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Operations Director Seeking Opportunity!  Introducing our candidate, an experienced Operations Director who is seeking a new opportunity following the liquidation of his current business. Its worth noting that this liquidation was a ‘members voluntary liquidation’, honouring all creditors as well as ensuring clients delivery teams and supply chains were successfully either n...

Leaders who can be agile, creative and composed in their decision-making are the ones who have the greatest opportunity to grow once the economy starts to recover. There was a bit of luck involved in SHB Real Estate being already set-up up for remote working when the crisis hit, allowing them to get back to full-functionality within 2 days of being out of the office. But not...

  “I have never accepted what many people have kindly said, namely that I have inspired the nation. It was the nation and the race dwelling all around the globe that had the lion heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.” Winston Churchill   Strive Together, Share Success   hashtag#granitesearch hashtag#stewandcocoa hashtag#veday hashtag#success hashtag#winst...

It's Episode 4 of Stew & Cocoa where Andrew Tuck - Head of Workplace for Nationwide Building Society - provides an insight into how the mutual is functioning in its major economic role whilst ensuring its key workers are kept safe. He also points towards some concerning, but unavoidable consolidation for the institution, whilst reassuring all members and stakeholders with a ...

The team here at Granite Search would like to reassure you during this time of uncertainty, that we are thinking of all of our candidates and clients. ‘Strive Together, Keep Calm & Carry On’ is our mission and our motto to help keep our industry moving, but it is a bit of a mouthful… ‘Stew & Cocoa’ seemed a fitting and more palatable abbreviation with welcome, nourishing, re...

Ep.3 of the Stew & Cocoa podcast with John Howie BSc, CEng, FICE, FEANE of John Howie & Associates is out now! John provides a useful insight into the liabilities of all supply chain members who have elected to place sites on stop. We discuss some of the questionable decisions that have been made, albeit with good initial intentions; the mindset of contractors, subcontractor...

Episode 2 of the Stew & Cocoa Podcast is out now! For this episode I spoke with Joe Giordano, an ex consultant QS, but he does much more interesting work now in project finance and due diligence for major sovereign wealth funds and retail banks among others. He also has almost as many charitable commitments as letters after his name and is thoroughly entertaining over a beer...

Episode 1 of the Stew & Cocoa podcast is out now: https://lnkd.in/gkrdvz7 In challenging times, Granite Search offers ‘stew and cocoa’ to the front line in construction's response to Covid 19. How does a major builder increase sales by 20% in 6 months? What bid service can demonstrably prove it nets 100 x the amount spent in fees within the year and establish long term succe...

We are very pleased to announce our new 'home' from January 2020: Becket House 36 Old Jewry  London  EC2R 8DD 

Granite Search are pleased to announce the appointment of Dame Grainne Nite, who will be striving to secure the very best recruiters to work with us. Whether you have little experience or a proven success and are looking for your next opportunity Dame Grainne Night is keen to speak with you! What do we offer you may be wondering? Get in touch to find out! #God save the Queen...