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Warrington’s construction recruitment company Ionic see profit rise 40% year on year

Warrington’s construction recruitment company Ionic have seen its profit rise 40% year on year since its start in June 2010.

The self-funded company has seen organic growth and now has a turnover of £4.5 million.

The company employs 22 people across two offices, the head office in Warrington and a second office in Birmingham with plans to open a third office in Yorkshire in the next 12 months.

The company is expanding further with a plan to increase overall staff by 50% across the company and move into new premises in the coming 12 months.

Managing Director Martyn Makinson said to Bdaily: “The biggest challenge for us has been finding candidates since the resurgence of the construction industry there are very few graduates coming through.

“There is a massive skills gap, probably about a five year gap between those coming through with new blood and those with experience retiring.

“Another large challenge is that of counter offers, they are getting more fierce with 25% salary increases offered if a candidate stays where they are.

“The easiest thing for us is maintaining relationships with both clients and candidates. 85% of our business is repeat business, we have never lost a client through bad service.

“We want our overall customer experience to be as positive as possible and we do everything we can to help and go that extra mile.”

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