John Laing Group Recruitment Case Study
John Laing is a specialist owner, operator and manager of public sector infrastructure assets in the UK and internationally. ranging from the ground-breaking Croydon Urban Regeneration Vehicle, the Second Severn Crossing between England and Wales, the Greater Manchester Waste Management PFI as well as hospital, school and major road projects in the UK and Europe.
The John Laing group has made dramatic changes to the shape and strategy of its business since 2001, when it underwent a corporate restructure. These have included the disposal of activities such as contracting, house-building, property and rail franchises, all regarded as non-core for a new strategic focus on investment in social and transport infrastructure assets for the public sector.
Harcourt Matthews has supported John Laing as a preferred supplier since 2006 when a review of the previous suppliers indicated that the quality of the current service had significantly reduced. Following a recommendation by the Group FD, we met with the Recruitment Manager to outline the experience of our PFI division and its success with some of John Laing's competitors and key business partners, this in turn led to a recruitment trial and subsequent inclusion as a preferred supplier.
Harcourt Matthews still enjoys preferred supplier status and in 2010 have recruited temporary, contract and permanent individuals from AP Clerks and graduate trainees up to Treasury Managers and divisional Financial Controllers.
