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New office opens for business

01 Dec 2015

First Recruitment Group have experienced huge growth since they began trading in 1997 with a recent turnover exceeding £100m. The company, which was formally based at Birchwood Park, recently purchased a unit on Birchwood Boulevard and invested greatly into transforming it into the perfect office for the company.

Founders of the business, Andy Cartledge and Steve Farthing, commented,

“When we bought the 20,000 sq ft building it was in state of disrepair. We saw this as an opportunity to create an office perfectly tailored to our needs as a company.”
“Recruitment is a fast paced industry and our staff often work long hours so we wanted them to be able to relax and enjoy their breaks, by exercising in the gym, socialising in the café or enjoying a game of pool, table tennis or table football in the break out area with their colleagues.”

So much work and innovation has gone into the development that the local consultancy managing the project, Jones Melling Ltd, plans to enter it for an RICS Property Award.

The office includes an onsite café which will be run by Le Brunch, a Culcheth based bistro, who have been delivering lunches to local businesses in the Birchwood area for some time now. They will prepare breakfasts, lunches and snacks for the staff throughout the day.

John Urpi, CEO of First Recruitment, said,

“Steve and Andy’s vision for the new office was to make it into a top class and fun working environment for our staff and also for the many creative and talented people that we need to attract to enable us to realise our goal, to be the best specialist recruitment company in the UK.”

The new First Recruitment headquarters is to be named Parry House as a tribute to Wendy and Colin Parry who sadly lost their son in the Warrington bombing. Wendy and Colin run the Peace Centre in Great Sankey where they work with vulnerable children, young people and adults affected by violence and cruelty in all its forms.

The Peace Centre is a valuable place for the community and First Recruitment Group is excited to be working with Colin and Wendy by raising money and supporting the charity with an action plan for support in the future.

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Testimonials

“We have required a number of Quality Assurance/Quality Control candidates within the Nuclear Industry. Since early 2016 First Recruitment Group have provided a number of QA/QC professionals in locations across the UK.

“We have been very pleased with both the quality of supply and the customer service demonstrated and will continue to use their professional services in the future.”

Bureau Veritas

“I have worked with First Recruitment Group as my partner of choice across a number of large and challenging Oil & Gas projects internationally over recent years.

“First are a high performing business who are built on credibility, honesty, expertise.

“As we push the frontiers of projects and move in to more and more challenging and locations, First will continue to be my partner of choice to help us deliver our projects with confidence.”

TechnipFMC

"I have had the pleasure of working with First Recruitment Group over recent years and we have formed a great working relationship. Their understanding of our exacting requirements is outstanding.

"The First team are highly experienced and knowledgeable across the recruitment spectrum and operate in the manner you would expect of a professional outfit of their stature. Their attention to detail and approach is faultless and their commitment and drive has helped our business with unique, complex and difficult recruitment requirements.

"Sarah, our Account Manager, is an incisive thinker as well as hardworking, diligent and reliable and has an extremely helpful and flexible approach to her work. This reflects in her team and with their ability to communicate at all levels in an honest and trusted consultative manner and gives us great faith in their ability to identify candidates who can help us to drive forward and achieve our business goals.

"I have no hesitation in recommending First as a recruitment partner and feel they would be worthy of selection for any engineering or manufacturing business looking for an intelligent and innovative solution."

Nuvia

“There is nothing negative about the service that we’ve received from First. Without fail they have produced positive feedback. The fact that they have placed a diverse range of skills from PA's to Engineers, just goes to show that they have the core skills, intelligence, and initiative that make them great recruiters, and preferred partners.”

Multi-Sector Client

"It’s great to work with a recruitment agency we trust. The team at First Recruitment Group are friendly and straight talking and they continue to provide an excellent service. We’re proud to still be working with them after 20 years."

Simon Carves Engineering Ltd

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