Friday 19th June 2009 0800HRS London GMT(+0)
LEADING CONSTRUCTION RECRUITERS, HILL MCGLYNN AND BERESFORD BLAKE THOMAS (BBT) TECHNICAL
& PROFESSIONAL TO MERGE
Hill McGlynn and Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT) Technical
& Professional, two of the UK’s leading construction recruitment companies, wholly
owned by Randstad Holding (the world’s second largest recruitment organisation),
will merge on October 1st 2009. The new organisation will undergo a period of rebranding
within the UK and be called Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering from the
1st January, 2011.
Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering UK operation will
be led by Mark Bull, currently Managing Director of Hill McGlynn. Randstad Construction,
Property & Engineering Middle East will be headed by Peter Reynolds, currently Chief
Executive of BBT. The Asia Pacific division will be headed up by Deb Loveridge,
Chief Executive of Randstad Australia and Canada will be led by Terry Power, Country
Manager of Randstad Canada.
The next few months will see the integration of offices
and personnel in the UK ready to present a seamless operation to clients and candidates
from October 1st 2009 as the new organisation enters a soft phase of rebranding
over the following 18 months.
"It’s an exciting move and one that is based on delivering
commercial success and competitive advantage with the support of Randstad as one
of the world’s foremost recruitment organisations", says Brian Wilkinson, Executive
Board Director of Randstad Holding.
"We have two well respected and leading recruitment
businesses operating in the same markets and increasingly they are duplicating energy
and effort in talking to the same people. The merger will be a catalyst to bring
together and combine strength, talent and expertise into one organisation and provide
a strong platform for future growth and opportunity".
Mark Bull, currently MD of
Hill McGlynn, has welcomed the merger and emphasised that by aligning itself to
the Randstad brand, the new operation will be able to capitalise on the synergies
between existing clients and other Randstad companies, allowing greater market penetration
and tapping into latent potential:
"It’s about building a better future and ensuring
our service proposition continues to develop to meet the needs of our clients and
candidates" he says. "As one integrated team, we have more potential to accelerate
our growth and ultimately offer greater opportunity to the team of hugely talented
staff that we have within our business".