Rok Builders Still Recruiting at Full Steam

by greg1usa | May 28, 2008 at 08:27 am

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Bristol builder Rok was also in the news today having pioneered a new supply chain charter with local sub-contractors which has proved so successful that it is likely to be adopted by other Rok offices across the country.

Rok is recruiting 60-80 tradespeople every month says chief executive Garvis Snook.

He believes that while lay-offs will happen elsewhere in the contracting sector in the coming downturn, Rok will remain free of such problems.

He said: “At Rok we have a policy of ‘looking after the family’. At the moment we are actively driving recruitment internally, especially in management and leadership. Also, we want a higher percentage of Rok’s sales delivered by our own people.”

The downturn in the housebuilding sector is bringing a surge of interest in working for Rok.

“The phone doesn’t stop ringing,” said Snook. “The calls are basically from subcontractors currently working for housebuilders but who are looking for new work. It’s happening everywhere though less so in Scotland – but that will change.