Excellence in HVAC recruitment and consultancy for Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls has been in business for nearly 140 years. The company has a history of innovation and is now a world leader in delivering smart, safe and sustainable buildings and spaces across industries including healthcare, schools, data centres, airports, stadiums, hotels, manufacturing and more.

Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, Johnson Controls employs a team of more than 100,000 experts and has a presence in more than 150 countries, across six continents. This includes London, UK where the company delivers building technologies and solutions across industries.

During one such project in 2022 the company’s internal recruitment team encountered challenges in HVAC recruitment for a building and office refit for a pharmaceutical client.

Enter the team at Vincent Gurney…

MEP Recruitment

MEP recruitment for Kier – Building trusted relationships

Established in 1928, Kier Group plc is a leading provider of infrastructure services, construction and property developments. The group has approximately 10,000 employees and 400 live projects, delivering its services across the UK.

One of the main aims of any business, regardless of size, is recruiting the best staff for each role. Given the size and scope of Kier, and the projects the group works on, this is especially true for their MEP recruitment team. MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) services are the backbone of every building, turning architectural blueprints into habitable spaces. However, the challenge for Kier is finding those skilled candidates.

Enter the team at Vincent Gurney…

Kier - MEP recruitment

MEP Recruitment

Bridging the MEP jobs skills gap for Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty plc is an international infrastructure group. Founded in 1909 in London, the company now operates across the UK, US and Hong Kong, employing 25,000 people. Balfour Beatty finances, develops, builds, maintains and operates critical infrastructure that supports communities and national economies.

Delivering large, complex engineering and construction projects across key sectors, such as transportation, power and energy, water, and buildings, the group prides itself on its expert and committed staff.

Enter the team at Vincent Gurney…

MEP Recruitment

Finding the perfect fit: building services recruitment for Carmel UK

Carmel UK, part of the Carmel Group, was established 40 years ago and is a leading company in the building services market. As one of the UK’s top 50 mechanical and electrical businesses, Carmel UK delivers excellence to customers across the retail, industrial, commercial, health, public healthcare and residential sectors. Having worked with brands including Ikea, John Lewis, Argos, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, the company has a motivated, multi-discipline team that delivers a seamless service across design, installation, commissioning, handover and ongoing support.

For Carmel UK, meeting project deadlines is critical. One of the challenges to this is building services recruitment – having the right staff in the right place for all HVAC and MEP jobs.

Enter the team at Vincent Gurney…

building services recruitment for Carmel UK

Mechanical

How post-placement care helped us identify and remedy a hire that didn’t meet expectations for Sharpe Group

We took the following action to find Sharpe Group a replacement candidate to exceed their expectations:

  • Identified issues with the initial hire during one of our regular post-placement calls
  • Used feedback to adapt our recruitment approach accordingly
  • Found three more compatible, high-quality candidates within two weeks for Sharpe Group to review
  • Facilitated and supported the candidate selection process for optimum results
  • Promptly placed a better candidate with Sharpe Group, free of charge, as a gesture of good will

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Team Vincent Gurney