Client Testimonials
I engaged Collingwood Search to assist in the recruitment of a Business Manager, specifically to focus on the on-board electronics division of our business. This is a fairly niche area , which was one of the challenges of the assignment.
The Consultant at Collingwood delivered a high calibre short-list along with providing research details and current market intelligence, resulting in a high quality individual being appointed in the role.
I would retain Collingwood's services again for Faiveley Transport and recommend them to others within my network.
Ellen Smith, Human Resources Manager, Faiveley Transport UK
Collingwood Search and Selection Ltd successfully Headhunted a Regional Sales Director in Germany for Ubee. We chose Collingwood due to their 10 years' experience in the Cable TV and Telecoms Industry and the track record they have recruiting Sales and Marketing professionals across Europe. I was delighted with the result and would highly recommend Collingwood to any business who needs a professional and ethical headhunter.
Ben Huang, VP Europe, Ubee Interactive
We created a new role for a General Manager that was critical to our growth plans and established a relationship with a Database Recruitment Agency to identify candidates. Unfortunately this route proved unsuccessful so we decided to adopt a more targeted approach and partnered Collingwood Search and Selection Ltd to undertake a bespoke Headhunt into the Medical Filtration Industry. A high quality candidate shortlist of 4 was delivered within 4 weeks and a very strong individual was appointed. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Collingwood for any specialist or senior level recruitment.
Andrew Steel, Chief Executive, Howorth Air Technology Group Ltd
To support the rapid growth of our business, we created a number of junior and senior Supply Chain roles and wanted to identify high calibre candidates from our industry. We had only used database agencies before and decided to we needed a more targeted "Headhunt" approach. Despite a very specific and difficult brief, Collingwood delivered the assignments successfully. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending them to any business seeking a true recruitment partner.
Chris Claydon-Butler, Managing Director, Simon Jersey Ltd
Armed with an aggressive growth strategy for the UK we created the need for a UK Sales Manager. Having invested time to research and interview a number of Recruitment Consultancies, we decided to partner Collingwood to Headhunt the role. Collingwood invested time with us at our German Head Office to fully understand the role, the type of candidate sought and the culture and strategy of our business. The time they invested clearly paid dividends as their Candidate Shortlist provided us a number of options. The result was the recruitment of a UK Sales Manager and a Territory Manager. We look forward to working with Collingwood again for our future recruitment requirements.
Heiko Niedenzu, Group Sales Director, Nolte Moebel GmbH Co. KG
We were looking to launch a new business in the recycled paper export market and required a Purchasing Manager who understood the UK market. Collingwood understood our challenging candidate specification and presented a high quality shortlist within agreed timescales. As a result of Collingwood's headhunt we recruited an individual enabling us to launch and develop the business successfully.
Ellen He, Director, Men Shun Recycling Ltd.
Due to our ambitious growth plans for the UK, Au'some required a direct sales team to be recruited. We retained Collingwood Search and Selection Ltd to recruit a General Sales Manager who would fit culturally and who had a proven track record within the UK confectionery sector. They delivered an excellent shortlist within pre-defined time-scales and we were delighted with the result.
Tony Gibbons, General Sales Manager, Au'some UK Ltd
I have been tasked with recruiting a new team of Product Marketing Managers for EMEA. It has been difficult to find individuals with the right skill set and cultural fit, nevertheless, Collingwood's determination and headhunting expertise has reaped rewards.
Colin Schroder, Product Portfolio Manager EMEA, Belden
Presspart previously partnered Collingwood to recruit key Sales and Quality Management positions and so we were keen to use their knowledge of our business, culture and the medical devices industry again. We created a new role for a Marketing Manager which they successfully filled within agreed time-scales.
Julian Hemy, Director - Global Sales, Presspart
My company Altomed Ltd, a leading UK supplier of ophthalmic surgical products, needed to find a Territory Manager for the North West of England & Wales area in order to expand our field sales force.
We needed to identify the right candidate within a fairly tight timescale. Selling experience within the ophthalmic medical industry was essential. A good fit in terms of company culture and relating to other key people within the firm was also important.
After several detailed and professionally conducted briefings Collingwood Search and Selection began work to find suitable candidates. A suitable candidate was found and after the interview process we appointed the new Territory Manager within 2 months of briefing Collingwood.
I can recommend Collingwood Search and Selection to anyone who requires professional help with the recruitment of key sales or marketing personnel.
Peter Myers, Managing Director, Altomed Ltd
We have used Collingwood Search & Selection Ltd to recruit key positions for us in sales and marketing during the last 6 years. Despite our ambitious requirements, their knowledge of our business, our culture and the consumer products market has led to numerous successful appointments. We use Collingwood, confident that their candidate shortlists contain individuals who meet our skills and cultural requirements and of individuals who know exactly who we are and are keen to join us. Collingwood's proactive services add value and critically save our management a lot of time.
Roger Murie, Commercial Director, James Briggs ITW
Having previously utilised our own resources for senior level recruitment with mixed levels of success, as Managing Director of Eurocraft Enclosures I decided that from this point on I would entrust our requirements for key placements to experts in search and selection.
Along with my colleagues and co-owners of the business we identified Collingwood search & selection as an ideal partner to work with us, in initially filling a strategic Operations Manager vacancy.
Our experience showed that Collingwood thoroughly understood what we were looking for, and whilst the technical and core competency match for the role was established and formed part of the search criteria, of equal importance was the "culture and personality fit" of the potential candidates to our existing team.
The Collingwood search team spent time exploring our values and team dynamics and then using a variety of tools deployed a "focused search" that pulled together a short list of candidates for our review.
Suffice is to say that we had a final shortlist of three candidates and we would have employed all three if it were possible, such was the match to our requirements.
Kevin O'Toole, Managing Director, Eurocraft Enclosures Ltd
Collingwood ran an excellent search process for us recently despite a relatively difficult and unusual remit. They showed an excellent ability to listen carefully to our requirements and delivered a good shortlist of strong candidates within an agreed timescale, allowing us to find the right person with the minimum drain on our limited management time. I would certainly not hesitate to use them again or recommend them to others.
Colin Gibson, CEO, Landround plc
We have found Collingwood Search and Selection Ltd to be genuinely interested in developing a successful and effective relationship with us and in the provision of a recruitment service integrated with our business strategy. We are impressed by his ability to tailor the recruitment approach to the requirements of each specific appointment, his consistently high level of personal service and capacity for generating excellent candidate shortlists.
Keith Mothersdale, Chief Technical Officer, Technetix Group
I have worked with Collingwood Search and Selection Limited on a number of challenging UK and International assignments. Despite the prospect of finding needles in haystacks to meet our needs, Collingwood's knowledge of the market, determination and pro-activity have produced the required results. His approach is refreshing and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending him as a recruitment partner.
Howard Whitby, Research and Development Director, Honeywell CPG
We found Collingwood Search and Selection Limited easy to deal with. They delivered a high calibre candidate shortlist when they said they would.
Rebecca Galvin, HR Manager EMEA Sales & Marketing, Belden
We chose to work with Collingwood Search and Selection to help us complete our first ever round of recruitment. After interviewing 6 recruitment companies we chose to work with Collingwood Search and Selection because we felt that their industry knowledge and understanding of our business needs was second to none. From the outset Collingwood have provided an outstanding service in which 3 extremely high calibre candidates were identified for short list, and two of whom now work for Optimumfx. Throughout the process they kept us fully up to date and informed on progress versus our deadlines. We will most certainly be giving Collingwood a call when we next look to grow our business.
Ian Rowledge, Managing Director, Optimumfx Ltd
