IT specialist on recruitment drive following creation of new consultancy hub
FHL Cloud Solutions, a provider of technology consultancy capabilities to UK and overseas companies, is on a recruitment drive following expansion of its Crewe headquarters.
The firm has established a new state-of-the-art office hub after growing its revenues by 30% year-on-year for the past five years − and doubling its headcount from 50 to 100 in the last two.
This year it has made more than 30 appointments, and anticipates recruiting 50 new positions in 2020.
The new facility, on Mallard Way, Crewe, will help meet growing demand from mid-market UK companies for FHL’s consultancy and integration services as they increasingly look to digitally transform many of their core business and finance and reporting processes.
The demand for the company’s services is also being fuelled by healthy levels of IT spending in Europe, despite lasting political uncertainty – analysts Gartner have estimated that Europe Middle East and African companies’ IT spending will still grow by two per cent in 2019.
FHL specialises in helping growing companies to digitise and automate complex business processes, leading to breakthroughs in efficiency, profitability and growth − whether rapid company upscaling to realise a global market opportunity, better control of expansion plans, or more profitable overseas trading.
The new consultancy hub provides a state-of-the-art conference auditorium for 200 people, training facilities and 12 meeting rooms arranged over two storeys, providing space for closer collaborations, technology project developments and long-term partnerships.
FHL’s experts at the site range from business, process and e-commerce analysts to development, integration and operational support teams.
Managing director Andrew Peddie said: “We’ve grown rapidly in the last five years because of the growing appetite among mid-market companies for accelerated expansion and digital transformation capabilities, underpinned by cloud-based business software tools.
“This investment marks a new chapter in our journey. Our new facility reflects this and takes our best-in-class consultancy, integration and partnership capabilities to a new level.”
FHL’s investment marks the latest stage of expansion for the company founded 12 years ago by Andrew Peddie and operations director Darren Birt.
Mr Peddie said: ‘Mid-market companies want structured business consultancy teams they can trust and connect with more than ever.
“Our ethos is to engage with clients face-to-face and ensure a focal point for ongoing collaboration, at a time when many firms are content to provide limited services backed by offshore developers.
“Owner-managers making transformational changes are best placed to realise their ambitions using expert resources located under one roof.”
FHL’s strategic growth is backed by RSM, a provider of audit, tax and consulting services to middle market businesses, which acquired the company in November 2017.
