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B&H welcome Kirsty Young to the team!

Oil & Gas strengthens the sales team!

Rail Investment Encouraging!

B&H welcome Kirsty Young to the team!

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Browning & Henderson are delighted to welcome Kirsty Young on board and look forward to an exciting phase of business development with the creation of the new 'Rail Division'. Browning & Henderson's core Oil & Gas business will now be extend to offer candidates into the UK rail markets and Kristy's previous experience will ensure that the new division starts on the right footing in the UK and will subsequently lead into the overseas markets that B&H currently operate within.

In the current climate of retraction B&H are bucking the trend and are aggressively taking on new staff to ensure that future market recoveries can be optimized. The recent reductions of uptake in the Oil & Gas industry due to reduced oil prices will be short lived however, during this period B&H will have the opportunity to develop this new area at pace. Group Managing Director Bill Browning comments ' We realise that developing new business areas is a costly and brave thing to do in the current economic climate however, I am convinced that Rail industry requirements for experienced engineers dovetails well with our current business model and will place us in a stronger position as the markets recover'

Kirsty can be contacted at the UK head offices in Tarrant Hinton.

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Oil & Gas New Girls & Boys!

You might think that a new 'Rail Division' would be adequate progress for many companies, not at Browning & Henderson! Recent additions to the Oil & Gas contracts team in the shape of Gina Boyd, John Gould and Tom Wolsey will ensure that the new business projections for 2009 gets a head start.

Gina brings a wealth of experience to the team and having spent much of her career makng board directors look good, Gina will now take on the task of restructuring and streamlining all elements of Browning & Hendersons sales & administration processes.

John joins the company following a 5 year career in the UK recruitment market and will be instrumental in establishing improved usage of IT systems for the fast mobilisation of candidates on a world wide basis.

Tom Wolsey may well have a degree in English Literature however, it is Tom's fast talking and negotiating skills that are bringing early results for the UK based team. We are delighted to welcome Gina, John & Tom on board and look forward to their contributions as we build throughout 2009.

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Rail Investment Encouraging!

BBC NEWS REPORT 13th February 2009

A multi-billion pound order for a new fleet of inter-city trains is to create or safeguard 12,500 jobs, the government has announced.
A group including Japanese firm Hitachi won the £7.5bn order to build and maintain a new "super express" fleet.
The stock will replace high-speed trains 20-30 years old on the Great Western and East Coast main lines.

The first of the new trains - which are designed to be faster, greener and able to carry 21% more passengers - are scheduled to enter service on the East Coast mainline in 2013, and to be fully operational from 2015. A typical journey between London and Leeds will shorten by about 10 minutes, between London and Edinburgh by 12 minutes, between London and Bristol by 10 minutes and between London and Cardiff by 15 minutes. The fleet will link London with Cambridge, Leeds, Hull, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh and connect London with the Thames Valley, Bristol and South Wales. The consortium, called Agility Trains, is made up of John Laing, Hitachi and Barclays.

Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon described the plans as the single biggest investment in inter-city trains for a generation.
He said: "This announcement demonstrates that this government is prepared to invest, even in difficult economic times, by improving our national infrastructure.
"It is good news for the British economy that over 12,500 jobs will be created and safeguarded, good news for the regions that the government is supporting significant inward investment, and good news for passengers that we are taking the steps necessary to improve their rail journeys."
Keith Hazlewood, of the GMB union, said: "What a spark of good news amid all the gloom. GMB steelworkers will look forward to getting their share of these new jobs."

The decision was also welcomed by Alec McTavish, director of policy and operations for the Association of Train Operating Companies.
He said: "The fleet will provide long-distance operators with the trains they need to meet the needs of a growing market and passengers with an attractive, cost-effective travel choice."
He added that this "is essential if rail's potential to reduce the UK's carbon footprint and transport congestion is to be realised". 

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