Acorn responds to business growth regionally with the opening of its new Gloucester city branch – with the help of Gloucester Rugby Captain, James Hook

Leading UK recruiter creates permanent base in the Gloucestershire region as demand for its services grows

Acorn has opened a new branch for Gloucestershire in response to increasing demand for its services in the region.

The new office will help the leading UK recruiter provide targeted recruitment services in response to continued business growth locally following its official opening by Acorn Managing Director, Bernard Ward, and former Gloucester Rugby team captain and Welsh international, James Hook.

The branch will support the delivery of permanent and temporary positions across Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Ross-on-Wye, Tewkesbury, the Forest of Dean and more.

Bernard and James, who won 81 caps for Wales and is now a Business Development Consultant with Acorn following his retirement from rugby, met with local business owners and staff to mark the official opening of the new branch in the Docks area of the city.

Bernard said: “It’s been really great to get into Gloucester and meet with local businesses face to face, as something that we plan to do even more of moving forward. We have always worked closely with employers in the South West to support both companies and candidates in finding, and filling, the right roles.”

“Our new office will help us to build on the strength of these relationships even further for the increased benefit of all, and at a time when the Gloucestershire region in general continues to offer so much potential to both business owners and job seekers alike.”

The Gloucester office will cover a wide range of sectors, specialising in office support including administration, secretarial and call centre work, and industrial vacancies including factory, warehousing and engineering. It will also be recruiting regularly for positions in marketing, accounts, sales, graduate positions in the travel industry, and more.

Rachael Haynes, who was recently appointed Area Manager for permanent and temporary staff in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, who will head up a team of experienced consultants from across the area.

Rachael said: “As a team, we are always working towards finding the solutions both the companies and candidates that we work with regionally need for them to succeed, and having a permanent base in the heart of the region is really going to help us enhance the high level of service we already provide.

“We’re really pleased to be able to now claim a high street presence here in Gloucester to help support the work we are already doing, and are looking forward to hearing from anyone and everyone locally as to how we can help them get where they want to be.”

Acorn provides permanent, contract and temporary recruitment support and specialist Executive Search service UK-wide, and also offers international recruitment support to countries and professionals worldwide through its subsidiary Acorn Global Recruitment.

It has a network of more than 30 branches across the UK and specialist divisions, working with hundreds of UK and international businesses to make sure job seekers are matched with the best opportunities available.  

For more information on Acorn’s Gloucester office and vacancies available, visit www.acornpeople.com/find-a-branch/gloucester