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At England Associates our fluid approach to the market results in lots of changes within the business. Below are short updates as to what we have been up to both in the offices and outside on our reward days.
England Associates gains Investor in People (IiP) Accreditation - June 2008
We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded the Investors in People accreditation.
Helen Rushton, Training and Development Partner, commented "these are exciting times for all at England Associates. Following the review, the external auditor commented that she was impressed with the clear strategy, development plans and enthusiasm of all employees and that England Associates have set an exemplarily standard in the recruitment sector. This accreditation highlights the dedication and quality of staff we have working at England Associates and the total commitment of the Company to up skill and develop staff to meet the business growth plans".
Investors in People accreditation is a nationally recognised scheme to support business improvement by employee development. England Associates is committed to providing a working environment for its employees to succeed in their careers whilst maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
England Associates announces a record year!
England Associates has posted a massive 55% annual increase in gross profits in the year to April 2008, on the back of strong demand for temporary staff. The strategy to develop the contract / freelance side of the business has certainly paid off with a huge 93% growth in revenues.
Commenting at the annual business conference, Simon England, Senior Partner said: “These results are a testament to our strategy to strengthening our core business sectors, as well as increasing the diversification of our business both geographically and by further development of niche specialist recruitment sectors. We aim to become the number 1 independent recruiter of choice in our chosen market sectors. We are looking forward to the challenges of the coming year. “
At the conference staff leant about the highlights of the year including which lucky group of Recruitment Consultants were celebrating a successful year in Iceland!
Despite the outlook of a flat economy, the Partners of England Associates are confident in hitting the business plan for the next 12 months which includes increasing the number of specialist recruiters and continuing to grow organically at the same rate.
After the conference everyone enjoyed a team building afternoon in the New Forest, participating in a crystal challenge event which included blind driving, quad biking, brain teasers and duck herding! Great fun was had by all.
  
The WINNING Team
London Office – Gunning for Growth!
After a frenetic 12 months of creating a new business in London, Dan Eley – Partner of England Associates, can look back with a huge amount of satisfaction on the progress the team have made towards creating a platform for growth.
Commenting on the start up Dan said “we launched the business in March 2007 with a clear, achievable business plan. We have smashed all our targets for the year, with fee income and profits 50% and 60% ahead respectively of budget! We now have secure business in our 3 core business sectors from which to grow. I am delighted with the passion and enthusiasm that our staff have displayed over the year, which has helped us create a fantastic culture and stable platform for growth into 2009.”
So what’s in the plan for the coming year Dan?
‘We will be specialising further in the build environment, focusing on the social housing, fit-out and maintenance sectors, together with further concentration in the civil engineering sector. We aim to become a major player in the London Construction Recruitment scene over the next 12 months.”
The Partners are very confident in the outlook for the next 12 months and have announced a business plan which effectively doubles the team in the London office in the next 12 months.
Following a detailed presentation, we are delighted to announce that England Associates have been selected as a FIRST TIER recruitment supplier to ISG Jackson.
Dominic Monaghan, Account Manager, said “Jackson Construction had built up a tremendous reputation over the last 40 years before joining major construction group ISG in 2006 operating in the Northern Home Counties, London and the South East on a wide range of projects from Commercial, Industrial, Healthcare, Education, Residential, and Special works projects up to £15 million in value. We are pleased to be seen by ISG Jackson as an extension of their business, and look forward to attracting quality candidates to meet their strategic growth plans"
For more information Dominic Monaghan can be contacted on 0207 940 1740
ENGLAND ASSOCIATES 5 a side football team
 
England Associates football team 2nd game of the season continued with a striking performance from the team! EA were down within the first 2 minutes by 2-1. Things continued from bad to worse after we found ourselves to be 4 - 1 down and it wasn't looking good with bad passing and lack of marking.
By half time EA had pulled it back to 4 - 4 thanks to goals from Pierre (2), Dan (1) and Simon (1).
The second half started the same as the first with the opposition playing the nice football which ended up with them taking a 6 - 4 lead with less than 5 minutes to go!
The inspiration for EA Harv with what can only be described as a 'World class save' diving at full stretch down to his right to push the ball around the post. The game stopped for at least a minute as every player stood in amazement at what they'd just seen. This gave EA a rethink and from that moment things changes and we started to pass the ball quickly and play well. Goals from Simon and Pierre left the game poised at 6 - 6 with less than a minute to go...
Match report by Matt Smith.
Then the ball broke for Mike who raced up the right wing to drive in a low cross only for Dan to side foot the ball into the bottom corner, producing a final score of 7 - 6 to EA. Man of the match was awarded to Harv for his amazing save. |
