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A growing recruitment and outsourced HR business has secured a significant investment which will accelerate its plans to create hundreds of jobs, as global demand for its services soars.
Jackson Hogg was established in 2012 and now employs more than 110 people between its bases on Tyneside, Teesside and Leeds, with its teams supporting clients across the STEM sector.
Now the business, which works across Europe, the US and Canada, plans to build a specialist team of about 500 people in the next five years.
To support its goals, it has secured investment from NPIF-FW Capital Debt Finance, which is managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
As well as its expansion into Leeds, the group will focus on scaling-up its base at CBX in North Tyneside, as well as on the Belasis Business Park in Billingham, where it has just taken a larger premises.
Finance director Helen Broadhead said: "Taking aside the financial result in 2020, owing to the global pandemic, we've seen constant growth since 2012.
"The STEM sectors will always be our core focus, but we have developed along the way to add more to our offering and give even more to our clients. Our recruitment offering has strengthened year on year as we continually look to support clients with finding new talent solutions."
She added: "While our plans are ambitious, I look back at what we've achieved so far and the growth we continue to see, and as a result I am very confident we can achieve our vision.
"We have the expertise and talent here in the region, and of course Yorkshire, to be able to work globally, and the growth we're seeing shows the quality of the team we have.
"Teesside is a big growth area for us and the quality of STEM businesses there is outstanding - we are excited about the potential there, in addition to the ongoing progress we continue to see from our team in Newcastle."
Abu Ali and Tristan Woolcock from WilliamsAli Corporate Finance supported Jackson Hogg in securing the investment.
Woolcock said: "This is a business truly making waves around the world from its bases in the North East, and their long-term commitment to the region is evident through its ongoing investment and job creation here.
"Their track record of diversifying to meet the changing needs of clients shows exactly why Jackson Hogg has seen the growth it has, and with this investment, they are able to look to the next phase of global development with confidence."
Alexandra Gent, senior investment executive at FW Capital, added: "Jackson Hogg have an excellent reputation in the North East and the growth they are seeing, particularly on Teesside, is outstanding. There is huge potential there, and in Leeds, for strong progress.
"The ethos of the business is central to its success, and the positive and committed culture runs from top to bottom. We're very pleased to have been able to support Jackson Hogg and to help unlock its next phase of growth."
