Recruitment specialists move in to Sunderland
moved to a new head office at Sunderland Software Centre as it looks to capitalise on the city’s growing economy.
Pareda supports clients to recruit specialist candidates for the engineering, manufacturing, energy, contact centre, financial services, fintech and professional services sectors and has a national customer-base .
Rebecca Hutchinson, director and co-founder, said: “Paul and I both worked together in our previous roles and combined we have almost 40 years’ experience working in the region’s recruitment sector.
“We had both grown tired of working for other people and, after identifying a gap in the market for a specialist agency providing a professional, tailored approach to recruitment in our sectors, we decided to bite the bullet and go it alone. We doubled in size last year and are on target to achieve similar levels of growth for the year ahead, it’s been an amazing journey so far.”
Initially starting out in North Shields, Pareda moved to Sunderland after being impressed by the momentum being generated in the city by high profile developments such as Riverside Sunderland, the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) and the expansion of the Port of Sunderland.
Paul added: “We reached the point where we knew we were going to have to invest in our own dedicated office space if we were to continue growing and as soon as we met the team at Sunderland Software Centre, we knew it was the perfect place for us.
“Sunderland is a city on the up at the moment. We’ve only been here six weeks and we’ve already welcomed on board a number of new clients as a direct result of being here and meeting new businesses.”
Coun Graeme Miller, leader of Sunderland City Council, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Paul and Rebecca to the city.”