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Weir Group

WEIRIndustrial - MachineryGlasgow, United Kingdom

The Weir Group PLC is a global manufacturer and distributor of advanced, custom-engineered equipment. It operates through two primary divisions: Minerals and ESCO. The Minerals segment provides specialized machinery for handling slurry, along with related maintenance and support services, designed for challenging, high-wear conditions in the mining and oil sands industries. The ESCO division focuses on producing ground-engaging tools vital for mining machinery. Additionally, ESCO supplies robust, intelligent cameras that offer critical, real-time data concerning equipment operation, malfunctions, payload status, and rock fragmentation. Its product offerings are marketed globally under numerous brand names, including Accumin, Aspir, Cavex, Delta Industrial, Enduron, Envirotech, Floway, GEHO, Gemex, Hazleton, Hydrau-Flo, R. Wales, Isodry, Isogate, Lewis, Linatex, Multiflo, Synertrex, Stampede, Trio, Vulco, FusionCast, ESCO, Motion Metrics, and Warman. Established in 1871, its corporate headquarters are located in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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Weir Group at a glance

Weir Group is an industrial - machinery company headquartered in Glasgow, United Kingdom. It is publicly listed (WEIR) with a market capitalisation of $9.6B. Xcout tracks 11 named people at Weir Group, including Jonathan Stanton (Chief Executive Officer & Director). Xcout recorded 471 job postings from Weir Group in the last 90 days, naming tools such as SAP, Power BI, Workday.

Industry
Industrial - Machinery
Headquarters
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Market cap
$9.6B
Employees
11,444
Ticker
WEIR
Job postings recorded (90 days)
471
Xcout AI Rank
5/100 ▲
Xcout Green Rank
41/100

Weir Group leadership

  • Jonathan StantonChief Executive Officer & Director
  • Andrew NeilsonPresident of Weir Minerals Division & Director
  • Brian PufferChief Financial Officer & Executive Director
  • Garry FinglandChief Information Officer
  • Graham VanheganChief Legal Officer
  • Paula CousinsChief Strategy & Sustainability Officer

5 more named people on record for Weir Group, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

Hiring at Weir Group

Xcout recorded 471 job postings from Weir Group in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.

Tools named in Weir Group's job postings

SAPPower BIWorkdaySalesforceADPCoupaSuccessFactorsJiraCiscoGitHub CopilotOracle ERP

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Recent Weir Group news

Hiring vs the trend

Lagging in AI hiring

Based on 285 job postings in the last 8 weeks (10 Aug – 4 Oct 2026), compared with 224 enterprise industrials companies.

This describes a hiring pattern — how often Weir Group’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.

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Tech stack

PythonAzure.NETJavaScriptNext.jsNode.jsReactTypeScript

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More on Weir Group in Xcout Intel

  • 11 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
  • Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
  • 1 corporate event with sources — deals, leadership changes, layoffs
  • The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access
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