As the coronavirus pandemic continues, normality in the UK and across much of the Globe has disintegrated in a matter of weeks. According to the Independent, the British public have stored approximately £1bn worth of essential items, leaving supermarket shelves scarce. Despite urges from the government to refrain from panic buying, shortages continue as manufacturers struggl...

A career in engineering is a wise choice to access both job satisfaction and excellent earning potential. With consistent demand, you’ll be entering an industry that provides high levels of job security too, for example, just look at the volume and variety of engineer jobs available in CBSbutler’s Engineering Recruitment Division. Whether it’s manufacturing or design enginee...

With the current climate in the workplace having changed so dramatically over the last couple of months, we asked Matt Baker, in our engineering and building management systems division to share his quick and easy tips for remote interviews, whether that’s via a simple phone call or by video. 1. Focus on the camera, not the screen/or yourself Obviously, it is very easy to ge...

Operation & Logistics are key areas in many of the UK’s most successful businesses, and safeguarding the efficiency of the complete 360° process remains absolutely vital. This relies on a committed team of specialist professionals to deliver from point of origin to the final destination. CBSbutler is a preferred recruitment partner for many leading organisations, supplying d...

The Gartner Group releases a list of top strategic tech trends every year. 2022’s themes are “engineering trust,” “sculpting change” and “accelerating growth.”  These sound new and impressive--but are they? The Gartner 2022 Trends 1:  Data Fabric 2:  Cybersecurity Mesh 3:  Privacy-Enhancing Computation  4:  Cloud-Native Platforms 5:  Composable Applications 6:  Decision Inte...

Costly security breaches present a growing threat to UK national security. The Government’s defences against them consist of a mix of private-sector contractors and public-sector civil servants, all of whom are subject to rigorous security clearance. However, the UK now faces a crisis. The number of people with adequate security clearance has plunged by 17% since 2013, causi...

The global reach of British technology is well-established. But the drastic changes 2020 brought have pushed UK tech leaders to change their approach to trade, digital commerce and connectivity. In the new normal, they need a growth outlook that’s truly international. A recent report by Tech Nation ranked the best countries to do business with for digital tech manufacturers ...

Everything in the tech industry, from raw materials supply to the electronics value chain to product cost inflation, has been affected by COVID-19. However, there are upsides: the rise of remote working, the swift focus on evaluating and cutting risks in the end-to-end value chain, and the fall in emissions, bringing a greater focus on sustainability. Possible long-term impa...

The military sector will see 40,000 jobs created thanks to the government’s biggest military spend since the Cold War. The £16.5 billion boost to the defence budget, spread over 4 years, works out at 10% of the UK’s current annual budget of £40 billion. As with the government’s recent investment in green energy, most of the money will be focused on newer technologies, such a...

How do you run a production line when everyone has to stand two metres apart? Britain may have been allowed back to work – but under social distancing, some aspects of production and supply chains are no longer achievable by human beings. That means companies are turning to machines to fill human workers’ shoes, with AI, robotic process automation (RPA), and industrial and s...