Industrial/Manufacturing

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

FINANCIALS: Staffline results exceed market expectations

Recruitment group Staffline has announced a strong performance for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Financials, Your recruitment business 8 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

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

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

FINANCIALS: Staffline builds on ‘transformational’ 2015

Staffing services, outsourcing, training and employability firm Staffline Group has announced at its annual general meeting that its current trading is in line with market expectations.
Your recruitment business, Legislation/Regulation 19 May 2016

Slovak brothers convicted of trafficking within the UK

Two brothers, found to have exploited fellow Slovak nationals living in the Medway towns in Kent, have been sentenced to six years each in prison.
Legislation/Regulation, Your recruitment business 19 May 2016

Smart Storage creates 100 new jobs

Smart Storage has announced plans to create 100 new jobs in the UK and Ireland over the next 18 months.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 18 May 2016

Mother and daughter banned for breaching GLA regulations

A mother and daughter have been disqualified from acting as directors for breaching gangmasters regulations.
Legislation/Regulation, Your recruitment business 18 May 2016

Wild Recruitment expands in Poole

Poole-based Wild Recruitment has moved into bigger premises in the town.
Your recruitment business 16 May 2016

JLR to bring on board more ex-service personnel worldwide

Jaguar Land Rover is aiming to increase the number of ex-service men and women employed across its global operations to 1,000 by 2020.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 9 May 2016

Boom and bust: recruiting in the oil & gas industry

The price of oil has plummeted in the last two years and recruiters in the oil & gas industry have been hit hard with thousands of job losses across the sector. Colin Cottell reports
Analysis, Your recruitment business 27 April 2016

Randstad reports marginal UK revenue growth

Recruitment giant Randstad has seen marginal growth in year-on-year Q1 revenue in the UK, according to results for the first quarter of 2016.
26 April 2016

FCSA contests HMRC consultation

The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has called into question HM Revenue & Custom (HMRC) plans to consult on new rules, announced in Budget 2016, designed to crack down on the use of limited companies, also known as personal service companies (PSCs).
25 April 2016

Concept Resourcing launches steel and multi-metal market division

Midlands-based recruiter Concept Resourcing has launched a division focusing on the steel and multi-metal market.
25 April 2016

ManpowerGroup reports slight revenue growth

Recruitment giant ManpowerGroup has seen a slight increase in year-on-year Q1 revenues, according to results for the three months ended 31 March 2016.
22 April 2016

UK unemployment rises

New figures show the number of people unemployed in the UK has risen for the first time since last summer.
20 April 2016

Dains joins REC business partnership scheme

Dains is now a member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) business partnership scheme.

20 April 2016

Call for recruiters in East Midlands to join school enterprise scheme

Recruiters and HR professionals in the East Midlands are being urged to use their experience and skills to strengthen the links and between business and education and boost student employability by working with local schools.
19 April 2016

ResourceBank picks up Wolseley UK branch recruitment

Plumbing and heating distributor Wolseley UK has outsourced its branch recruitment to talent and HR solutions provider ResourceBank in a deal that will see the latter recruit more than 650 people.
13 April 2016

4,000 Tata jobs in UK saved after Long Products Sale

More than 4,000 jobs have been saved following Tata Steel UK’s agreement to sell its Long Products Europe business to investment firm Greybull Capital.
11 April 2016
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