Client success story

Excellence in HVAC recruitment and consultancy for Johnson Controls

Johnson Controls

Supporting Johnson Controls with specialist HVAC recruitment, temporary labour and practical consultancy across major projects.

Recruitment result 17 roles

filled quickly and efficiently

The challenge

Supporting a major HVAC recruitment requirement

Johnson Controls has been in business for nearly 140 years and delivers smart, safe and sustainable buildings and spaces across a wide range of industries.

Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, the company employs more than 100,000 experts and has a presence in more than 150 countries across six continents.

In 2022, Johnson Controls’ internal recruitment team encountered challenges in recruiting for HVAC roles on a building and office refit for a pharmaceutical client.

Our approach

Dedicated HVAC recruitment

Vincent Gurney was recommended to Johnson Controls by a long-standing client that had been acquired by the company. Following an onboarding process, we were added to the preferred suppliers list.

Recommended

The Vincent Gurney team was introduced to Johnson Controls through a long-standing client relationship.

Onboarded

Following the onboarding process, Vincent Gurney was added to the Johnson Controls preferred suppliers list.

Specialist search

Using our experience in HVAC recruitment, we sourced ventilation fitters and air conditioning engineers as the scale of the project increased.

Project support

We recruited and placed a small team to help ensure the pharmaceutical refit project stayed on track.

Consultancy, communication and efficiency

Recruiting the right skills for the job

As a preferred supplier for HVAC recruitment, Vincent Gurney was also brought in to source HVAC engineers for an office fitout project in Portsmouth.

Alongside sourcing the temporary labour needed, we also advised the Johnson Controls team on the roles and skills required for the work.

The project called for a team to lay cable trays across the site. Rather than recruiting engineers as initially briefed, we advised recruiting electrical installers, based on our experience that they had more relevant experience for the task.

This ultimately saved Johnson Controls both time and money.

Recruitment consultancy Right skills

for the work required

The outcome

Recruitment support that combined delivery with consultancy

Vincent Gurney supported Johnson Controls with HVAC recruitment across two projects, combining temporary labour recruitment with advice on the most appropriate skills for the work required.

Preferred supplier following the Johnson Controls onboarding process
HVAC team ventilation fitters and air conditioning engineers placed
17 HVAC jobs filled quickly and efficiently
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Recruitment isn’t just about filling roles. Whether it’s MEP recruitment or HVAC recruitment, for me and the Vincent Gurney team, it’s about using the skills and knowledge we acquire from working across specialised industries to offer our clients consultancy as well.

Our aim is to get the best fit for our clients in terms of their requirements and making sure we do that as transparently, consistently and efficiently as possible.

Tom Vincent MD, Vincent Gurney