AN award-winning business is expanding into Warrington with a branch in the town centre.

This will be Midlands-based recruitment agency Encore Personnel’s first branch in the north west.

Established in Leicester in 2002, Encore employs more than 200 staff and provides temporary and permanent jobs to the engineering, industrial, driving, energy, manufacturing, managed services and professional services sectors.

The £95m turnover business’s newest branch is located in Warrington town centre and will be headed up by Rob Price, a seasoned recruiter with more than 15 years’ experience in the industry.

Rob’s goal is to grow his team in Warrington in chorus with new customer wins, with the aim of having at least four consultants operating from the branch by the end of this year.

Rob, who has been operating at director level for the past five years, said: “I’m delighted to be joining Encore at such an exciting and pivotal time for the business.

“My background is sales through and through, having kicked off my career in recruitment at 18 years old.

“Within six months I was a branch manager and I was then quickly promoted to regional manager, so it is fair to say my drive and ambition to be at the forefront of successful recruitment strategies fits perfectly with Encore’s vision to become the leading recruiter in the North West.

“The goal is to establish our new Warrington branch as Encore’s HQ in the region, putting us on the map as the go-to, first choice recruiter initially for industrial roles, but then plugging in all of our services offerings from driving to energy.

“I’d like to have a strong team of consultants in place by the end of this year with a goal of 15-20 customers by Q1 of 2023. We’re setting the bar high already – from being an unknown operator in the region, we’re already placing 25 candidates a week so I know our aim of 100 placements a week by Christmas is well within our capabilities.”

Managing director at Encore Personnel Pete Taylor said: “We’re delighted to be expanding our footprint to a brand new region and look forward to meeting our new customers and candidates as our reputation grows from our new Warrington home.”