Recruitment and HR consultancy Listgrove has placed Dhrupal Joshi as industrial issues executive to the British Plastics Federation’s (BPF’s) London-based team.
Specialising in the plastics and packaging industries, Listgrove’s latest recruit for the BPF comes at a “crucial time” for the BPF.
A recruiter, whose company stands to receive between £10,000 and £15,000 in government tax credits from investing in research and development (R&D) in technology, has urged others to follow his example.
A new bill forcing benefit claimants into preparing to find work has been broadly welcomed.
Osirian Consulting, an SAP and planning and project controls specialist recruiter based in Reading, has recently expanded its customer base into the Middle East. Osirian is working with major players in the construction industry and has sourced candidates for these clients to support projects underway in Dubai, UAE, and Qatar, the company reports.
Hays managing director for UK and Ireland Tim Cook has called on the directors of other recruitment firms to join him in stamping out data theft.
IT recruiter Spencer Rose has carried out a £100,000 rebranding exercise.
The rebranding includes a new logo, a company strapline, and improvements to the company’s website.
Director of Spencer Rose Richard Sharp, says the point of the rebranding is to better “reflect us as a company, and how we want to work in the market”.
Global recruiter Michael Page International has joined the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
The recruiter operates under the Page Personnel, Michael Page and Michael Page Executive Search brands and has 166 offices in 28 countries.
A meeting of the Association of Social Work Employment Businesses (ASWEB) and Matrix Supply Chain Management to discuss standards in social care recruitment was positive, says ASWEB.
Andrew Thorne, ASWEB’s chairman, told Recruiter: “They (Matrix) like the idea of our audit of ASWEB members, but they want to see more work done on it.”
Jobs board Jobsite has received record applications following a brand campaign.
In the first week, following its advertising campaign across TV, print and online media, the site recorded 223,000 applications 12-18 January.
Spring Group grew by 20% last year, expanding its international presence and winning several big contracts.
Net fee income is expected to increase by around 20%, according to its update of trading for the year ending 31 December 2008.
Peter Searle, chief executive at Spring, told Recruiterthe company is looking at possible acquisitions.