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Latest Industry News

 

Manufacturing production rises for second month
The beleaguered manufacturing sector showed signs of life today after a survey reported the first rise in activity since March last year.

Source the Independent

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Wage increases stop for 41% of UK workforce
Average British pay rises are running at just 1 per cent, with close to half of workers in the private sector having their pay frozen this year, according to new research.

Source timesonline

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Encore Food Introduces Web Based Screening Technology
The food and drink sector is the country's largest single employer but despite its size many engineering vacancies remain unfilled due to a lack of market appreciation by skilled applicants.

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Freight firms concerned by looming skills shortage
Freight Transport Association is warning of a looming skills shortage in the industry once the UK begins to climb out of recession.

Source Birmingham Post

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Jobseekers prefer agencies
The survey shows that 64% of jobseekers preferred to use agencies to find work, while 36% prefer job boards.

Source the Recruiter

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Engineers turn to Energy Companies for Career boost in economic downturn
With unemployment predicted to rise to 3.3 million next year, more people are wondering if their jobs are safe. As more redundancies are announced every week, employees in traditional sectors fear they may be next.

Source Recruitment International

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Employers tend to recruit migrant workers
The latest CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook (LMO) shows that almost one in ten employers intend to recruit migrant workers in the third quarter of 2009 despite the dramatic fall in labour demand.

Source Recruitment International

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Business warns on agency workers directive
Business groups say the government is poised to "gold-plate" European Union legislation after promising all agency workers the same pay and conditions as permanent staff.

Source Financial Times

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August 2009

Welcome to the August edition of the Encore Engage, bringing you the freshest of news relating to the world of work - a magazine read by 10,000 recruiters every  month!

This Month's
Business Round-Up

Travis Perkins has acquired Tile HQ, the online retailer of ceramic and stone tiles.
Travis Perkins, Lodge Way Hse, Harlestone Rd, Northampton, NN5 7UG
Tel: n/a
http://www.travisperkins.co.uk  

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Tamar Group, the owner of the Wrekin Construction business in Shropshire, has gone into liquidation through Begbies Traynor.
Tamar Group, Lows Lane, Stanton-by-Dale, Ilkeston, DE7 4QU
Tel: n/a
http://www.tamar-group.co.uk
 
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Small Hydro Company has submitted plans to build two hydroelectric power plants at Sawley and Gunthorpe on the River Trent.
Small Hydro Company, 2 Post Box Lane, Wittenham, Abingdon, OX14 4RE
Tel: 01865 408532
http://www.smallhydro.co.uk

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Intelligent Energy is planning to relocate its Loughborough-based hydrogen-fuelled motorcycles and aircraft business and up to 75 staff to a larger site over the next two years.
Intelligent Energy, Epinal Way, Loughborough, LE11 3EH
Tel: 01509 225863
http://www.intelligent-energy.com

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Investment Tooling International, the manufacturer of precision tools with about 100 staff in Manchester and Nottingham, has undergone a management buy-in for undisclosed terms.
Investment Tooling International, 4A Moston Rd, Manchester, M24 1SL
Tel: 0161 6538066
http://www.iti-manchester.co.uk
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Doncasters Aerospace Components is to shed up to 45 of the 431 jobs at its factory in Shrewsbury.
Doncasters, 28 Derby Road, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73 1FE
Tel: 01332 864900
http://www.doncasters.com
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Metsec is planning to shed a further 40 of the 360 jobs at its steel processing operations in Sandwell.
Metsec, Broadwell Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 4HE
Tel: 0121 6016000
http://www.metsec.co.uk  

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Adler & Allan has acquired E&S Environmental Services, the Oxfordshire-based provider of fuel management and leak detection services with 30 staff.
Adler & Allan, 80 Station Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1HQ
Tel: 01423 850360
http://www.adlerandallan.co.uk
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Lavendon Group has bought EPL Access, the powered access rental firm with seven depots, out of administration for £1.3m.
Lavendon, 1 Midland Court, Central Park, Lutterworth, LE17 4PN
Tel: 01455 558874
http://www.lavendongroup.com

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SPS Technologies is to shed about 90 of the 600 jobs at its aerospace engineering factory in Leicester.
SPS Technologies, 191 Barkby Road, Troon Area, Leicester, LE4 9HX
Tel: 0116 2768261
http://www.spstech.com
 
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Country Fresh, the Leicester-based supplier of food to hotels and restaurants, is to go into voluntary liquidation through Tenon with the loss of 26 jobs.
Country Fresh, 48 Long Furrow, East Goscote, Leicester, LE7 3XJ
Tel: 0116 2603090

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2 Sisters Food Group is to shed 95 of the 600 jobs at its meat processing plant at Willand in Devon.
2 Sisters Food, Dial Lane, Off Richmond St, West Bromwich, B70 0EB
Tel: 0870 4589700
http://www.2sfg.co.uk
 
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