Skilled International, a West End based Recruitment firm specialising in the oil and gas sector have, following the merger in October 2015 of their Australian counterparts Skilled Group and Programmed Group now become Programmed International.
Programmed Group was established in Australia in 1951 and has since grown to a total of 100 branches in key metropolitan and regional areas across Australia and New Zealand. The collaboration with Skilled Group allows enhanced global capabilities with International offices strategically placed in Singapore, UAE, Malta, U.K and Houston.
Here in Aberdeen the office on Rubislaw Terrace has been a recruitment hub for the oil and gas sector since 2006. Firstly known as Offshore Marine Services and latterly Skilled International, the company is already a leading manpower provider across multiple industry sectors including Drilling and Marine Services.
The merger allows for a strengthened business model, an advantage in a challenging market where recruitment firms need diversity in order to grow and enhance business capabilities.
The ability to offer unique cost-effective solutions are key. Programmed International seek to deliver on this with the ability to offer borderless solutions across a global marketplace.
Programmed Group's investment in Aberdeen shows specific movement for the company to diversify into an international market, and although recovery may be slow, the ability to utilise global strength is key to local growth throughout the expected upcoming period of economic recovery.