Starting Point Recruitment (SPR) has launched its new Birmingham operation with the aim of supporting \u201cferocious\u201d growth in the life sciences, sport, and tech sectors in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n
To bolster the current wave of investment across the city, SPR, headquartered in Walsall since 2002, has opened a new office on Newhall Street, between the Colmore business district and the Jewellery Quarter. The company told TheBusinessDesk.com that it will occupy 1,000 square feet over two floors in the building. <\/p>\n
SPR has spent in the region of \u00a315,000 on getting the new offices ready to move in, with plans for further investment to customise the space over the next few months.<\/p>\n
\u201cBirmingham is growing ferociously and we are ferociously focused on supporting that growth, as this long-term investment in a Birmingham base demonstrates,\u201d said Professor Paul Cadman, chief executive of SPR.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cIf you look across Birmingham\u2019s skyline right now you see the new Sports Quarter, the new Creative Quarter, the new Life Sciences Quarter, the new Knowledge or Tech Quarter.<\/p>\n
\u201cEach of these growth areas needs great talent across a multitude of different roles to ensure they achieve the world-class outcomes they\u2019re aiming for.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this in mind, SPR\u2019s Birmingham office will have its own life sciences desk to source talent for roles in the UK\u2019s fastest-growing cluster of medtech and biotech businesses right here in the West Midlands.\u201d<\/p>\n
The launch of the Birmingham office has also created eight new job roles. Among a new intake of recruitment consultants brought in to help run the Birmingham operation are Jess Patel and Alex Devlin.<\/p>\n
Patel, who has moved to SPR from Randstad, said: \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be involved in this new chapter for SPR. There\u2019s a real energy to the place and a genuine interest in the candidates we see.”<\/p>\n
SPR deals with a wide range of candidates, including those on the government\u2019s Restart scheme.<\/p>\n
In July, the company placed more than 100 people in jobs for the first time in its history \u2013 an important milestone which has buoyed the firm as it sets up its new Birmingham office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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