A rapidly growing IT recruitment company, Colossus, has taken 1040 sq ft at Nurton Developments, 11 Waterloo Street in Birmingham.
Employing 12 people will an ambition to expand to 20 next year, Colossus , which was established six years ago, is benefiting from the increasing digitalisation of businesses in response to COVID.
“The pandemic has elevated the importance of technology in companies,” said Ian Tunnicliff, director of Colossus with 25 years industry experience.
“IT recruitment is far more valued, and the right person is crucial for businesses to both survive and compete.
“As a result Colossus has gone from proactively chasing new job opportunities in companies to being chased, with companies lining up to recruit. If we can find the right candidates, we can almost guarantee we’ll find them jobs.”
Ian added: “The people companies require are highly skilled and are not cheap hires and often management teams don’t understand all the technical aspects of the role and so that’s where our experience and knowledge come into play.”
Formerly based at the Lewis Building, 11 Waterloo Street was selected by Colossus as a more long-term location for expanding the business, while still being at the heart of the central business district, providing employees with access to a wide range of amenities on their doorstep.”
“The team are really excited to move,” continued Ian. “We were all starting to get on top of each other in the previous office and now with the large, light open plan office we’re able to improve the quality of the working environment and build in space to grow.”
‘We’re on the look-out for more recruits, it’s the right conditions for growth and we believe it’s a sector which will continue its upward trajectory for a while yet.”
11 Waterloo Street is one of a number of offices owned by Nurton Developments in Birmingham including 4 Temple Row and Newater House.
David Dyas asset manager for Nurton Developments said: “We welcome the opportunity to support growth companies in the city and provide them with good quality space that works for their business. It’s also encouraging to see businesses moving from serviced offices to conventional offices demonstrating confidence in the future.”
JLL and Vail Williams act as agents on 11 Waterloo Street.
