Industrial/Manufacturing

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Matchtech, Jobmatch Sweden

Your business, Your recruitment business 28 April 2025

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

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

Recruiters to support Bombardier workers

Recruiters are coming forward to redeploy workers and contractors into new posts following manufacturer Bombardier’s decision to shed more than 1,200 UK jobs.
18 February 2016

BBC programme on collaborative hiring gives Reynolds food for thought

When looking for its new distribution operations manager, food distributor Reynolds Foods did away with its usual recruitment methods and turned the task over to an employee vote.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 17 February 2016

Staffline acquires Paragon Training

Staffing services, outsourcing, training and employability organisation Staffline has acquired Belfast-based training firm Paragon Training.
Your recruitment business 17 February 2016

nGAGE acquires Setsquare

Specialist recruitment group nGAGE has acquired built environment recruiter Setsquare for an undisclosed sum. Setsquare operates from six offices in the UK, focusing solely within two core areas of the built environment – construction and maintenance.
Your recruitment business 17 February 2016

NSAFD launches trailblazer engineering apprenticeship

The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) has launched an engineering apprenticeship for its industry as part of the government’s ‘trailblazer’ programme.
Your recruitment business, Legislation/Regulation 15 February 2016

Capital Outsourcing buys rival Qualtech to expand in the North

Multi-sector Birmingham-based recruitment group Capital Outsourcing has acquired Yorkshire rival Qualtech Resourcing in a £7m deal as it eyes growth outside its Midlands heartland.
Your recruitment business 12 February 2016

Specialist People Services appoints McNulty group FD

Multi-sector recruiter Specialist People Services (SPS) has appointed Paul McNulty as group finance director.
Your recruitment business 12 February 2016

Randstad settles in US methadone case

Dutch recruitment giant Randstad will pay US$50k (£34.6k) to settle a discrimination lawsuit after its Baltimore, US arm refused to hire a recovering drug addict.
In-house recruitment, Companies 11 February 2016

ASIO looks to recruit Aussie trades people as surveillance officers

Australia’s intelligence agency, ASIO, has launched a recruitment drive specifically targeting trades people, according to the country’s The Daily Telegraph.
Legislation/Regulation 10 February 2016

One Way sponsors Ferndale rugby club

Cardiff-based construction and rail recruiter One Way has signed a sponsorship deal with Ferndale rugby club.
Your recruitment business 10 February 2016

Perpetual Partnerships launches apprenticeship programme

Cheshire recruiter Perpetual Partnerships has launched an apprenticeship programme designed to help young people build careers in the recruitment industry.
Your recruitment business, Emerging talent 8 February 2016

Focus launches to serve Scottish food and drink

Former rugby player and Edinburgh entrepreneur Alan Wallace has launched a recruitment portal and consultancy, Focus, for the Scottish food and drink sector.
Your recruitment business 8 February 2016

Ardent4 opens for facilities management industry

Ardent4, a recruiter specialising in facilities management and construction, has been launched in Birmingham.
Your recruitment business 8 February 2016

Pace of perm placements shows slight growth, says Report on Jobs

Recruiters saw a slight increase in the pace of growth of permanent placements in January, according to February’s Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.
Your recruitment business 5 February 2016

Scantec brings new hires on board

Technical, engineering and scientific recruiter Scantec has appointed several new hires.
Your recruitment business 5 February 2016
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