Sure Recruitment Group Ltd are proud of our roots, we’re proud of the impact we have made in Scotland since opening in 2014, and we’re proud that these standards enabled us offer the same service levels and ways of working to businesses and individuals in Northern Ireland since 2018.
We also like to think we’re pretty socially responsible, click here for details of some of the charities we’ve supported to date, and be assured that we’ve plenty more in the pipeline going forward.
With a client base covering a wide range of businesses, we offer every single customer the same guarantee – the very best standards of service available anywhere in Central Scotland or Northern Ireland!
And the same goes for people working with us, be they high level ‘professional’ managers being recruited for a unique permanent opportunity or a student wanting a few weeks temp work – we’ll treat everyone with respect, honesty and we’ll always aim to exceed their expectations.
Rather than bore you with more ‘how great we are’ details – we thought a timeline might be slightly easier on the eye…
2014
- The launch of ‘Sure Recruitment (Scotland)’ with our first office in the East End of Glasgow, specifically located due to the excellent transport links in the area.
- We placed our first ever worker on Monday 16th June 2014 (thanks Graham!!)
- Our first contracts included supplying staff to the Commonwealth games at venues right across Glasgow and subsequently we were invited to cover the Ryder Cup in Gleneagles on the back of the service standards we offered to the Commonwealth Games teams.
2015
- We signed up to the Ethical Trading Initiative, became Sedex registered & joined the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.
- We took on another office in the same building in Glasgow to cope with demand for our services.
- We placed our 10,000th worker towards the end of 2015!!
2016
- We launched our Permanent Recruitment offering for Transport and Logistics professionals
- We launched dedicated divisions for ‘Trades & Labour’ and ‘Warehouse & Industrial’.
- We opened our 2nd office in Livingston to better service our clients at the Eastern end of the M8 corridor, including Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians
2017
- We launch our training division (starting with Driver CPC training for current drivers)
- We achieved our Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority accreditation
- We joined the Freight Transport Association.
- We took another office in Glasgow (in the same building) to improve our ability to meet customers demands.
- We placed our 50,000th worker in the middle of 2017!!
2018
- Our ‘training division’ became a separate company ‘Sure Training (Scotland) Ltd’ and was accredited direct with Jaupt for delivery of our own DCPC courses for HGV & PCV drivers.
- We also starting offering other courses such as licence upgrades and ‘Lorry Loader’ courses via Sure Training (Scotland)
- In preparation for opening in Northern Ireland, ‘Sure Recruitment (Scotland)’ became ‘Sure Recruitment Group’ and ‘Sure Training (Scotland)’ became ‘Sure Training Group’.
- We opened our Belfast office in October.
- An updated Recruitment website was launched with more features for temporary and permanent workers and clients.
- We placed our 100,000th worker in the autumn of 2018!!
2019
- Sure Training Group launched a new website with online course booking and ‘real time’ availability.
- We took on another office (our 4th in the building) in Glasgow, specifically for our payroll/ accounts department
- Sure Training moved into their own office in Glasgow (same building as Sure Rec).
- Sure Training trained their 1,000th individual, their 2,000th and their 3,000th individual in 2019 (it was a busy year).
2020
- We quickly adapted our business processes to be’ COVID compliant, including having office staff working from home where possible and interviews being conducted remotely using ZOOM/ calls etc.
- Sure Training moved all courses we could ‘online’ during COVID, including offering Driver CPC courses 7 days a week (and still do), we also launched a number of new training products such as Transport Managers CPC and OLAT training.
- Our ability to react quickly to government and local requirements meant we won a number of new clients during ‘lockdown’ and were able to support some of the most ‘key’ sectors in the country during the crisis, including the supply chain for food, medicines and even the NHS.
- By the end of 2020 we were supplying a number of contracts in the North of England, complimenting our supply in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and experienced our busiest ever Xmas period.
2021
- We invested heavily in our internal IT and operating systems (including installing 3 new operating systems for the different departments), all designed to future proof our business as we move into the ‘new way’ of working post COVID.
- Our team focused on the ‘Food & Drink’ sector launched their own specific website www.surerecfms.com
- Sure Training became an accredited examinations centre with Skills & Education Group, meaning we could host exams in our training centres in Scotland & Northern Ireland.
- We supplied our 200,000th worker in early 2021
- Sure Training trained our 4,000th person in mid 2021.
2022
- We reopened our offices for face to face interviews, and training reopened for face to face training in our classrooms, however we also retained the ability to interview and training remotely – giving us the best of both worlds
- We had a major rebrand of the business, designed to reflect the specialist nature of our separate divisions, and the skillsets and services they each provide
- We supplied our 250,000th worker
- Sure Training trained our 5,000th person in early 2022
2023..
- Sure Training developed the provision to offer ADR training right across Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Sure Training also have had record numbers of Transport Managers on courses in 2023
- We placed our 300,000th worker in early 2023
- Website updated to reflect the nature of the positions we’re filling in multiple sectors right across the UK & Ireland. Also increased functionality for users of the website in job alerts and search capabilities
2024 so far…
- opened a new office in Coatbridge
- helped train over 10,000 drivers on the Driver CPC training for the Driver Qualification Card
- placed our 350,000th worker in early 2024, and are on target for our 400,000th worker in November 24