Welcome to the September edition of the Encore Engage, which is dispatched to over 12,000 recruiters each month.
This months items include news that with the Agency Worker Regulations coming into force on the 1st October a report has found that demand for temp workers will remain steady. Are you prepared for the new legislation? If not we might be able to help, email me for more information.
This newsletter is designed to keep you updated with industry news, business round-up and local jobs. If you have any feedback please feel free to email me or call Phil on 01162423652.
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Phil Tilt
Encore Personnel
Latest Industry News
Demand for temp workers remains steady
Employers remain committed to the use of temporary staff over the next three months,
Read More Source: People ManagementBoth politicians and the public agree that promoting flexibility in the workforce is one of the the keys to stimulating economic growth.
Read More Source: People ManagementNylacast needed to find skilled machinists to fulfil its growing order sheet. Encore found the talent the manufacturer needed from Poland.
Read More Source: The Recruiter
Recruitment Specialist Expands into Slough
Despite the depressed recessionary picture outlined by the media, October 2011 will see the opening of recruitment specialist Encore Personnel’s seventh location and 19th division.
Read More
Car production rises 11% in August, says SMMT
Car manufacturing rose 10.7% in August compared with the same month last year.
Read More Source: The BBCDespite the economic difficulties, UK manufacturing is one of the most confident sectors regarding prospects over the next year.
Read More Source: The ManufacturerThe number of people unemployed in the UK rose by 80,000 to 2.51 million in the three months to July, official figures have shown.
Read More Source: The BBC
Horrible bosses: how to spot them and handle them
The difference between an authentic leader and a horrible boss would appear obvious. But it’s not correct to say it all boils down to behaviour.
Read More Source: HR Zone
Too many Chiefs, too few Indians; why UK Plc has a skills issue
Britain's education system is not fit to meet the changing needs of industry and as a result skills shortages
Read More Source: Public Technology
Flexible Working; a checklist
Employers tend to fear flexible working requests. However, this fear is unnecessary and arises because most employers believe that employees have the right to work flexibly rather than a right to request to work flexibly.
Read More Source: KimbellsWelcome to the September edition of the Encore Engage. This magazine is read by 12,000+ recruiters every month! This Month's Business Round-Up
Discount retailer 99p Stores is planning to open a further 150 stores over the next four years.
99p Stores, Unit 3, Apex Park, Nasmyth Rd, Daventry, NN11 8NF
Tel: 01327 315900
www.99pstoresltd.com
ABB is to open a 28,000 sq ft distribution centre for its power and automation business at Hams Hall in Warwickshire by the end of the year.
ABB, Daresbury Park, Warrington, WA4 4BT
Tel: 01925 741111
www.abb.co.uk
Becketts Foods, the Coventry-based supplier of bacon products, has been acquired by CPC Foods for undisclosed terms.
Becketts Foods, Oak House, Heyford Close, Coventry, CV2 2QB
Tel: 024 76622777
www.allam.com
Cobra UK is to create up to 50 jobs at its car parts factories in Whitchurch and Welshpool, having won new contracts worth £20m.
Cobra UK, Ravenscroft Court, Buttington Cross, Welshpool, SY21 8SL
www.cobraukltd.co.uk
Uniq Desserts is to shed up to 350 jobs at its creamery in Minsterley, Shropshire, in order to transfer its Everyday Desserts business to Somerset.
Uniq, No 1 Chalfont Park, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 0UN
Tel: 01753 276000
www.uniq.com
Accord Group is creating up to 30 jobs at a new timber house panels manufacturing and assembly facility in Walsall.
Accord Group, 178 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, B70 6QG
Tel: 0300 1117000
www.accordgroup.org.uk
Seme Nedis is to relocate its Fameart batteries business to a new site in Leicester, but up to 20 jobs could be lost.
Seme Nedis, Hudson Road, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE13 1BS
Tel: 01664 484002
www.seme.co.uk
Sofidel UK is to shed up to 93 jobs at its tissue factory in Leicester in November.
Sofidel UK, Waterside Rd, Hamilton Ind Park, Leicester, LE5 1TZ
Tel: 0116 2460888
www.tatasteel.com
HT Brigham is to create 15 new jobs at its factory in Coleshill, having won a £4m order to supply a new fuel cell component.
HT Brigham, Station Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1JQ
www.symingtons.com
Leacy MG, the Birmingham-based supplier of classic car components, has been acquired by Hicorp95 for undisclosed terms.
Leacy MG, Aston Lane, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B20 3BW
www.leacymg.co.uk
Sertec Group has acquired the Tyseley division of DPE Automotive for undisclosed terms, including 106 staff and a 110,000 sq ft car parts factory.
Sertec Group, Gorsey Lane, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1JU
Tel: 01675 463361
www.sertec.co.uk
Welton Bibby & Baron is to relocate its paper bags factory and up to 300 jobs from Midsomer Norton to a larger site in Westbury by 2013.
Welton Bibby & Baron, Station Road, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2BE
Tel: 01761 416523
www.lookers.co.uk
Brintons Carpets, the carpet manufacturer with 700 staff in Kidderminster and Telford and 1,670 worldwide, has been acquired by Carlyle Group for about £40m.
Brintons, PO Box 16, Exchange St, Kidderminster, DY10 1AG
www.brintons.net
CPP Global Holdings is to acquire a 23-acre site at Browns Lane in Coventry, and hopes to redevelop the site for car production with the creation of hundreds of jobs.
CPP Global Holdings, Wheler Rd, Seven Stars Est, Coventry, CV3 4LB
Tel: 024 76308080
www.cpp-uk.com
