New 24-7 Staffing Service for Construction and Engineering Sector launched

A new service to provide temporary staff for the construction and engineering sector, to support UK and international projects around the clock, has been launched by UK recruitment entrepreneur Penny Streeter OBE, following a 1 million investment in IT.

Penny Streeter is founder of Ambition 24hours, the medical employment agency, which has achieved annual revenue of over 60 million in just 10 years through organic growth alone. Mark Phipps, with 20 years experience as an engineering services provider in the fire protection and security sector, has been appointed as managing director of the new division, A24 Site. Details are at www.a24site.co.uk.

ì As a user of engineering staff employment services, I found it frustrating that agencies could not meet the need of the industry for a fast and reliable service, providing staff at short notice, at any time of the day or night. My experience in the sector - in employing staff for major engineering projects - complements Ambitionís core expertise and advanced IT systems for recruiting, managing and placing temporary staff, 24-7,î Mark Phipps says.

A24 Site provides a range of temporary staff: administrative support, building and construction personnel, building services, ICT communications, electrical engineering, fire alarm engineers, health and safety staff, HVAC, industrial management, mechanical engineers, project engineers, quantity surveyors, railway engineers, shop fitters, site managers.

A further distinctive service feature, according to Mark Phipps, is its use of Enterprise management software ñ the result of a 1 million investment, developed by the in-house IT team, to automate many processes for effectively managing thousands of personnel and project assignments at any time. The result is better, faster and more integrated communication and reporting, he says.

Ambition also offers a unique ID card system, according to Phipps, to ensure site security: details of the identity, qualifications and employment status for each member of staff are printed on a tamper-proof photo-ID card, ready for presentation at any time in the workplace. The computer-generated card includes all relevant employment information, such as specialist qualifications.