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• More Than Just A Name

  Posted on 29th March 2012

  Following on from the last newsletter we have now completed the re branding, hence this new look newsletter!! We feel that our new branding will strengthen our reputation as a leading player in the North West financial recruitment market, as well as better representing our expertise, our values and our personality! In line with this branding our new-look website, designed by Motionlab, is currently under construction and due to go live by the end of March. Again the website has been designed in line with the new branding, it will be user friendly for clients and candidates, it will be informative and be a good reflection of …

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• We’ll scratch your back…

  Posted on 14th March 2012

  As we continue to grow as a business this means that our staffing needs are also on the increase. With another new recruit Neil Whittaker having just started in Bolton, we would like our next appointment to be a consultant with some experience of recruitment and preferably the Manchester market, to assist with the growing client database in Manchester. We also intend to hold a graduate recruitment day in May 2012, as we have done for the last couple of years. If you know of anyone that may be interested in joining our team or attending the graduate recruitment day …

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• A Word From Our HR Officer – Gemma Sofield

  Posted on 5th March 2012

  In my role as HR Officer I have spent some time recently liaising with clients and candidates to ensure compliance with the Agency Workers Regulations that came in to play towards the end of 2011. The upshot of this legislation is that temporary workers become entitled to the same basic working conditions as their permanent equivalent, taking in to account qualifications, skill and experience, after 12 complete weeks of continuous service. Basic working conditions include pay, working time and holiday entitlement. With regards to pay, temporary workers once they have completed 12 weeks of service, will be entitled to the …

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• Four United

  Posted on 25th January 2012

  Following a very busy and successful 2011 we are delighted to mark the start of the New Year with the opening of our third office in Manchester,definitely our biggest and most exciting venture to date. Having visited various potential sites in Manchester we decided on an office suite located in the Riverside building, next to Spinningfields, an accessible location for us and for candidates coming to meet with us. Not to mention the vast array of restaurants and shops close by for the lunch hour!! Having worked the Manchester market for the last few months from the Bolton office, now actually having a presence in …

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• Big Hitter Joins The Team

  Posted on 5th January 2012

  Four Financial is very proud to announce the arrival of Carl Meyler. After about three years of being in contact with him Carl decided it was the right time to join our business in the capacity of Business Manager. There is literally only a handful of people in the North West who can rival Carl in terms of experience and also reputation and fortunately, now most of them work for us! Carl has spent thirteen years building his reputation across four or five offices for his previous employer where he has recruited at all levels and all sectors. Carl`s main …

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• Brand New

  Posted on 20th June 2011

  We have recently employed an independent brand and communications agency, Clock Creative, to carry out some market research with existing clients to understand their perceptions of us as a business, what elements of our service are most important to our clients and our current positionin the market place. The survey looked at the effectiveness of our logo and whether or not it is recognisable and remembered, how familiar our clients are with our website, and an overall perception of the service that we deliver. The information that was gathered will help us to develop a marketing strategy, with a particular emphasis on developing a strong brand. We …

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• Top Recruiters Recruit

  Posted on 5th June 2011

  Following a very successful 2010 in which sales revenue grew by 90% on the previous year we have made a fantastic start to 2011 with revenue for the first quarter a further 67% up on the first quarter in 2010. The average number of temps per week has also doubled over the past 12 months. In addition to this since January 2008 when we opened our doors we have made a total of 435 permanent placements which is a fantastic achievement and leaves us as consultants with a real sense of satisfaction knowing that in what has been a very tough economic climate we have made …

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• Practice Makes Perfect

  Posted on 1st April 2011

  Four Financial are proud to announce the launch of their newest business, Four Practice Recruitment Ltd. The new business will focus on recruiting into the Accountancy and Advisory sector across the Northwest and will work from existing Four Financial offices in and Blackburn and also from its new office in Manchester.  Alastair McLean, Director of Four Practice commented “We have seen significant growth in all areas of our business throughout the past 18 months, particularly so in the Accountancy and Advisory market. Launching our Accountancy and Advisory recruitment business as a standalone entity is an exciting step in the ongoing growth of Four Financial. Four Practice Recruitment …

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• Team hits double figures

  Posted on 21st August 2010

  With new additions at both the Bolton and Blackburn offices the team at Four has now hit double figures. The addition of Laura, recruited to cover Bolton, Bury and the surrounding areas and also Jennifer brought in to cover Blackburn, Burnley and other nearby towns will help us to keep up with the growing demand for our services. We welcome them both to the team and look forward to seeing them have a really positive impact in their respective areas.

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• Four celebrate 2 years in business

  Posted on 5th January 2010

  On January 7th we were delighted to celebrate our second anniversary! I think its fair to say albeit challenging the last two years have flown by and have allowed us to really embed ourselves into the local community. With a client base of in excess of 3500 businesses in the Lancashire and Greater Manchester area and to date the placement of 180 candidates in permanent employment and approximately 80 in temporary positions we are well on the way to fulfilling our goal in becoming a leader in our market.

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