Engineering

Cobalt Recruitment appoints new UK managing director

Cobalt Recruitment has announced the appointment of Maria Sinclair as the new managing director of its UK operations.

Your recruitment business 25 April 2025

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

UK & IRELAND Appointments: BAE appoints Minella as HRD

Defence, security and aerospace firm BAE Systems has appointed Lynn Minella as group HR director (HRD), starting 11 June this year.
Your recruitment business 16 May 2012

Temp demand rising in some sectors but down overall, says APSCo report

The demand for financial services and engineering temporary workers rose over the month of March, but cross sector remains lower than the levels seen last year. This is according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies’ (APSCo’s) ‘Monthly Trends’ report, surveying members of the association.
16 May 2012

Oil firm Aker continues Scottish job creation

Oil & gas services firm Aker Solutions will create 500 new jobs in the North-East of Scotland, announces First Minister Alex Salmond.
Your recruitment business 16 May 2012

INTERNATIONAL Colombia: Capgemini arrives, bringing 500 jobs

Management and technology consultancy Capgemini is to set up in Colombia, eventually creating up to 500 jobs, according to reports in the country’s media.
14 May 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Barker Ross has Tillbrook as director

Multi-sector recruiter Barker Ross has appointed Richard Tillbrook as a director. He joins from UK and Spanish recruiter HR GO, and will be based in Cambridge with his new employer, with a remit to open new offices for the firm as it expands.
Your recruitment business 10 May 2012

Contracts/Deals: Tata Motors make Jonathan Lee master vendor

Integrate, the managed service brand of engineering and technical recruiter Jonathan Lee Recruitment, has been chosen as master vendor for permanent and contract recruitment at the four Midlands sites of the engineering arm of motor maker Tata Motors, Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC).
10 May 2012

Q1 sees 15.2% decrease in public sector temp use

The use of temporary labour in the public sector was 15.2% lower in the first quarter of 2012 than in the same period last year, according to the latest Government Index from procurement and supply chain services firm Comensura.
Your recruitment business, Legislation/Regulation 10 May 2012

INTERNATIONAL Romania: New jobs at Bosch factory

Electronics firm The Bosch Group will create 340 new jobs at a new facility for the manufacturing and development of automotive electronic units in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
10 May 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: CDI revenues up 9.3%

International recruiter CDI Corp saw revenue of $280.6m (£173.7m) in Q1 2012, up 9.3% on the previous year, with all three segments of the business individually seeing rises.
Your recruitment business 9 May 2012

London decline as Midlands grows in Monster index

The Midlands region was by far the strongest in terms of online job growth, while London was in negative territory for the first time since December 2009, reveals the Monster Employment Index (MEI) UK.
Your recruitment business 8 May 2012

Slower growth of permanent roles in April, says REC

The number of permanent positions available in the UK in April rose, but at a slower rate than that seen in the previous two months, shows data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and professional services firm (KPMG).

Your recruitment business 8 May 2012

APSCo to visit Beijing and Shanghai

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) is to lead a trade delegation to Beijing and Shanghai in June.
4 May 2012

Recession, what recession? Reed Employment Index confounds UK ‘double dip’

The UK economy may be experiencing a double-dip recession following the recent news that the economy shrank by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012, however, hiring activity is on the increase, according to the Reed Job Index.
Your recruitment business 2 May 2012

Iron Maiden singer looks to create 1,000 jobs with new firm

Bruce Dickinson, pilot, entrepreneur and lead singer of heavy metal group Iron Maiden, has founded Cardiff Aviation, an aircraft maintenance business, which he hopes will create at least 1,000 jobs within 18 months.
Your recruitment business 2 May 2012

Cisco putting €26m and 115 new jobs into Galway site

Networking solutions firm Cisco is investing €26m (£21.1m) and creating 115 new research & development (R&D) roles at its Galway facility.
30 April 2012

RESULTS: Randstad Q1 results steady

International recruitment group Randstad posted revenues of €4,152.4m (£3,385m) in Q1, a 12% change on the same period in 2011, and gross profit also rose by 12% to €748.2m.
Companies 27 April 2012
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