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Talascend International provide funding & support for Rail Recruitment start up, FOCUS Technical Recruitment

07 May 2020

First Recruitment Group partner, Talascend International are pleased to announce that it has concluded an agreement to provide funding and support services to Focus Technical Recruitment. The agreement will see both companies collaborate to help grow their respective footprint within the Rail sector.

Focus Technical Recruitment Ltd owner, Andrew Newton, has over 20 years of Professional & Technical Recruitment experience having previously worked for NES Global Talent as Operations Manager for their Rail business for 13 years and more recently was Head of Rail for MDA Rail. Concentrating on Rail/Civil Infrastructure Projects from NWR Control Periods to Framework Agreements, Andrew has a wealth of industry knowledge, leveraging on his years of experience to help SME’s to Multi-National Corporate entities with contract and permanent recruitment solutions throughout the UK from Operatives to Senior Management without compromising quality of service.

Talascend’s Managing Director, Andy Rowlands commented, “I’m delighted to be working with Andrew again. His knowledge and connections within the rail sector are well established and with the significant levels of investment committed to the sector, we believe that this partnership will help accelerate the growth of both brands within rail”.

FOCUS Technical Recruitment Ltd’s Director, Andrew Newton commented, "For those that know me well, starting my own recruitment business has been something that I have had an itch to accomplish for a few years now and through a series of events saw the ideal opportunity present itself. With an initial catch up coffee with Andy Rowlands, we quickly recognised the perfect partnership with Talascend and The First Recruitment Group was available to make this happen. The likeminded, no nonsense attitude towards investment and growth from the team, was a definitive driver and icing on the cake to make this venture a “no brainer” for me to grab with both hands”.

This latest deal caps a busy 3 years for Talascend who, under Andy Rowlands’ ownership, completed a Management Buy Out from its previous US parent company in 2017 and then merged the business with First Recruitment Group at the end of 2018.

If you are an experienced recruiter and interested in discussing how Talascend could support you in setting up your own recruitment business please contact Andy Rowlands on 07887 906 594 or email andy.rowlands@talascendint.com. Alternatively, you can connect with Andy on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-rowlands-636a0014/.

You can also follow Talascend's company page to keep up to date with all the latest Rail jobs and business news.

Talascend company info: Talascend International are part of First Recruitment Group. They specialise in contract and permanent recruitment within the Rail, Civil Infrastructure, Oil & Gas, Power and Food industries. Website: https://www.talascendint.com / https://www.firstrecruitmentgroup.com/

Focus Technical Recruitment Contact Details:

Andrew Newton

Phone: 07909 691 208

Email: andrew.newton@focustechnicalrecruitment.com

Connect/follow Andrew on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewnewtonrecruitment/

You can also follow Focus Technical Recruitment's business page on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/focustechnicalrecruitment

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