Recruitment firm Calibre Search targets £3m turnover from new Northern Quarter base

The Manchester office of recruitment firm Calibre Search is on track to hit a £3m turnover next year after moving into the Northern Quarter.

Calibre’s new base in The Landmark building, a former textiles warehouse, has space for 18 recruiters specialising in built environment (consultancy and construction), IT, marketing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC).

In Manchester, the company employs a team of eight focusing on the North West, Birmingham and North Wales.

Calibre has additional offices in Leeds and London.

Director Pete Gillick commented: “It’s a fantastic time to be part of Calibre Search. Group-wide turnover for the Manchester and Leeds offices is expected to hit £6.5m next year.

“After outgrowing Piccadilly House, we have now moved to The Landmark, which is a historic and significant building in a brilliant area.”

Pete, who has more than 10 years’ experience in the recruitment sector, said he established the Manchester office four years ago in a room with no windows, adding: “To be moving into a big modern and freshly refurbished space with a great balcony and a ping pong table is a huge step forward and the kind of quirky, relaxed but focused environment we want to create for our staff and the customers that visit.”

He continued: “We are recruiting for staff at varying levels of seniority to increase headcount by a further 50% in 2017, having already increased it by 100% in 2016.

“We’ve done this by hiring good people and ensuring our staff are offered continuous training to aid their development.”

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