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.

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: 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.

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.

Pertemps makes a splash recruiting for Northumbrian Water

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

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.

First People Recruitment joins The Kingdom Group following acquisition

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

NonStop Recruitment takes on trainees

NonStop Recruitment, a specialist in the pharma, medical devices, chemical, care, digital and technical markets throughout Europe, has this week taken on 14 trainees.

Misura Group brings Sievers on board

Lumber and building materials staffing specialist Misura Group has appointed Jesse Sievers as executive recruiter.

Carlisle Companies appoints Murillo VP HR

US manufacturer Carlisle Companies has appointed Amelia Murillo to the newly created position of vice president of HR.

AO Smith promotes Schmonsky to VP HR

US manufacturer AO Smith has promoted Shawn Schmonsky to vice president for human resources for its water heaters businesses in North America, India and Europe.

FINANCIALS: Cultural change pays off for Impellam Group

Impellam Group, parent company of staffing firms including Blue Arrow, Carbon 60 and Career Teachers, attributes its increased year-on-year revenue in part to a cultural change programme it has introduced across the organisation.

UK firms announce recruitment drives

McLaren Automotive, South Yorkshire Police, and Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust have announced major recruitment drives.
In-house recruitment 2 March 2016

Siemens, Redrow, Wessex Water create apprenticeships

Engineering company Siemens, water company Wessex Water and housebuilder Redrow have launched recruitment drives for more than 150 new apprentices in total.

FINANCIALS: Empresaria sees fall in UK revenue

International staffing specialist Empresaria Group has seen UK revenue fall 5% due to a switch from high-volume, low-value work within technical & industrial to more professional and specialist roles.
2 March 2016

US Belcan acquires Scotland-based EKES

US global technical and engineering recruiter Belcan has acquired Glasgow-headquartered East Kilbride Engineering Services (EKES).

Spring Personnel to disappear under Adecco brand

Office and industrial recruiter Spring Personnel is set to disappear as a separate brand within Adecco group.
Your recruitment business 29 February 2016

Jonathan Lee Recruitment offers new medical device division

Engineering and manufacturing recruiter Jonathan Lee Recruitment has launched a dedicated medical device division.
Your recruitment business 29 February 2016

Lagan Engineering creates jobs in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland-based Lagan Engineering has created 16 new jobs in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
In-house recruitment 24 February 2016

Jobs boost for Wales as Aston Martin announces new factory

Luxury carmaker Aston Martin is to create more than 750 jobs after it announced plans to build a new factory in St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Solutions Driven wins grant for jobs

Glasgow-based recruiter Solutions Driven has secured a regional selective assistance grant from economic development agency Scottish Enterprise to expand into new premises and create 20 new jobs over the next two years.
Your recruitment business 24 February 2016

FINANCIALS: CDI expects to incur restructuring costs

US engineering and IT recruiter CDI says it expects a charge of $3.6m (£2.54m) in Q4 2015 in connection to the restructuring of its business.
Your recruitment business 22 February 2016

Whiff of success to these unusual roles

Professional armpit sniffer – real job? Afraid so! It’s just one of the weird and wonderful roles with which Birkenhead-headquartered multi sector recruiter Scantec has had to deal.
19 February 2016
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