Cpl the Belfast & Dublin based international recruitment company which employs 22 people across Northern Ireland has today announced it is opening a new office in Derry.The only indigenous recruitment company listed on the London and Dublin stock exchange, Cpl recently appointed a new Northern Ireland CEO and the company sees the opening of the new office in the North West as part of a wider plan to significantly grow its market share in Northern Ireland.

The company has 36 offices across 9 countries and recently acquired London based Clinical Professionals Ltd, a leading UK based pharmaceutical and Life Sciences recruitment company.  Cpl which also has an office in Newry enjoyed its strongest ever month in the Northern Ireland recruitment market in October and it has secured new state of the art office space in Belfast City centre to match its aggressive growth ambitions.

According to Áine Brolly, CEO, Cpl in Northern Ireland and former Senior Vice President (SVP) with Invest NI in San Francisco, the business has targeted both expansion in regions such as the North West and the acquisition of a locally based recruitment company as part of its strategy of rapid growth. 

Commenting on the new opening and Cpl’s growth plans Áine said, “At Cpl we believe in developing our network regionally across Northern Ireland and in Derry we see considerable opportunity for the labour market to evolve and grow.  We are committed to developing our economic footprint and this will be through building on our three offices and reviewing opportunities to acquire a local recruitment business that is line with our dynamic approach within the marketplace.

“As the Northern Ireland economy develops around knowledge-based industries like ICT, Agri-food, Health and Life sciences, financial services and professional services it is becoming increasingly dependent on higher level skills.  By 2020 over 50% of the local workforce will require these higher level skills and shortages will be particularly acute in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) disciplines, areas in which we have considerable experience. We believe our unique global connections paired with our insights and expertise will enable us to match local companies with our strong talent base across Northern Ireland, Europe and further afield.”