Independent Builders Merchant

Following the success of the project, we now have exclusivity for future projects, including continuity of staffing the Vaccine Programme and locum support within the GP Surgery throughout the year.

We selected Michael Page Sales to help us because of their national coverage and knowledge of the building products sector. Their team was clearly enthused by the sustainability aspect to the project, and quickly mobilised some great candidates for us. We are delighted to have secured Steve and Warren who have both hit the ground running! We are seeing a lot of interest in our low carbon heating panels system as it is an ideal solution for smaller homes and multi-occupancy buildings, reducing carbon emissions by 60% when compared with conventional systems.  Ambion is scaling up to meet this requirement by bringing in new and talented salespeople in our key regional markets.

Hiring can be a nightmare, especially in a candidate-short market. We were taking valuable time out of our day to interview candidates who were poorly briefed and ill-prepared. Working with Michael Page has been an absolute pleasure. Each CV I received was bang on brief and every candidate we met was well prepared, fully engaged and had something to bring to the organisation. Chris and Clare provided a full consultancy service from sourcing the best candidates, to giving great advice on the interview process, all the way through to keeping candidates engaged during their notice period. They managed to fill 3 vacancies within just a few weeks and I really couldn’t recommend Michael Page Marketing and Digital more!

We operate within a niche industry and require a specific skill set from the people we recruit. We often ask for the near impossible, but Chris and his team show great skill and judgment in only putting forward quality candidates that match our requirements, ensuring they have an objective overview of the opportunity.

I am delighted that we appointed both positions from the initial shortlists that Andy provided. His ability to quickly understand both the requirement and our business was excellent and his breadth of experience in recruiting senior Sales/Commercial professionals proved invaluable. Andy’s commitment to making the process a success could never be doubted, taking calls out of hours (and on bank holidays!) to make sure everything ran smoothly. He worked hard and swiftly to turn around a really complicated piece of work. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Andy and his team to anyone looking to recruit a senior Sales or Commercial professional.

Michael Page helped us to really understand our recruitment goals and refine our expectations for each role that needed to be filled. 

The process was managed really well and efficiently, resulting in excellent appointments being made. All new employees have fitted right in and have made a massive impact with their skills, energy, and expertise.
 

The quality of candidates has been high in terms of skills and experience, but also in terms of key behaviours, enabling us to build the high performing team we aim to create.

We were keen to hire the right candidate rather than hire someone quickly. Andy Perkins from Michael Page Sales partnered with us through a long and complex search and had clearly built an in-depth knowledge of each candidate to rival his understanding of ourselves.

Andy invested the time to thoroughly understand our business model, culture and future aspirations. He asked detailed questions to make sure he thoroughly grasped both us and our requirement, along with providing invaluable insight into business development within the professional services sector. This added much value to our search, and helped us in positioning the role properly in order to attract the right candidate. 

I am delighted with the hire we’ve made and would thoroughly recommend anyone looking to hire a senior sales or commercially focused professional into their business to speak with him. 
 

When we advertised the role internally, we only had one direct applicant who was suitable - they later withdrew their application, so we were back to square one. We had received several CVs from another agency, but most weren’t at the standard we needed. After briefing the role to the Michael Page team, we received 5 CV’s within approximately 1 week. We interviewed 4 candidates and the Michael Page team provided feedback from each of the candidates to us. We were able to appoint the role to an excellent candidate. The service we received from the Michael Page Finance was great. They asked all the right questions and developed a good understanding of the role that we were looking to recruit and could therefore present us with good quality candidates.

We decided to run a report after receiving feedback from potential candidates that our salaries weren’t in line with their expectations of the market. We also wanted to ensure our existing teams were being remunerated fairly, against additional feedback that we were underpaying. Whilst undergoing an internal salary review, we needed external market insights. The report the HR Advisory team provided was very useful and gave us clarity on our salary position in the market.

During what has been a period of significant transformational activity for us, which included a complete re-design and implementation of both the IT team and the IT estate, Michael Page Technology has been responsive and understanding of the pressures within our business. The degree of their team's involvement and the reassurance that we have had from Michael Page has allowed us the freedom to select the candidates that best fit our company’s style, culture, and business drivers.

The IT Services team is now fully formed and I am proud to have a range of individuals whose technical knowledge, energy, and determination should support our business in achieving all of its goals in the future and will transform our technical landscape. I am really pleased with how smooth the process has all been. The team has been a credit to Michael Page and I sincerely hope that we can work together again in the future.

I partnered with Zoe on five roles I needed for my team expansion. She listened to what was important to the company and tailored her recruitment to our needs for each roles and she worked hard to make sure they would be a good fit for me and the business. Zoe was a pleasure to work with and I’d definitely go back to her when I do indeed expand further.