Protech partnership
North-East construction recruiter, Protech, has signed a deal to supply engineering and design company Faber Maunsell with a range of 'enhanced' recruitment services, including marketing and PR. Kevin Kinnon, managing director at Protech, said: "It's about a partnership between like-minded organisations, who make a commitment to grow together."

First Choice for Select
Select Education has signed an agreement with First Choice Software to purchase its RDB ProNet recruitment software. Lee Smith, Select Education's e-business director, said: "From our research, there really isn't a product in the marketplace that offers ProNet's technology advantages."

Dutch deal for Randstad
Randstad has signed a memorandum of understanding with Philips Electronics Netherlands for the outsourcing of payroll functions for 42,000 of the company's employees.

Adecco gets EU approval
Adecco's takeover of Tuja Group (see www.recruiter.co.uk 26 July 2007) has been approved by the European Commission.

Blockbuster deal for Taleo
Taleo Corporation, the provider of talent management solutions, today announced that Blockbuster, the global provider of in-home entertainment, has significantly expanded its existing relationship with Taleo by selecting Taleo Enterprise Edition to help it recruit the best talent for its 4,000 US company-operated stores.