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North East recruiters grow with contract wins
North East recruitment outfit, Extension HR have secured a number of new contract wins and grown their team as a result.
Gateshead-based Extension has plans to expand as demand for recruitment grows, as well as services in profiling, coaching, and HR support.
Owners Nina Robison and Elaine Jordan, have appointed Amy Hartford to specialise in engineering recruitment, with a particular emphasis on the booming Oil and Gas sector.
Amy has recently relocated back to her native North East from Manchester where she spent two years recruiting Engineers into the offshore sector.
Amy said: “I am delighted to have joined Extension HR and I am looking forward to developing my career with the company. I chose to join Extension HR as they have a well-developed client base on which I can build and offer a fantastic working environment.”
Nina Robison owner of Extension HR Commented: “We are thrilled that Amy has chosen to join Extension HR as we continue to expand. The ethos, as the name suggests is to operate as an extension of our clients’ organisation, by working closely to understand their business, culture and requirements.
“Amy has an excellent knowledge of the Engineering sector and we have seen significant growth in demand from our clients in this sector.”
Extension HR have recently benefited from an ERDF grant to allow an upgrade of IT systems to support remote access. The company, based at Yours Business Networks has seen turnover treble since it was established, achieving over 90% repeat business year on year
This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .
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