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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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

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

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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.

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

Globetec Solutions Group hires security specialist McLeod

John McLeod joins IT services, outsourcing and consulting specialists Globetec Solutions Group as security practice director.

Accounts apprentice Kett joins Career Moves Group

Lauren Kett joins London-based recruiter Career Moves Group’s accounts team as accounts assistant through the Leadership Through Sport apprenticeship programme.
6 March 2015

Bullhorn CEO Papas elected chairman of Career Collaborative

Art Papas, founder and chief executive of customer relationship management (CRM) software provider Bullhorn, has been elected chairman of Career Collaborative.
IT/Telecoms 6 March 2015

LinkedIn settles lawsuit in US

Professional networking site LinkedIn has agreed to compensate up to 800,000 premium account holders to settle a class action lawsuit.
5 March 2015

Randstad CPE comes top of recruiters in Sunday Times list

Recruitment giant Randstad’s construction and engineering staffing business Randstad CPE is the top recruitment company among The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For, employing between 250 and 3,500 workers.

Government departments fined over off-payroll tax issues

Two government departments have been fined nearly £1.5m, and 94 off-payroll civil servants have been “asked to leave” because they could not prove they were meeting their tax obligations, the government has revealed.
Public sector 5 March 2015

Sheffield recruiters visited by EAS over employment breaches

Fifteen recruitment agencies in the Sheffield area have received visits from the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS) over possible breaches of employment regulations.
5 March 2015

Ward succeeds Reeves at Kellan Group

Recruitment group Kellan has announced executive chairman Tony Reeves (pictured) has stepped down with immediate effect, almost a month after it announced he would remain in post until a new chief executive was appointed.
5 March 2015

Drone industry could create 150,000 jobs by 2050

The drone industry could create 150,000 jobs across Europe by 2050, according to the House of Lords EU internal market, infrastructure and employment sub-committee.

FINANCIALS: Empresaria posts pre-tax profit increase but fall in revenues

International specialist staffing group Empresaria has seen year-on-year group revenues fall 3% but net fee income (NFI) increased 5% in 2014, according to its results for the year ended 31 December 2014.
5 March 2015

Korn Ferry acquires Pivot Leadership

US-listed executive recruiter Korn Ferry has completed its acquisition of Pivot Leadership, a global provider of executive development programmes.
Executive search 5 March 2015

Nursing and allied staffing leads growth for Cross Country Healthcare

US healthcare staffing and workforce solutions provider Cross Country Healthcare has revealed its nurse and allied staffing division is leading the company’s growth.
5 March 2015

UK Power Networks promotes engineering careers at school level

Promoting the careers available to the next generation of would-be engineers has achieved buy-in at board-level at UK Power Networks (UPN).
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 4 March 2015

BAE Systems puts recruitment on display in the Dock Museum

British multinational defence, security and aerospace company BAE Systems is to move its submarines division recruitment team into the Dock Museum in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
Engineering, Public sector 4 March 2015

Perrett Laver to search for CEO of new technology university

Executive search consultancy Perrett Laver has been appointed to recruit a chief executive or founding president for a brand new university, New Model in Technology & Engineering (NMITE), which is being launched tomorrow [5 March].

H1 Healthcare Group buys care-at-home company Absolute Care

Global recruitment firm H1 Healthcare Group has acquired Aberdeen-based housing support and care-at-home service company Absolute Care (Scotland).
Public sector 4 March 2015
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