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Future Water’s Impact Report 2025 rightly calls for honest conversation across the sector. This commentary explores why workforce sustainability remains a present constraint and why action must start earlier, inside organisations, not just at industry level.
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An article exploring why trade associations and charities increasingly need strategic senior professionals who are also hands-on, what skills these hybrid leaders require, how budget shapes recruitment, and how specialist recruiters can help attract them.
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Anglian Water’s @One Alliance partnered with Murray McIntosh to provide ongoing recruitment support across key commercial roles, ensuring continuity across live programmes within a complex alliance environment.
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Struggling to hire water engineers for AMP8 delivery? Learn why contingent hiring, IR35 reform, and a new workforce strategy are essential to closing the skills gap and hitting project targets.
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Discover the biggest mistakes companies make in engineering recruitment and how to avoid them. Speed, clarity, and smart CV screening are key to hiring top engineers.
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We’re gathering views for a new article exploring how short-termism in government is impacting policy, business, and strategy across sectors. Share your perspective with Anna Kelly—there’s no wrong answer.
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With KKR poised to invest £4 billion into Thames Water, this article explores what the private equity deal could mean for the sector’s biggest employer—and how it might help tackle the critical skills shortage threatening AMP8 delivery and long-term industry growth.
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Murray McIntosh praises Thames Water’s bold transparency in the BBC documentary ‘Inside the Crisis’—but warns the sector needs more than honesty to restore trust. Read our full statement and what this means for future collaboration.
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Discover why blending permanent and contract recruitment is the key to building a stable yet agile workforce. Learn how a hybrid hiring model can enhance flexibility, manage costs, and future-proof your business.
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Discover how Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) is transforming workforce planning in complex industries like water. By integrating ECI into recruitment strategies, businesses can reduce costs, minimise risks, and ensure a skilled workforce is in place when needed. Learn how proactive hiring, compliance checks, and supply chain collaboration can enhance efficiency and attract top talent.
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The UK’s defence spending increase to 2.5% of GDP must prioritise more than just ‘boots on the ground.’ Murray McIntosh warns that a severe shortage of technical engineers threatens vital defence projects, from machine maintenance to cybersecurity. Without urgent investment in skills development, the industry risks falling behind. Read more on why the Government must act now.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves' plan to cut 10,000 civil service jobs aims to drive efficiency and modernise the public sector. Murray McIntosh’s Associate Director, Lauren Maddocks, highlights the potential for smarter workforce structuring, better use of public funds, and new career opportunities in change management, infrastructure, and planning. Read more on the future of public sector recruitment.