Local engineering firm announces plan to create hundreds of jobs

BIRMINGHAM-based adi group has announced it is planning to create 500 new jobs by 2020, doubling its staff in five years

The firm, headquartered in Kings Norton, provides engineering solutions to clients including a number of major global businesses with significant operations in the UK and Ireland.

It says it is now on track to generate major employment opportunities within the next five years.
 
Founded as a single business offering by chief executive Alan Lusty in 1990, the group has quadrupled in size since 2005, and today boasts a turnover of £80m and 450 employees. It has also seen geographic expansion across the UK – it now has a total of 12 operations.

Its growth plans are underpinned by its strategy of adding a new business, division or market sector to the group every 12-18 months and ensuring that 85% of its engineering projects are delivered using their own employees.

With current clients based in the aerospace, automotive, defence, food and drink, manufacturing, petrochemicals and pharmaceutical sectors, plans also include on-going investment in new services, with a major launch into the packaging sector expected later this year.
 
Chief executive Alan Lusty said: “While still a challenge for many, a number of the markets that we service have seen steady growth in capital investment over recent years, and we expect that trend to continue. 
 
“At the same time however, our clients are under increased pressure to deliver cost reductions, which can be realised in part through our self-delivery model. By delivering our services in-house, we can be confident in the quality of our offering as well as our ability to manage tightly and provide streamlined communication channels to our customers. Consequently, we are able to pass on these efficiency and cost savings to our customers.
 
“Equally important is a trend among blue chip companies in the UK and Ireland to steadily reduce the size of their supplier lists through the introduction of increasingly stringent criteria, with a particular focus on encouraging a sustainable supply chain.

“Our recent Gold accreditation under the EcoVadis platform – which is a pre-requisite for global leaders like Coca-Cola Enterprises, Nestlé and Akzo-Nobel – sets us apart from our competitors.
 
“Meanwhile, our commitment to launch one new business or division every 12 to 18 months means we have a roadmap for continuing to grow the group’s offering, allowing us to tap into new market sectors and customer bases while showcasing our ability to provide turnkey solutions.”
 

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