GCS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE PLEDGE TO HELP SECTOR GET BACK TO WORK AFTER COVID-19
During COVID-19 many of our friends, colleagues and peers within the Construction & Building Supply sectors have been affected by redundancies. As specialist recruiters in these areas, GCS acted by pledging their recruitment services, free of charge, to help as many people as possible back into employment. GCS completed the pledge recently by getting 21 […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day: An Interview with Cath Mullin, Regional Director at The Bradfords Group
GCS Associates is proud to champion International Women’s Day 2021 and promote the on-going growth in diversity across our specialist sectors. We ask Cath Mullin, Regional Director at The Bradfords Group a few questions on her experience achieving success in the Building Supplies industry, and what advice she has for women entering the workforce today. […]
Don’t put your Career in Construction on Hold Because of COVID-19
For many of us, life feels like it is on hold now. We are going through the motions, getting through the day to day, just waiting for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic so we can hit reset and begin normal life again. We hear this all the time from our candidates. People who were […]
SENIOR LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW 2021: SPOTLIGHT ON ANDREW HARRISON
As part of our Senior Leadership interview series, we interview Andrew Harrison. Andrew has a distinguished career spanning 41 years working within the Merchant Industry. With a wealth of senior leadership experience behind him, Andrew shares his views on careers and leadership in the Merchant Industry. Where did you start your career? I left school […]
GCS HIT 1Oth PLACEMENT AS PART OF THE GCS 21 FOR 2021
In November, we created The GCS Pledge with the aim of helping at least 21 people back into work for 2021 by supplying our recruitment services for free.We are proud to announce we’ve now placed 10 people back into employment, just in time for Christmas. We created The GCS Pledge because so many talented individuals […]
SENIOR LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW SERIES 2020: SPOTLIGHT ON DAVID YOUNG, CEO AT THE BRADFORDS GROUP
Senior Leadership Interview Series 2020: David Young on Managing in Time of Crisis Could you give us an overview of your career within the industry? I started my career in merchanting with Wolseley UK, completing their graduate Sales/Management Programme. I was fortunate enough to run my first branch while still half-way through the course. From […]
PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR OUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES TO GET BACK TO WORK AFTER COVID-19
GCS Associates launches The GCS PLEDGE, with the aim to help as many people as possible, who were made redundant during COVID-19, to get back into work.During COVID-19 many of our friends, colleagues and peers within the Construction, Building Supply & Hire sectors have been affected by redundancies. At GCS, we have spoken to so […]
GCS MANAGING DIRECTOR EXPLORES IMPACT OF COVID ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
As part of our ‘Leaders in Construction’ interview series, Michael Parry shares his thoughts on the changes COVID has had on our industry and the huge impact on recruitment.Tell us about your career in recruitment for the Construction and Building Supply sectors? In 2007, I decided to take the plunge and set up a recruitment […]
GCS APPOINTS CHRIS WHITLOCK AS EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT AS PART OF 2021 GROWTH STRATEGY
Key appointment as GCS invests in new services and specialist recruitment technology… GCS Associates, providers of specialist recruitment solutions to the building materials, construction, technical and engineering sectors, has today announced the appointment of Chris Whitlock in the newly created position of Executive Consultant. In this role, Chris […]
In This Together: Covid-19 accelerates ‘Project Unify’ as A-Plant rebrands to Sunbelt Rentals
GCS Associates speak with Andy Wright, CEO of Sunbelt Rentals UK to find out more On March 4th 2020, industry leaders A-Plant held a company-wide conference in Manchester to present plans for ‘Project Unify’, a scheme for bringing together the various entities that operate within the group under a single unified banner with a new name – Sunbelt […]