Recruitment firm invests in finding new solutions to solve a growing lack of temporary workers

Jul 20, 2021

One of the Black Country’s fastest-growing recruitment agencies is pressing the button on further expansion by creating five jobs. MET Recruitment, which recorded £5.8 million sales last year, is looking to recruit consultants and resourcers to boost its 18-strong team after demand from clients in the administrative, distribution and manufacturing space rocketed. Specialising in temporary and...

Mid-life apprenticeship results in promotion for Black Country council worker

Jul 1, 2021

A Black Country mother of three who returned to education after almost three decades is celebrating a double boost to her confidence and career after taking on a mid-life apprenticeship. Anita Chonk overcame both the anxiety of going back to the classroom and her longstanding fear of maths to embark on a two-year apprenticeship through PTP Training, part of the BCTG Group. And as she nears the...

PTP Training named as finalists in two categories of national apprenticeship awards

May 21, 2021

A top training organisation in the West Midlands has reached the finals of two categories in a national apprenticeship awards programme. Midlands-based PTP Training, which trades as Performance Through People, is constantly arranging and running hundreds of apprenticeship contracts for young people at employers across the region. The organisation has now been shortlisted as Provider of the Year...

That Recruitment Company set to double in size as Siddall Jones secures first tenants at The Atrium

May 11, 2021

Commercial property agents Siddall Jones have let the ground and lower ground floor in The Atrium, one of the Jewellery Quarter’s most striking buildings, for a fast growing recruitment company. That Recruitment Company, which is set to double its current workforce of 15, has taken 3,278 sq ft in the 14,704 sq ft building at 18-20 Frederick Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham. Ed...

New jobs boost for young people as Worcestershire firm Sigma joins Kickstart

Mar 16, 2021

A Worcestershire outsourcing business has announced it is creating 15 job placements for young people whose career prospects have been scarred by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Sigma Financial Group, which offers ‘white label’ customer contact centre services across the energy, water, retail and financial services sectors, has signed up to the Government’s Kickstart scheme, which creates short-term...