CPH in the press

CPH appoints US based Advisor
February 2010 - recruitment-international.co.uk, recruiter.co.uk

CPH Consulting, the specialist in-sourced direct recruitment solutions provider, has appointed a new Executive Advisor. Nadine North, who is Silicon Valley based, has joined the CPH leadership team.

CEO of The North Point, she has an extensive background in corporate recruiting, talent management and executive search. She was previously MD of Taylor Winfield Inc, and in her earlier career was Head of Global Recruiting at Siebel Systems and Head of Recruiting at Cambridge, MA based software company, Pegasystems Inc.

North is currently an Executive Advisor to the proposed Silicon Valley Graduate School of Management, University of California, Santa Cruz. She is also Advisor to a global sustainability consortium, and co-founder of EmergeAmerica.

MediaCity tipped to be a hotbed of outsource recruiting
January 2010 – Crains Manchester Business

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CPH and EEF sign new long term RPO contract
January 2010 - recruitment-international.co.uk, recruiter.co.uk, rpo.eu, personneltoday.com

CPH Consulting, specialist in-sourced direct recruitment solutions provider, has signed a new multi-year RPO contract with EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation.

'During 2009 we have created a strong, mutually beneficial relationship with EEF and are delighted to have signed a new long-term contract with them', commented Jerry Wright, Joint Managing Director of CPH.

Caroline Gumble, EEF's HR Director, added 'Over the last year we have established an excellent partnership with the CPH in-sourced recruitment team and have made very good progress in building an efficient and effective direct recruitment model. Together we will be further developing our approach to both acquiring and managing talent to take the organisation forward'.

CPH Consulting/EEF survey - manufacturers urge retention of default retirement age
November 2009 – The Times, personneltoday.com, wwww.recruitment-international.co.uk

CPH Consulting, the specialist provider of talent management solutions for small, medium sized and emerging companies has sponsored a major Employment Survey undertaken by EEF, the manufacturers’ organization from which a report on retirement ages has just been published.

The survey of nearly 500 employers shows that more than two-thirds (68%) support the retention of the default retirement age of 65; support being slightly higher amongst large and medium size companies.

In addition, the survey shows that most requests by employees to postpone their retirement had been accepted by employers, indicating that the right to request arrangements are working well and are providing a useful “trigger” for employers to discuss future employment/retirement plans with their employees.

Commenting on these findings, Jerry Wright, Joint Managing Director of CPH Consulting said:

"Given the decline in pension and savings values in recent years, employees are now seeking the opportunity to extend their careers. It is, therefore, encouraging that many manufacturers whilst being supportive of the default retirement age are also adopting a flexible approach to staff requests to continue working beyond that time"

In addition, the CPH Consulting/EEF Employment Survey 2009 showed that:-

• Just under half of employees who had reached age 65 in the last year had asked to postpone their retirement and continue working
• The majority of requests to continue working after age 65 that were accepted by employers resulted in employees continuing in the same job on either a full-time or part-time basis
• In only a few cases and generally in large companies, these requests resulted in employees working in a different job

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CPH Consulting is a specialist provider of talent management solutions for small, medium sized and emerging companies. Its mission is to support each of its clients in building and managing a direct resourcing model, which enables them to attract, retain and develop the right talent to accelerate the growth of their business. It has clients in a number of sectors including business services, digital media, e-commerce, professional services and software.

EEF, the manufacturers' organization is the representative voice of manufacturing in the UK together with ECIA, the Engineering Construction Industry Association and UK Steel. The EEF has a growing membership of almost 6,000 companies of all sizes, employing some 900,000 people from every sector of engineering, manufacturing, engineering construction and technology-based industries.

Small yet perfectly formed
November 2009 – People Management Magazine Outsourcing Supplement

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CPH Consulting sponsor major EEF survey
November 2009 - Recruitment-international.com, Financial Times

CPH Consulting, the specialist provider of talent management solutions for small, medium sized and emerging companies has sponsored a major Employment Survey undertaken by EEF, the manufacturers' organisation from which a report on pension schemes has just been published.

Manufacturing companies are increasingly closing their defined benefit (DB) occupational pension schemes to new employees and, to a lesser extent, for future service to existing members, according to the study of pension arrangements.

The EEF/CPH Consulting Employment Survey 2009 of nearly 500 companies shows that, since 1998, the proportion providing a DB pension scheme to some of their employees has fallen from nearly half to just over a quarter. It also shows that amongst the rapidly declining number of manufacturers who have retained their DB scheme, an increasing number of them are now seriously considering closing their scheme to both new and existing members.

This survey shows that, in the face of increasing costs and administrative burdens, manufacturers have sought to reduce the risks to their business by increasingly moving from DB to defined contribution (DC) pension arrangements for all categories of employees over the last 10 years with the pace of this change being slightly faster for senior managers and executives.

Jerry Wright, Joint MD, CPH Consulting commented "In the face of the ongoing need for all companies to actively manage their cost base and liabilities, which includes de-risking their pension fund exposure, it is no surprise that the move from DB to DC pension schemes continues to gather momentum. For many years companies have used their DB scheme as a selling point to prospective new employees; clearly this is no longer the case and we are working with our clients to ensure that they are offering a competitive range of other employee benefits to ensure they can attract the right talent to their business".

CPH Consulting to support ExactTarget's international expansion
September 2009 - personneltoday.com, recruiter.com, consultant-news.com  

CPH Consulting, the specialist insourced recruitment solutions provider for the technology and professional services sectors, has been retained by ExactTarget to manage all the recruitment for their new international division.

ExactTarget, a global provider of on-demand email marketing and one-to-one marketing solutions, recently announced the launch of its new international division in London following the acquisition of Keymail Marketing. The new division will serve as the headquarters for ExactTarget’s operations outside of North America.

"We are delighted to have secured this new contract at such an exciting time in ExactTarget's global expansion. Our remit is to build and manage a direct sourcing model for them to ensure we attract, recruit and retain the best talent in the market", commented CPH Consulting Joint MD, Jerry Wright.

Another new 'On Demand' client
August 2009 - personneltoday.com, recruiter.com, consultant-news.com

CPH Consulting, the specialist insourced recruitment solutions firm, has signed another new client for its 'On Demand' offering which is primarily aimed at small and emerging companies with lower volumes of recruitment.

Axispoint, a technology solutions company, is CPH's third new 'On Demand' client in as many months. CPH is delivering the service through one of its experienced corporate recruiters, who will directly source candidates across a range of disciplines and manage the end-to-end recruitment process for Axispoint's UK business.

Scott Russell, Joint MD of CPH Consulting commented, "We are delighted that there has been a positive take up of our 'On Demand' service. It demonstrates that there is still an appetite to hire amongst the smaller and early stage firms, even in a challenging market. Our value adding and cost reducing service offering clearly has appeal to this type of company."

'On Demand' service extended by CPH Consulting
June 2009 – personneltoday.com

CPH Consulting, the specialist insourced recruitment solutions firm, is extending its ‘On Demand’ service to companies that are looking to hire as few as five new employees per annum.

Scott Russell, Joint MD of CPH Consulting commented, "For some time we have been offering an ‘On Demand’ service to start up, early stage and emerging companies that typically need to hire 10-20 new staff. With many established and larger companies having limited hiring volumes in the current market, and start up companies being, understandably, more cautious with their initial recruitment plans, we have further developed our service and commercial model, to provide a viable and effective solution for smaller numbers of new hires"

In announcing the signing of a new 'On Demand' contract for a successful US based SaaS solution provider, Russell added that, "Unlike the majority of 'On Demand' recruitment solutions which simply utilise intelligent software to trawl the job boards for available candidates, our bespoke version of our higher volume on site direct sourcing model provides all of the benefits of the full service - a lower cost per hire, a reduced time to fill vacancies and less executive time spent on recruitment related activities. In addition to the new contract we have just signed, we are already in discussions with a number of other companies who can see the real benefits that our 'On Demand' solution delivers"

CPH Consulting Sponsors Major Employment Survey
May 2009 - personneltoday.com, recruitment-international.co.uk

CPH Consulting, the specialist insourced recruitment solutions provider, is sponsoring the 2009 Employment Survey which is being compiled by EEF, the Manufacturers’ Organisation.

The initial survey questionnaire, which was sent to more than 2000 representatives from EEF’s member firms, has generated an excellent response and a detailed analysis of all the responses is currently underway. The survey will be published at the end of the summer.

Commenting on the sponsorship, Jerry Wright, CPH Consulting's Joint MD, said "This is a major piece of research which will provide excellent, current insights to a wide range of employment related topics. We are delighted to have been given the opportunity by EEF to be associated with such a high profile survey."

CPH Consulting re-sign contract
March 2009 - recruiter.com, rec-con.co.uk, personneltoday.com, rpo.eu

Specialist recruitment outsourcing firm, CPH Consulting, have signed a new contract with leading web optimisation software company, Omniture.

Over the last year CPH has built and managed a direct recruitment model for Omniture in EMEA and their Joint MD, Jerry Wright, said 'We are delighted to have the opportunity to build on our first year’s partnership with Omniture, who have an excellent market position in one of the few growth sectors in the current economy'.

The CPH account team currently operate from Omniture’s offices in Frimley and London.

CPH secures 'On Demand' services contract
26th February 2009 - recruitment-international.co.uk, recruiter.co.uk

Specialist recruitment outsourcing firm, CPH Consulting, has signed a one year contract with niche management consultancy, Commercial Advantage.

The contract is based on their 'On Demand' service, which was created to specifically meet the needs of small, 'start up' and emerging businesses with relatively low volumes of hires, but needing specialist support across the recruitment lifecycle.

Commenting on the new contract, Jerry Wright, Joint MD of CPH, said 'We are delighted to have secured this agreement with Commercial Advantage – we have been working with them over the last few months and have demonstrated the value that our 'On Demand' service can bring to small and emerging firms. They are an excellent addition to our management consulting and professional services sector client portfolio'

CPH Consulting re-signs with Mouchel
11th February 2009 - recruitment-international.co.uk, recruiter.co.uk, rpo.eu, consultant-news.com

Specialist recruitment outsourcing (RO) firm, CPH Consulting, has signed a new long-term contract with the management consulting business of consulting and business services group, Mouchel. Commenting on the new contract, Jerry Wright, Joint MD at CPH said, 'Over the last two years at Hedra, and now Mouchel’s management consulting business (incorporating Hedra), we have built and managed a successful direct recruitment model for the business, and have been rewarded with this new contract. Our onsite recruitment team is really looking forward to building on our partnership with Mouchel, both in the UK and increasingly, in the UAE.'

Michael Gates, Finance and Operations Executive Director for Mouchel’s management consulting business commented, 'Having worked successfully with CPH to date, we are looking forward to furthering our relationship in the years ahead.'

About Mouchel

• Mouchel is a consulting and business services group that builds great relationships with clients in the public sector and regulated industry to make a difference to customers and communities. Operations include; highways, water, rail, property, housing, education, utilities, energy, management consulting and 'business process outsourcing' in a wide range of disciplines. Mouchel has more than 11,000 employees, 123 offices in the UK and a turnover of £656.7 million.
• Mouchel was awarded 'Top 20 Best Big Companies to Work For' status in March 2008 in the annual Sunday Times rankings. In March 2008 it also achieved Two Star accreditation from awarding body Best Companies for an outstanding level of employee engagement across the company. Mouchel is also ranked eighth in The Observer’s 2008 Good Companies Guide, a poll of Britain’s most ethical firms.
• Mouchel’s management consulting business is a leading consulting, solutions and service company and part of the Mouchel Group. The acquisition of Hedra plc by Mouchel in 2008 more than doubles the size of the management consulting business which now employs more than 500 full-time specialist staff who provide services to central government, local government, transport, health, education, utilities and energy, defence and aerospace.

CPH Consulting appoints first Non-Executive Director
4th February 2009 - recruitment-international.co.uk, consultant-news.com, personneltoday.com

Specialist recruitment outsourcing firm, CPH Consulting, has appointed its first Non-Executive Director, as a key part of its strategy for further growth.

Kevin Alcock joins the CPH Consulting board - a Chartered Accountant and former Ernst & Young management consultant, Alcock successfully built his own specialist management consultancy, CSTIM, which was sold to UK quoted technology and consulting services group, Morse plc, where he subsequently became CEO.

Commenting on his appointment, Alcock said 'I am delighted to be joining this young, ambitious recruitment outsourcing firm. They have a tremendous opportunity to build on their success to date and I hope to be able to help them realise their full potential in what continues to be a growth sector'

Jerry Wright, Joint MD of CPH Consulting added, 'To have someone with Kevin’s track record and expertise join the CPH board is excellent news! We have enjoyed a very successful first three years, and with Kevin’s input we are confident of achieving our future growth plans'

CPH Consulting announces MCA sponsorship
29th January 2009 - consultant-news.com

Specialist outsourced recruitment solutions provider, CPH Consulting, will be a Gold Partner sponsor at this year’s MCA (Management Consultancies Association) Management Awards, sponsoring the ‘Best Small Firm’ category.

Commenting on the sponsorship deal, CPH’s Joint MD, Jerry Wright said 'We are delighted to be associated with these prestigious management consultancy industry awards, given that the management consultancy and professional services sector is one in which we are experiencing a significant growth in demand for our recruitment outsourcing services'

New contract win - EEF
7th January 2009 - recruiter.co.uk, Recruitment International magazine Feb 2009

CPH Consulting, a leading provider of outsourced recruitment solutions for the professional services and technology sectors, has entered into an RPO contract with EEF Limited, to recruit staff across all of their UK offices

'We are delighted to have secured this new contract with such a prestigious and influential organization as EEF, and hope that it is the start of a long and mutually beneficial partnership' said CPH Joint MD, Jerry Wright.

As a trusted partner to businesses across Britain, EEF provides manufacturing and engineering support and advice in addition to general business support to over 6000 manufacturing, engineering and technology companies.

Commenting on the recruitment outsourcing contract, Caroline Gumble, EEF's HR Director, said 'We are really looking forward to working with the CPH team, and to progressing all aspects of our recruitment and resourcing activities onto a new level'.

200th direct hire
11th December 2008 - recruiter.co.uk, personneltoday.com, recruitment-international.co.uk

CPH Consulting, a leading provider of recruitment outsourcing (RO) services to the SME market, has achieved another milestone – recently placing its 200th directly sourced candidate.

'More significantly to our clients, this figure actually represents a total recruitment cost saving of over £1m - no agency fees; the freeing up of over 400 hours of hiring manager time that was previously spent on recruitment related activities, and a significant reduction in the time taken to fill these roles', commented Jerry Wright, Joint MD at CPH Consulting .

Wright added, 'The 200 figure only represents candidates directly sourced by our onsite recruiters. It excludes employee referrals and direct applications, both of which CPH also manages on behalf of its clients'.

CPH Consulting features in 'Daily Telegraph' HR supplement
4th December 2008 - HR and Recruitment Outsourcing Daily Telegraph

Getting the right person for an SME is so crucial that these companies need extra help in attracting and retaining the right person.
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CPH Consulting features in 'Sunday Times' Recruitment Outsourcing business supplement
30th November 2008 - RPO for SME's Sunday Times

Recruiting the right staff is a key component of corporate success – and arguably even more important for small and medium-sized businesses.
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New contract win - Alibaba.com
28th November 2008 - rpo.eu, recruitment-international.co.uk, personneltoday.co.uk, recruiter.co.uk

CPH Consulting, a leading specialist provider of outsourced recruitment solutions in the technology related sectors, has won a prestigious recruitment outsourcing project with Alibaba.com, Asia’s leading B2B e-commerce company.

The initial project is to manage all experienced hire recruitment for Alibaba.com’s new London office. Commenting on the win, CPH Joint MD, Jerry Wright, said 'We are delighted to have been retained by this rapidly expanding internet company and hope it will be the start of a long, mutually beneficial relationship'.

CPH Consulting expands team
20th October 2008 - personneltoday.com, recruiter.co.uk

Specialist recruitment outsourcing firm, CPH Consulting, has added two new members to its team.

Andy Easom has joined as a Business Development Manager from niche management consultancy, Commercial Advantage, where he was Head of Recruitment.

Kris Harazinski joins from search and selection firm, TPP International. Initially Kris will be working as a Senior Consultant on one of CPH’s flagship accounts in the online marketing sector.

Commenting on the appointments, CPH Director Jerry Wright, said 'the recruitment of two experienced operators like Andy and Kris confirms our confidence in the market opportunities that are opening up for our highly differentiated offering in the RPO market'