Atkins Search
24 March 2025
Sector: Recruitment
Location: Broxtowe
Atkins Search is a Nottingham-based recruitment agency delivering permanent, temporary and retained search recruitment solutions throughout the Midlands, North West, London and Yorkshire regions.
It was established in 2016 and specialises in placing candidates in the construction, consultancy, freelance, executive search, engineering and residential sectors. There are currently 12 employees.
Challenges faced
The business faced challenges around finding the right calibre of people to join them and was also looking to expand but needed a clear plan.
Solution and Impact
Atkins Search has been supported by the Accelerator project. Accelerator is funded by Broxtowe Borough Council’s share of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and delivered by East Midlands Chamber.
Chamber Business Adviser, Sonny Lakhani has been working with Managing Director, Antony Rowe on a business diagnostic and growth plans. In the 1-to-1 meetings Sonny covered all the funded support that was available to the business including Broxtowe Borough Council’s Business Grant.
With guidance from Sonny during the application process, the business was successfully awarded £3,465 towards for the development of an E-Brochure. This marketing collateral will be used to help Atkins Search expand the regions in which they operate, detailing additional services they provide.
The business also had an Accelerator Growth Voucher which has provided tailored marketing consultancy support from Lindsey Newman-Wood of Passion Marketing. This support has helped the business define its marketing strategy.
Many of the Atkins Search team have attended the funded workshops provide by the programme including Modern SEO, HR Essentials, Harnessing AI for Business, Generating and Winning New Sales and others.
Antony commented: “Accelerator has supported the business’s strategy which has in turn allowed us to continue to grow and increase headcount. Due to all this help, we currently have four vacancies in our business, which we are trying to recruit."
“It’s been excellent, very well-rounded business support. Sonny has been very supportive and is always in contact if he feels there is an opportunity we can benefit from.
I have been very pleased that we signed up for the programme, it’s been a great help.”
- Antony Rowe, Managing Director
This initiative is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and delivered by East Midlands Chamber on behalf of Broxtowe Borough Council.
