hampered by lack of Jobcentre computers and connections

Jobless benefit claimants forced to spend up to 35 hours a week on the government’s digital jobcentre looking for work are struggling to do so due to problems getting connected.
IT/Telecoms 15 April 2015

Labour would extend GLA remit in its election manifesto

Labour has stopped short of promising “basic standard” licences for recruitment agencies in favour of extending the remit of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) in its 2015 election manifesto.
13 April 2015

Outsource UK acquires engineering specialist PA Recruit

IT and engineering recruiter Outsource UK has acquired engineering recruiter PA Recruit.
Engineering, IT/Telecoms 13 April 2015

Invest | R Group appoints Edwards finance director

Recruitment financiers The Invest | R Group (TIG) has appointed Jay Edwards as finance director.
13 April 2015

Oil discovery in the South-East heralds “boom” for recruiters

The discovery of a potential £300bn worth of oil near Gatwick Airport in South-East England provides a “tremendous opportunity” for recruiters, particularly in light of falling oil prices and sector job cuts.
Construction & property, Engineering 13 April 2015

LinkedIn’s Elevate aims to harness the power of employee networks for talent attraction

LinkedIn’s new content sharing platform Elevate aims to harness the power of content shared over employee networks to better attract talent.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 13 April 2015

MiddletonMurray opens in Canterbury to tackle youth unemployment

Recruitment and training provider MiddletonMurray has today [13 April] opened a new Canterbury centre as part of an initiative with Kent County Council to tackle youth unemployment.
13 April 2015

CV-Library develops City AM’s job board

Job site CV-Library has partnered with business news source City AM to develop and power the website’s job board.
IT/Telecoms 13 April 2015

Bentley sets its sights on Europe to recruit niche talent

Bentley is turning its recruitment sights to Germany, Spain and Portugal, leveraging networks and sister companies to discover skilled specialist workers for niche roles.
Engineering, HR 10 April 2015

Latest Report on Jobs reveal perm placements remain high

While the volume of temporary placements made by UK recruiters dipped slightly, permanent placements remained at their highest levels since autumn 2014, according March’s Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.
10 April 2015

FINANCIALS: Election uncertainty slows down Hays’ public sector results

While quarterly net fee income (NFI) has grown for Hays’ UK operations, uncertainty around the general election has seen a slowdown for the recruitment giant’s public sector division, according to group finance director Paul Venables.
Public sector 10 April 2015

Randstad Professionals appoints Gannon

Recruitment giant Randstad Professionals has appointed Jennifer Gannon as senior vice president (SVP) of strategic sales.
Executive search, HR 10 April 2015

Phaidon International appoints Mueller for DACH region

Multi-sector recruiter Phaidon International has appointed Beat Mueller as group contracts director for the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region.
Executive search 10 April 2015

Pedersen & Partners appoints Buttinger for Austria

International executive search firm Pedersen & Partners has appointed Josef Buttinger as country manager for Austria.
Executive search, HR 10 April 2015
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