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Events: Are you IR35 ready?
The deadline for the new IR35 legislation is looming and the time to prepare is now! Do you know what you're required to do?Following the success of our previous IR35 event held earlier this year, we're pleased to be hosting further seminars in November. Whether...

St Rocco’s Dragon Boat Race 2019
The weather definitely wasn't on our side, but Team DATS braved the elements on Sunday 28th July to raise funds for St Rocco's.Well done to a number of DATS employees, friends and family who got a team together to take part in this year's St Rocco's Dragon Boat Race,...
Comic Relief 2019
In just a few hours of fundraising activities, we were thrilled to collect a total of £117 for Comic Relief 2019. Our events included a bake sale, 'red nose' toss competition and a peddle challenge in which competitors battled it out to peddle for three minutes to get...
Our British Science Week STEM experiment
It’s British Science Week this week (8th- 17th March), so we decided to conduct our very own experiment at DATS. The subject of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) is an important one for us. We’re all too aware of a shortage of engineers, and of a...
We welcome two new recruiters
The DATS Recruitment team is growing! We’re pleased to welcome both Josh and Owen who have joined us as trainee recruiters. Josh is specialising in Process Engineering, whilst Owen’s specialism is Procurement. A big, warm welcome from the rest of the DATS team and we...
Welcome to the CAD team, Alex
We’re pleased to welcome Alex Treharne to DATS’ Design team. Based in our CAD office, Alex has joined us on a three month internship. He’s currently studying Industrial Design at Northumbria University and he hopes to gain valuable design experience whilst on his...
DATS attends STEM Wiki-edit-a-thon
Members of the DATS team attended a Wiki-edit-a-thon hosted by diversity and STEM specialists, STEMettes and InnovateHer. Held at John Moores University in Liverpool on 26th February, the purpose of the event was to raise the profile of women in STEM (Science,...
Making tax digital for VAT
From April 2019 there will be changes in the way that UK VAT payers file their tax returns. It’s a bold decision, but one that’s been taken to help businesses to stay on top of their tax. We’ve partnered with Warrington-based accountants, Voisey, to provide some...
DATS hosts assessment day for trainee recruiters
Following an outstanding response to our recent ads for junior recruiters to join our growing team, we were pleased to host an assessment day. Over 100 applications were received, leading us to invite a shortlist of candidates into our office to meet key team members....
The Mechanical Design Engineering market
The market has rarely been so balanced between degree and experience-led training. But what else is new for Mechanical Design engineering? A year into his role, DATS’ Mechanical and Piping Design recruitment specialist, Jordan Malone, explains how clients and...
We’re Chemicals Northwest finalists!
DATS is pleased to announce that we’ve been named as finalists at the prestigious Chemicals Northwest Awards 2019.We’ve been shortlisted for the ‘Supplier to the Chemicals Industry’ category, following our extensive contribution in placing hundreds of candidates with...
DATS: Love your recruitment career
Hear from Apprentice, Tanisha, for insights on life at DATS. We’re currently hiring! Interested in joining the team? Find out more and submit your CV here. RecruitmentDesignAll
It’s our 60th year!
We’re celebrating our 60th year in business. 2019 marks six decades since founder, Trevor Nickson, opened the doors to his ‘Design and Technical Solutions’ company, which has since been taken over by his son, Stephen. Now based in Warrington, we’re looking forward to...
7 reasons to join DATS in 2019
Looking for a new professional challenge in 2019? Have you considered a move to DATS? As we enter our 60th year and continue to grow, there’s a wide variety of opportunities for hard-working and committed individuals to join our friendly yet ambitious team. And, a...
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