Plant plan offers encouragement for recruitment companyís skilled engineers

Teesside-based technical and engineering recruitment specialists, TechConsult UK Ltd, has been hired to recruit a team for a new testing plant to be created in the region.

The plant will be constructed at The Wilton Centre, near Redcar, by CompactGTL plc, the specialist gas-to-liquids company which focuses on oilfield developments.

Based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, Compact GTL is in the process of locating its prototype plant facility to The Wilton Centre, and has asked TechConsult UK to recruit an experienced site operations manager, followed by a specialist engineering team.

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The satellite plant will operate as a testing facility and TechConsult UK was selected because of its expertise in providing highly skilled personnel and also because its main office is at The Wilton Centre.

Ian Marshall, Senior Recruitment Consultant with TechConsult UK, said: ìWe have been asked to help CompactGTL put a team together, and have already started on that process.

ìThe Wilton Centre development by CompactGTL is an exciting one and we are delighted to be involved.î

The news comes several weeks after TechConsult UK, which places workers all round the world, announced an expansion on its own doorstep, the North-East of England.

Steve Guest, managing director, said: ìWe said at the time that we could see potential for the North-East, with the growth in sectors such as oil and gas, sub-sea, construction, marine and renewables.

ìWe believe there are opportunities there for men and women who have learned their skills in North-East industry and the announcement by CompactGTL confirms that.

ìWe already send workers to the likes of Australia, the United States and across Europe but it is increasingly apparent that there are opportunities at home as well.î

TechConsult UK, part of the Norwegian-based TechConsult company, opened its UK operation in 2006 and first year turnover was 900,000.

CompactGTL's business and strategy is focused on creating a unique value solution to the costly problem of associated gas disposal in the upstream oil & gas industry.

Peter Riches, Chief Executive, said: The prototype plant we are locating at The Wilton Centre plays a vital role in the development of our business this year. We are delighted that TechConsult UK have been able to provide us with our recruitment needs for Wilton.

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