Northern Enterprise Awards 2021

46 | Northern Enterprise Awards 2021 Oct21818 Best Temporary & Permanent Recruitment Agency - Yorkshire The CP Staffing & Events Ltd. origin story begins in 2018, when cofounders Paul Evans and Tina Cahill met at a major event in Yorkshire. Three years later, and one year after the company was founded, CP Staffing & Events Ltd. has become a frontrunner in the recruitment industry, working with clients across a variety of sectors in order to achieve the best possible recruitment solutions. Whilst the company has faced a myriad of challenges, the winner of Best Temporary & Permanent Recruitment Agency – Yorkshire has consistently demonstrated why it should be seen as a serious competitor on the national market. Founded in the midst of Covid-19 restrictions, CP Staffing & Events Ltd. has taken a challenging yet steady path to success. The Leeds based recruitment agency pushes top quality candidates into temporary and permanent roles across the city and Yorkshire, providing companies with qualified and enthusiastic team members. Specialising in four key sectors: care, catering, cleaning, and events – the company has promptly established itself amongst its competition, becoming one of the leading recruitment agencies in the Yorkshire area. The CP Staffing & Events Ltd. journey began in 2018 after cofounders Paul Evans and Tina Cahill crossed paths at an event in Yorkshire. Together they decided to establish a recruitment agency that would support the industries they had previously worked in, which they understood, and honed their skills in on. Cahill and Evans have over 20 years of combined experience, with backgrounds in recruitment, sales, hospitality, and events management. Ultimately, the duo has the joint goal of taking CP Staffing & Events Ltd. to the next level and aspire to show what the company can offer and – more importantly – deliver. Working with local, regional, and national companies, the company aims to create a wide variety of opportunities for candidates to enrich their skillsets and enhance their careers, ultimately delivering the best possible candidates for businesses. Furthermore, CP Staffing & Events Ltd.’s overarching mission is to provide recruitment solutions to both its candidates and clients with nothing but honesty and integrity, ensuring that candidates and businesses are best matched. Built upon a system of trust, CP Staffing & Events Ltd. conducts each aspect of business with its core values in mind, making ethical and high-quality service its main priority. CP Staffing & Events Ltd. forms a partnership with its clients as it strongly believes that strong working relationships are the key to success. Indeed, it greatly values each of its clients – be it candidates or businesses – and vows to go above and beyond to help deliver tailor-made solutions. For example, it understands that within the care industry it is vitally important that workers have the correct skills, training, and accredited qualifications prior to undertaking the role. Therefore, CP Staffing & Events Ltd. completes pre-employment compliance checks, which includes enhanced DBS checks, and ensures that each candidate holds at least a level 1 in Health and Social Care. Catering to a variety of roles, CP Staffing & Events Ltd. provides an array of temporary staff, such as domiciliary staff and administrators. Standing out from the crowd in an overly saturated industry can often prove to be a challenge, however CP Staffing & Events Ltd. has managed to transgress such barriers and continue its progression. It is with this in mind that it should come at no surprise that the company is rapidly growing, becoming increasingly well known across the country. A fully accredited member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, the company abides by the Code of Professional Practice, hereby demonstrating its dedication to providing a high- quality service. Not only is CP Staffing & Events Ltd. successful in business, but it also has established a professional yet family-like feel to its internal culture. CP Staffing & Events Ltd. owes a portion of its success to its close-knit, highly skilled team. Each member has experience in the recruitment industry and can draw upon their transferable skills from previous jobs, be it business coaching or running a hotel. Working together harmoniously, they too operate under the importance of honesty and reliability, as they aim to practice what they preach. In addition, when searching for prospective employees, CP Staffing & Events Ltd. searches for candidates that uphold the same values. However, the company realises that this is a two-way street and provides a great amount of support for its employees. Throughout their career with CP Staffing & Events Ltd., employees can expect to face ongoing training and mentoring, including the option to undertake courses through an accredited provider. The company believes that learning never stops, and therefore takes the time to nurture the career development of each member of staff. Additionally, CP Staffing & Events Ltd. values its staff members wellbeing, and provides support through an Employee Assistance Programme provided by Bupa. Over the past year, CP Staffing & Events Ltd. has become no stranger to a challenge. Of course, like many businesses founded at the beginning of 2020, it found itself greatly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. As the business focuses on the catering, hospitality, and events sectors, it floundered as such companies were forced to