Engineering

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 APRIL 2025

This week’s new launches include: Busy Bee Recruitment, Deel

Supplier, Your business 14 April 2025

Cheshire-headquartered Gap Personnel acquired by Rcapital

Cheshire-headquartered recruitment agency Gap Personnel has been acquired by Rcapital in a corporate carve-out.

Your recruitment business 14 April 2025

FINANCIALS: Gattaca bucks trend in first half of 2025

Engineering and infrastructure recruiter Gattaca has reported a “robust” financial performance for the first half of 2025.

Financials, Your recruitment business 7 April 2025

Associated British Ports names Parr new group HRD

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, has appointed Rachael Parr (pictured) as its new group HR director.

Your recruitment business 3 April 2025

Airswift expands board with two industry non-exec directors

Airswift, a global workforce solutions provider, has appointed Melody Meyer and Don Sloan as independent non-executive board members.

Your recruitment business 1 April 2025

Pertemps makes a splash recruiting for Northumbrian Water

UK-wide recruitment agency Pertemps has been awarded the managed service contract for Northumbrian Water.

Your business, Your recruitment business 28 March 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 10-14 MARCH 2025

This week’s appointments include: Acorn by Synergie, Benenden Health, Clarkson Owens, Compass Group UK & Ireland, Finity, Mitie

DEI, Supplier 14 March 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 10-14 MARCH 2025

This week’s new launches include: Cisco, Clarkson Owens, Remote, Schneider Electric

Supplier, Your business 14 March 2025

Tennis coach Johnson builds ‘character-first’ Think Recruitment team

Birmingham recruiter Think Recruitment is proving that investing in people is the smartest business strategy.

Your recruitment business 13 March 2025

First People Recruitment joins The Kingdom Group following acquisition

The Kingdom Group has completed the acquisition of First People Recruitment (FPR).

Your recruitment business 6 March 2025

HC Group acquires Hyperion Search in the energy market

Hyperion Search, an executive search firm specialising in renewables, energy storage and e-mobility, has been acquired by HC Group.

Your recruitment business 6 March 2025

Lord Sugar bows out as Johnson completes buyout at Hernshead Group

Tom Johnson, co-founder and director of Hernshead Group, has successfully completed a buyout of fellow shareholder and director Lord Sugar.

Your recruitment business 5 March 2025

Airswift workforce report highlights rebound in traditional energy

An energy workforce trends report highlights that salaries in traditional energy are experiencing a strong rebound.

Your business, Your recruitment business 27 February 2025

Op ASCEND expands career help for armed forces veterans

The government is to expand UK-wide career support for the armed forces community, ensuring support for all veterans, regardless of when they left service.

Your business, Your recruitment business 25 February 2025

M&A activity in recruitment up nearly 50% and predicted to follow in 2025

Acquisitions and sales of recruitment businesses in the UK rose by nearly 50% last year compared to 2023.

Your business, Your recruitment business 20 February 2025

NATS extends contract with Gattaca Solutions

Gattaca Solutions has signed a multi-year contract with UK air traffic control services provider NATS as its sole temporary workforce solutions partner.

DEI, Your business 7 February 2025

Serco awarded MoD’s UK Armed Forces Recruitment Service programme

Serco, the international provider of critical government services, has been awarded a landmark UK contract by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Supplier, Your business 7 February 2025

Pro-Force acquires Driven Recruitment to strengthen Pro-Drive division

UK labour provider Pro-Force has acquired recruitment specialist Driven Recruitment, which has been based in Birmingham since 2002.

Your recruitment business 5 February 2025

FINANCIALS: SThree profits down due to challenging conditions

STEM recruiter SThree reports that its net fees were down 9% year-on-year (YoY).

Financials, Your recruitment business 4 February 2025

Circle appoints Pirate Kelly as chairman

Recruitment organisation Circle has appointed Dean Kelly (left), co-founder of RDLC Pirates, as chairman.
 

Your recruitment business 3 February 2025

Chancellor highlights job creation projects to drive economy

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a major speech this morning [29 January 2025] focused on driving economic growth in the UK.

Supplier, Your business 29 January 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-31 JANUARY 2025

This week’s new launches include: GTEC, Searchability, Zodeq

Supplier, Your business 27 January 2025

Government launches training support to introduce workers into clean energy jobs

The government has launched new training programmes to retrain oil & gas workers for the clean energy jobs of the future.

Your business, Your recruitment business 23 January 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 20-24 JANUARY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Baltimore Consulting, E3 Recruitment, WhatJobs.com

Supplier, Your business 21 January 2025
Pete Schofield

My brilliant recruitment career: Pete Schofield

Pete Schofield is group chairman at Ford & Stanley.

Analysis, Your recruitment business 21 January 2025
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