Gap personnel has won an 18-month contract with confectionery company Tangerine.
Gap personnel will be the sole supplier of workers to Tangerine Confectionery’s seven production sites across the UK, including production operatives, warehouse operators and packers. It also provides permanent workers to Tangerine including administrative workers, engineers and team leaders.
Financial recruiter Ambition has promoted Paddy Burtt to divisional director of banking & financial services.
Burtt takes responsibility for the direction and development of the entire banking & financial services division, which accounts for over half of Ambition’s UK business.
Healthcare recruiter Iris Recruitment has changed its name to PHIRST Recruitment.
The executive search sector saw the highest rise in revenue since before the recession in Q2, according to research from the Association of Executive Search Consultants.
The research reveals a 42% year-on-year rise in industry-wide revenues and a 38% year-on-year increase in the number of new global executive searches.
Industrial, commercial and technical recruiter Team Recruitment has appointed two new consultants.
Michelle Mitchell joins as industrial consultant, while Emma Lambert strengthens the commercial team as commercial resourcer
Excessive further border controls could hit the UK’s ability to recruit much needed nuclear engineers, according to Ged Mason, chief executive at technical and engineering recruiter Morson Group.
Flat fee online recruitment specialist Guru has appointed John Cook as account manager.
Cook, who was previously with Networkers International in a similar role, will be responsible for acquiring talent and managing campaigns for Guru clients.
Recruitment and business outsourcing provider Network Group Holdings has seen profits rise in a statement on the firm’s interim results for the six months ended 31 May 2010.
The group’s results reveal operating profit of £0.8m, up £1.5m on the corresponding trading period but revenues decreased by £1.2m on the same period last year to £25.1m.
More students receiving their A-Level results are looking to training schemes, rather than be saddled with university debt, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
