Recruitment firm expands North Yorkshire presence with new office opening

Recruitment business Castle Employment Group is opening a new office with a dedicated team in York this month as part of its expansion plan across Yorkshire.

Turning over £6.5m with over 40 staff, Castle Employment already has two offices in Scarborough and an office in Leeds.

The York office will have a focus on business support roles with incorporates Administrators, Marketing, Customer Service, Data Inputting along with all levels of HR and other head office positions across York and North Yorkshire.

Michelle Johnson-Vasey has been appointed branch manager, supported by Nichola Breslin who has been appointed office resourcer.

Johnson-Vasey has over 15 years’ experience working in recruitment across North Yorkshire, and Breslin also has experience handling and managing candidates across recruitment in the region.

They will work alongside Melanie Jones, head of HR recruitment, who has been driving growth in the York area for the last two years and specialises in recruitment for high level director and manager level HR roles.

Castle Employment Group provides temporary, permanent and contract staff for businesses with specialist divisions in Engineering and Manufacturing, HR, Business Support, Accountancy & Finance, Hospitality & Cleaning, Industrial, Construction & Agriculture, IT, Sales , Procurement and Education.

The firm also offers an HR & Employment Law Consultancy service providing support at all stages of the recruitment and employment process.

Kerry Hope, managing director of Castle Employment Group, said: “The strategic growth into York has been on our radar for the last 24 months. Often attracting the talent is the hardest part of any growth strategy and so having an office in York will help us to attract and support our candidates and grow our client base.

“When we had the opportunity to recruit an experienced talented recruitment leader to drive the business support team forward – the timing is perfect.”

Michelle Johnson-Vasey, York office manager for Castle Employment, added: “Joining Castle is an amazing opportunity to be part of an innovative company at the forefront of the recruitment market.

“Having spent 15 years in recruitment, it is great to be able to offer a ‘boutique service’ to new and existing clients with a ‘full cycle recruitment and HR solution’ where clients are looking for a recruitment partner in a demanding market.”