The opening of the Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport is great news for the region. For Doncaster, it provides us with the chance to enhance our profile, opportunities for inward investment, more varied recruitment, higher value jobs, good prospects for tourism, and so on. The bottom line being a healthier economy and a wealthier region.
In terms of offices and commercial property, there’s an abundance of first class environments - at least comparable to those in West Yorkshire – and without the parking issues that our neighbouring region suffers.
Gone are the days of decrepit offices populated by ageing businesses. Over the last 5 years, a wealth of new-build offices and business parks have been springing up and this is still continuing. This is vital if we are going to compete with places like Leeds and Sheffield.
According to Sewell Moorhouse, it’s certainly a buoyant time for recruitment in Doncaster. Having been established in Doncaster for over 8 years, Sewell Moorhouse’s Doncaster office has experienced record results in the last 12 months – with a phenomenal increase in activity. During this period, nearly 40% of placements made by the company’s senior recruitment division in Doncaster were with organisations new to the area or new clients.
Also during the period, the Sewell Moorhouse team covering temporary and interim positions experienced growth of over 60%, which is seen as a good indication of a healthy local recruitment market. Indeed Sewell Moorhouse themselves have taken on an additional 3 recruitment consultants to deal with the increased activity.
The availability of good quality and pleasant working environments is helping. And in order to support that, employers in Doncaster need to establish competitive packages in order to secure quality staff. Nigel Brewster, Regional Director of Sewell Moorhouse, highlights that “Many high calibre individuals live and work in the local area. There has also been a rapid increase in the numbers prepared to commute in for senior and middle management positions.”
It seems that employers shouldn’t be fooled into thinking that Doncaster is a depressed market. Commercial property and salaries are certainly competing really well against regional and national averages.
Sewell Moorhouse is an independent and specialised accounting and financial recruitment consultancy based in Sheffield, Doncaster and Leeds. For further information on our services, contact Nigel Brewster on 01302 367 444.
Pictured: Nigel Brewster (left), with Joint Managing Directors Philip Hill (middle) and Cliff Sewell (right).
Sewell Moorhouse
14 Heather Court
Shaw Wood Business Park
Shaw Wood Way
Doncaster DN2 5YL
Tel: 01302 367444
Fax: 01302 367344
www.sewellm.co.uk
