Autotech Recruit unveils ambitious growth plans
Autotech Recruit is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a rebrand and substantial growth plans.
It has started the new decade by announcing an enhancement to its management team and a company rebrand.
The company has moved to larger premises, reflecting its increased headcount and onsite training provisions, and increased the management team in line with business growth. The existing divisions of the company – Autotech Recruit, Autotech Training and Autotech Apprentice – have now been repositioned under an umbrella group – Autotech Group.
The new company branding now clearly defines each of these three divisions under the Autotech Group.
Under the new corporate structure, the three founding members of the company make up the executive board with Andrew Sly becoming CFO, Stephen Hughes, COO, while former managing director, Gavin White now heads up the company as CEO.
Simon King, who initially joined Autotech Recruit last year as new concepts manager, takes over as managing director of the recruitment division.
He said: “Temporary recruitment is a core element of our offering, as it was the catalyst for the establishment of the company. However, over recent years the company has responded to industry demands for recruitment, both temporary and permanent, training and apprenticeships by creating separate divisions. Now, due to the individual success of these divisions, the company is strengthening the teams behind each and providing greater provisions, which will fuel further growth as we enter a second decade in business.”
Running parallel to Autotech Recruit are Autotech Training and Autotech Apprentice. Stephen Kirk, who was previously national sales manager, has become managing director of these two divisions.
He said: “The Training and Apprentice divisions of Autotech Recruit were originally developed as part of the company’s organic growth in line with industry demands. However, with garages increasingly seeking skilled workers coupled with the progression of vehicle technology, it is vital that all technicians have access to high quality training and, for younger generations, apprenticeship programmes which will ensure the future of the industry is sustained.”
Meanwhile, the company’s new offices within Milton Keynes will feature a dedicated training suite.
White said: “This is an exciting time for the entire company. We founded Autotech Recruit in 2010 after seeing first-hand the effect the skills shortage was having on the industry. We have developed strong ties with leading automotive companies and associations which has enabled us to stay on top of the issues facing the industry, while creating solutions to support them. As the industry continues to evolve, we, as a company, tailor our approach to suit, and we are now looking forward to our next successful chapter.”
