All People articles – Page 214
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ArticleMorePeople appoints new team member
MorePeople has appointed Krystyna Grant to join its garden and leisure division.
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Seasonal recruitment online
A new website has been launched which promises to help solve the problem of recruiting temporary staff over the busy seasonal periods.
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ArticleA new phase for Scotts
Scotts Professional has appointed two additional personnel to its ornamental horticulture sales team with the aim to further improve the service and technical expertise it offers to its customers in the professional nursery industry.
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Aussie students shun farming studies
Key Australian industries could lose their competitive edge as students are increasingly turning their backs on agricultural degrees, faculty deans and government figures have warned.
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ArticleRedfox appoints a new director
Fresh produce and food recruitment consultancy Redfox Executive Selection has appointed David Macaulay to the role of director.
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ArticleSeven TranScan announces new appointment
Seven TranScan has appointed Paul Beesley as business development manager.
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ArticleCollege grads take flight
Hadlow College is offering a range of new degree courses such as sustainable land management in the face of climate change and at a time when many of its graduates believe opportunities in the fresh produce sector, in the UK and overseas, are set to expand.
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Funding approved for female farming course
The award-winning Springboard Women’s Development Programme, aimed at women in agriculture, forestry and horticulture, will start on Rotherham on October 26.
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Redfox alert to SMS gap
Recruitment and response-handling agency Redfox has unveiled a new development that will enhance efficiency and confidentiality for its clients.
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Age endangering produce industry
A new study by industry analyst Plimsoll Publishing has looked at the impact ageing directors might have on the financial performance and future direction of the industry’s top 1,500 firms.
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Improve's master plan
Improve, the food and drink sector skills council, has announced the imminent launch of an industry-wide master plan to boost skills in food and drink manufacturing.
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ArticleAgroFresh appoints new head
AgroFresh, the company that developed the SmartFresh system for storing fresh produce, has appointed a new president.
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ArticleRedfox makes London move
International food and hospitality recruitment specialist, Redfox Executive Selection, has announced the opening of its new office in London.
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ArticleBack to the classroom
In the last of our profiles on recruitment and training, MDS, the specialist management training organisation for the fresh food and produce industry, guides us through the formal education programme which complements its practical secondments.
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ArticleColleges report renewed interest
With the fresh produce industry under increasing pressure to tighten its belts and maximise efficiency, no company can afford to carry incompetent members of staff. At the same time, companies need to address the ways in which they can appeal to young people desperately needed to take them forward. In the fourth of our profiles on recruitment and training Elspeth Waters talks to some of the people trying to shape the fresh produce virtuosos of tomorrow.
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Keelings appoints Mulligan
Irish fruit and veg giant Keelings has announced the appointment of Gavin Mulligan as commercial director to the Keelings Group board, with responsibility for Keelings Multiples Ireland.
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ArticleTackling the labour shortage
Migrant labour is an issue sparking widespread debate across the industry. In the third of our profiles on recruitment and training we hear from two figures with a vested interest in the subject.
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ArticlePartners against crime
The advent of the Gangmaster Licensing Authority has increased both the profile of the campaign to rid the UK of illegal labour providers and the pressure on labour users to ensure that the temporary labour they employ is provided by law-abiding sources. Rather than wait to have standards and regulations imposed on its UK operations, Del Monte has taken steps to get its house in order in advance. Tommy Leighton visited its Wisbech fruit processing and preparation facility to see the results of a recently-formed relationship with labour provider PMP Recruitment.
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ArticleNew sales manager for Syngenta Bioline
Syngenta Bioline have appointed a new company sales manager to be responsible for the UK and work with its operations across Europe.
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ArticleThe race to recruit hots up
Recruitment in the fresh produce industry is in a catch-22 situation and is threatening to become a major problem for the sector. Fresh produce companies need experienced workers but are reluctant to invest in training. Emma Twyning talks to three leading players to find out where recruitment in the industry stands, and where it might be heading.