Surge in demand for plastics skills felt at PDM 06

29 September 2006 – Recruitment and human resources firm Listgrove has reported a surge in skills demand for UK plastics and a growth in enquiries for its services.

This trend was reinforced when the company exhibited at the Plastics Design and Moulding Exhibition in Telford this week where it picked up a “significant number” of new recruitment assignments.

Conrad Taylor, director executive services, said: “There are some clear signs of a very upbeat mood out there – at least among small to medium sized plastic moulders in niche and quick turnaround markets.

“Many of those companies that have weathered the tough business climate of the past few years are now looking to upskill their teams and recruit new people – and we are in a key position to assist them.”

Jason Markham, md, said PDM “exceeded our expectations” and added that there had been a “steady rise in enquiries and in demand for skilled technical and scientific staff” over the past few weeks.

He added that the company was still seeing customer growth in plastics sectors such as medical, pharmaceutical and automotive. Earlier in the year the firm launched a set of fully outsourced human resources services.