Recruitment Specialist, Agency - Morgan Ryder Associates

Metaldyne UK sign up to the advantages of Morgan Ryder's Vendor Management services.

25/09/2011

Metaldyne is a leading global designer and manufacturer of metal formed components and assemblies for engine, transmission and driveline applications including engine connecting rods, engine bearings caps, cylinder oil jets, crankshaft rubber and viscous dampers, forged differential gears and assemblies and balance shaft modules.

After securing a series of prestigious contracts with major automotive OEMs the efficient and highly profitable UK division has recently invested heavily in their West Yorkshire operation. This investment is set to continue over the course of the next few years and should offer both existing employees and new recruits fantastic opportunities to further their capabilities and their careers.

To support this strategy Morgan Ryder Associates have designed a Vendor Management service that will give their recruitment activities a solid platform to work from. Lean and continuous improvement methodologies have been incorporated into the service and the use of external recruitment suppliers moving forward will be slick, efficient and will consume minimal amounts of operational management time.

Terry Murphy, Business Development Manager (to the right of the picture) said “It’s fantastic to see an organisation flourish during difficult economic times. The team here at Morgan Ryder are pleased to see Metaldyne UK go from strength to strength, we have worked with the management team at Metaldyne for a number of years and we’re looking forward to rolling out the Vendor Management service. Metaldyne UK will without doubt feel the immediate impact the service will have on their UK operation as the service has been honed over many years of use across the automotive/manufacturing sector”

Barry McKeown, Director (left of the picture) said It is a great pleasure to be associated with Metaldyne and I look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship.

View the Metaldyne page for further information

Waste Management sector valued at over 7.5 billion pounds

09/09/2011

Article from lets recycle: http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/waste-management/uk-waste-sector-valued-at-ps7.5-billion

A report which attempts to bridge a ‘gap’ in knowledge about the size and value of the UK waste management sector has been published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

By far the largest proportion of Gross Value Added in the waste sector is generated from waste collection, according to Ekosgen

It estimates that the sector contributed £7.5 billion to the UK economy in 2010/11– considerably higher than the latest £5 billion official estimate from 2009. It also estimates that the waste management sector accounts for 128,000 jobs, up from the official figure of 94,000 in 2009.

The ‘From Waste Management to Resource Recovery: A Developing Sector’ study, released last week (September 1) was commissioned because the government believes there are ‘considerable’ opportunities for businesses to exploit as the UK moves towards zero waste. But, as there is a shortage of information in this area, the department asked economic development consultancy Ekosgen, in association with Emma Buckman Associates, to research what exactly the waste management sector is and how big it is.

The report explains: “There is limited data about the composition and size of the waste management sector and its economic contribution to the UK economy. This study was commissioned by BIS to help address this gap and identify the types of actions the Government could take to create the conditions for growth.”

Research

For its research, Ekosgen conducted an online survey of 1,251 companies (representing 1% of the sector) and consulted industry experts at organisations such as the ESA and WRAP and local authorities. It also drew on Environment Agency data and other data sets to create a picture of the industry as a whole.

The report begins by defining the waste sector as that which comprises the following ten activities: Re-use of products to divert waste at source; collection and transport; brokerage of waste; sorting and storing; disposal through landfill; disposal through incineration; treatment of waste; processing of recyclate; composting; energy recovery.

However, it notes that the waste sector ‘bleeds’ into many other sectors – including haulage, health, farming and food and drink. It therefore suggests "that the sector is best viewed as comprising a core group of organisations which generate their income from waste management activities and a much wider peripheral group who perform it as a secondary or subsidiary function”.

Ekosgen chart showing employment in the waste sector according to activity

Key report findings include:

� There are a total of 128,000 Full Time Equivalent’s (FTEs) in the core waste management sector.

� Waste management generated approximately £7.5 billion Gross Value Added (GVA) -including the 16 largest companies. These 16 companies generate a GVA of £1.55 billion. and employ 27,500 FTEs (18% of the core workforce). By far the largest proportion of GVA is generated by waste collection, accounting for nearly half (46%) in 2009.

� Over half of the sector’s employment is within three sub sectors: (i): carrying and collection (22%); (ii) processing of recyclate (17%); and (iii) sorting and sale of waste or scrap (17%).

� The sector generates an average GVA per employee of £58,200. This ranges from £32,800-£99,800 across ten main activities, from low intensity activities (composting) to those with considerable infrastructural investment/capital intensity (energy recovery).

� Over the ten year period from 2006-2016 the sector is predicting steady growth recovering to 2006 levels in 2013 with steady growth to the 2016 period.

Municipal

While the report focuses more on the commercial sector, it also looks at municipal waste management. The study found that approximately 22,175 people were employed by councils in waste management (64% in waste collection, 18% in recycling), with a public sector waste management ‘turnover’ of an estimated £3.33 billion.

Here, the report notes that the withdrawal of PFI funds and concern over long-term commitments meant that councils might move away from developing large-scale waste treatment infrastructure in future, in favour of smaller facilities which do not require so much long-term capital commitment and are often easier to secure local support for. This has particular implications for large-scale incinerators.

The report notes: “Stakeholders suggest that the absence of PFI credits for waste infrastructure and concerns over committing waste streams for such long periods will make smaller energy from waste facilities more popular in future years.”

In terms of collection, meanwhile, the report notes that many councils do not benefit from the value of recyclables as they are risk averse and prefer to let their contractors receive any monetary value for them. This, the report claims, is one reason why the net costs of waste management amongst councils is increasing and it suggests that councils partnerships can help.

Barriers

In the report, Ekosgen also looks at drivers for change in the waste industry. The consultancy highlights the ‘fundamental’ role that new technologies such as gasification and anaerobic digestion have in waste management, alongside the implications this has for the workforce and required skills.

Experts, the report notes, also expect to see an increase in recovery and reuse of household and commercial and industrial waste in future years, as well as more local authority partnerships.

Barriers

Ekosgen was also asked in the study to assess the barriers to growth in the waste sector and how the government may address these.

Resource Talk RWM Exhibition

09/08/2011

www.ResourceTalk.co.uk features during the RWM Exhibition @ the Birmingham NEC

The online professional networking forum ResourceTalk.co.uk will feature during the RWM exhibition at the Birmingham NEC between 13^th and 15^th September 2011.

The forum is completely free gives UK industry professionals a single location to network, seek out industry advice, overcome engineering or environmental challenges, search through the latest news on the web, job hunt, speak to industry recruiters and more.

Remember, it’s completely free to join and take part.

You can also follow ResourceTalk.co.uk on LinkedIn, click here to view the LinkedIn page -

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2273456&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

Visit Morgan Ryder on Stand 3070N for more information.

Morgan Ryder Associates exhibit at the RWM event in the NEC

09/07/2011

Exhibition Link:

http://www.rwmexhibition.com/rwm11/website/Default.aspx?refer=1

Our waste management division will be exhibiting at the industry’s leading event called RWM. It will be held at the Birmingham NEC between 13^th > 15^th September 2011. It is an opportunity for exhibitors, visitors, clients and candidates to meet the team, explore our support services and understand more about the benefits of on-line professional networking.

FREE EXHIBITION GIVEAWAY – Archos Internet Tablet

Visitor to the stand will have the chance to win an Archos Internet Tablet – click here to view - http://www.archos.com/products/ta/index.html?country=us&lang=en

Come and visit us at stand 3070N

Morgan Ryder - Preferred Supplier

07/09/2011

Morgan Ryder Associates have been appointed as Preferred Supplier to provide Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Ltd to supply all Temporary, Fixed & Permanent Veolia Employee Vacancy Sourcing requirements. The contract commenced 1^st August 2011 and will run to 31^st December 2012

Veolia Environmental Services are the leading recycling and waste management company in the UK. They provide their commercial, industrial and local authority customers with sustainable recycling and waste services to minimise their impact on the environment.

Key facts and figures about Veolia Environmental Services in the UK

Veolia has been operating in the UK for over twenty years.

They have circa 65,000 commercial and industrial customers
There are nearly 12,000 people employed by Veolia Environmental Services in the UK
2010 revenues above £1.2 billion
Their Energy Recovery and Landfill Gas to Energy network supplies 220 MW to the National Grid - a major contribution to renewable energy
A network of 5 composting facilities processes around 156,000 tonnes per annum. All the compost they produce meets the UK industry PAS100 standard, and their Hamps
In 2009, their Energy Recovery Facilities processed 1.5 million tonnes of municipal waste
Campus Veolia, their in-house training facility, trained over 8000 Veolia Environmental Services employees in 2009, equating to approximately 91500 training hours
Their Sheffield District Energy Network is one of the leading examples of its type in the UK and includes more than 27 miles of underground pipes supplying over 140 buildings across the city with green energy

Peter Ross, Director of Morgan Ryder Associates, commented “This is fantastic news and is testament to the excellent work carried out by all of the team at Morgan Ryder. This contract adds to our rapidly growing portfolio of customers operating within the waste management and renewable energy sector, further enhancing our reputation as one of the sector’s leading suppliers of recruitment services.”

Morgan Ryder Assisting Holroyd Precision Ltd

14/04/2011

Following Holroyd Precision’s Regional Growth Fund award, see below, Morgan Ryder have been retained as their exclusive recruitment agency to assist with the recruitment of a number of key positions.

Holroyd Precision Limited Secures Regional Growth Fund Investment

The £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund awards announced today, 12^th April 2011, are designed to encourage enterprise, growth and jobs in the private sector and support areas and communities that are dependent on the public sector.

Holroyd Precision Limited is a world leader in the supply of high quality precision gear, thread & rotor grinding and milling machines based in the North West but with a worldwide client base in markets as diverse as ‘next generation’ jet engines and gas processing.

"We are extremely proud to have been successful in our application for a Regional Growth Fund bid, in what was a very competitive process. At Holroyd Precision Limited we continually strive to develop and grow our business and this award will create many new, permanent employment opportunities at all levels which is fantastic news.

With the future development of a new site we will also reap the rewards of lean manufacturing, efficiencies of scale and a far more energy efficient facility. In addition, we will also be establishing an innovative Research and Development facility together with a new European Marketing Centre and Head Office in Milnrow, Rochdale.

Our customer base continues to expand into more advanced international markets and sectors providing a strong base for our engineers to explore.

On behalf of the staff, shareholders and directors of Holroyd Precision Limited and its sister companies, we extend our sincere thanks to the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Lord Heseltine and Sir Ian Wrigglesworth for visiting us today to announce publicly this award.”

Dr A J Bannan

C.E.O

Holroyd Precision Ltd

For details on the positions available, please visit http://www.morganryder.com/candidates/jobsearch.asp

16 Year High

08/12/2010

UK manufacturing hit a 16 year high in November, according to the Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index.

The PMI rose to 58, its highest since September 1994, and has now remained above the neutral 50.0 mark for sixteen months running.

David Noble, chief executive at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply said: “This month’s PMI brings some early Christmas cheer for the UK manufacturing sector, particularly the record-breaking growth in employment figures. The reported increase in purchasing activity based on strong new orders points to on-going recovery and renewed confidence.

"The pickup in export markets continues to expand as customers look to replenish their inventories, building on the momentum gained last month and a step along the way to realigning the UK economy.”

Rob Dobson, senior economist at Markit, added: “This is welcome news, as the rebalancing of the economy away from consumption towards exports represents a key part of the coalition's growth strategy, and comes at a time when stronger manufacturing expansion may well be needed to offset a likely slowdown in consumer spending as austerity measures start to bite.”