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Mears Group PLC Gloucester STAFF: 140 EMPLOYING: Yes
Poeton Gloucester STAFF: 142 EMPLOYING: Yes A Gloucestershire headquartered engineering firm which really deserves to be 73 championed more than it has. A specialist in metal coatings and in many ways a pioneer and leader in its market. As for taking on staff? “Yes, we will be looking to increase headcount, but not in a linear way that matches the forecast growth in sales because we want to improve our productivity by more efficient working.” One of Punchline’s 25 Gloucestershire Apprenticeship Champions l
Housing maintenance and care firm whose relatively small staff number above hides its real scale.This FTSE firm employs 16,000 nationally and has “just won a big Government contract running asylum accommodation plus we have acquired Mitie’s property services division so very much expanding” l
Hewer Facilities Management Ltd
Quedgeley STAFF: 145
EMPLOYING: Yes Established more than 40 years ago, this
successful county firm has evolved into one of the region’s leading building services, installation and maintenance providers. “I believe we are at circa 145 directly employed staff with a plan to expand further this year,” managing director Simon Hewer told Punchline l
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CF Roberts Cheltenham STAFF: 140 EMPLOYING: Yes
Laithwaite’s Wines Gloucester STAFF: 130
Described as one of the UK's leading providers of electrical and mechanical design, installation and maintenance services. A family business since 1935. One of Punchline’s 25 Gloucestershire Apprenticeship Champions l
EMPLOYING: Yes Probably the biggest off-licence in the county. It has come a long way from 1969 when Tony Laithwaite bought a Ford van and began bringing back wine from Bordeaux. One of its major distribution bases is here, in Brockworth. "Will take on 90 seasonal staff this year" l
Mabey Lydney STAFF: 140 EMPLOYING: Possibly An incredible engineering company. An international bridge
building company, covering everything from design to manufacture. “We are not recruiting at the moment but are always open to receiving speculative applications”. l
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