Linear Construction Recruitment Agency London, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle

Oil, Gas & Energy Division hits the ground running

The new division is based out of the companys Newcastle office and has seen the construction and industrial specialist recruit energy sector expert, Gareth Allen, who has six years experience in the oil and gas recruitment industry both across the UK, Middle East and across Europe. As head of the new division his remit is to develop relationships with clients across onshore, offshore, fabrication and infrastructure projects and to ensure that Linear can provide the right skills and level of expertise, exploiting any synergies from its pool of candidates in other divisions.

Explained Gareth: "The oil, gas and renewables sector requires specialist skills and a very mobile workforce. Our understanding of the sector and our existing pool of candidates with appropriate or transferable skills has meant that we can hit the ground running with the new division and the proof of that is in how quickly we have grown from a standing start to a thriving business". Linear is working with a number of offshore fabrication companies and is supplying workers for offshore oil and gas projects in Aberdeen, the North Sea and Denmark, as well as a large installation project in Norway and onshore fabrication in Great Yarmouth.

Gareth Allen is available on 0191 2325460 or email garethallen@linearrecruitment.co.uk