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Sparrows Launches Recruitment Drive as Directors Underline Confidence in the Business and the Global Offshore Market

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Global leader in offshore lifting and mechanical handling services, Sparrows, has today launched a recruitment drive to fill 143 newly created positions, 101 of which will be based out of Aberdeen. This follows the announcement earlier this year that the Aberdeen head-quartered firm had secured £32 million of new contracts and extensions to existing contracts.

Sparrows already employs more than 1,600 people, with 1,000 of those based in the UK. The new positions will be largely in the UK but also in other parts of Europe and Africa. This year alone, Sparrows has created 195 new positions across the Group.

Doug Sedge, chief executive officer of Sparrows, said: “Our confidence in the global offshore market and our robust order book has given us the confidence to kick-start a major recruitment campaign. The new positions will bolster our existing team to work on new and existing contracts and help us gear up capacity for further new business.”

Sparrows is seeking to recruit people in a range of technical disciplines including mechanical, electrical and design.

Mr Sedge added: “Our healthy figures and forecasts have placed us in an enviable position which is attracting significant interest in the company. While we will inevitably continue to be a target for potential buyers, this is not in our short to medium-term plan.

“We remain focused on and committed to building the business, bedding in new contracts and attracting, retaining and developing our people to deliver the high quality service for which we are recognised. This is underlined by the many contract extensions we have secured demonstrating client confidence in our ability to deliver safety, quality and value.

In addition to the recruitment campaign, Sparrows has strengthened its training and development programmes. The company currently employs 36 graduate engineer trainees, 15 engineering apprentices, six draughting apprentices and over 150 offshore technicians working towards externally awarded vocational qualifications.

“Investing in skills is key to our success and the people we are training today represent the future of the business. With skills’ shortages in the oil and gas sector, it is vital to the sustainability of our business and the industry that we train and develop our people, particularly the younger ones, as well as bringing in new people.”

Recent contract renewals for the operation and maintenance of offshore cranes in four countries have been secured with major oil and gas operators.

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Please be aware that there have been recent incidents where organisations/individuals, purporting to act on behalf of Sparrows, have contacted people and made offers of false employment opportunities in the North Sea with Sparrows.  Such communications are fraudulent and do not originate from Sparrows, nor are they associated in any way with Sparrows recruitment process.

These organisations/individuals may request personal information and/or money in order to process an employment application.  Sparrows, or any third party recruiting on our behalf, will never ask for money at any point in the recruitment process.  Should you be asked to make a payment you should assume that the requester is not providing genuine services and that any offers made are false.

During the Sparrows recruitment process, you will always meet in person with a Sparrows employee for an interview at our premises before any job offer is made.  If you are unsure of the authenticity of any job offer or request for information, please contact the HR Department at jobs.uk@sparrowsgroup.com.   

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Through teamwork from our dedicated workforce, Sparrows has been the world leader in offshore crane management for over 35 years. We are a global provider of oilfield engineering services, specialising in offshore lifting, crane engineering and services, mechanical handling, pipe and cable lay systems, fluid power engineering, equipment rentals and competence training. With staff and service bases on 6 continents, you can be confident that - wherever you go in the energy world, Sparrows offshore engineers and crane technicians are never far away. We are also a performance driven company whose highest priorities are competency, accident prevention, the health of our employees and the protection of the environment.