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Specialist motor insurer ERS celebrates successful recruitment drive
ERS – the UK’s largest specialist motor insurer – is celebrating the success of its recruitment drive event, which took place on Saturday 4th August.
Published 14 August 2018
Held in its Swansea office, the event saw over 150 people attend and submit job applications, with a large number of attendees coming from Virgin Media, following confirmation that the company will close its Swansea office with the loss of up to 800 jobs.
Current and former Virgin Media employees who attended the event said that the news of ERS’ recruitment drive was a boost to their morale with one describing it as “light at the end of the tunnel” of a stressful period in their lives.
The company anticipates hiring up to 100 people in Swansea and will invest in training and development of employees over the next 12 months.
ERS has doubled its size in Swansea over the last three years taking it to well over 450 employees. As it expands further, it will be offering even more opportunities at all experience levels for individuals seeking meaningful career development.
As a company that has already invested in growth in the region, ERS recognises the potential that Swansea has when it comes to recruiting new employees. In anticipation of this, it moved into new 33,000 sq ft premises in Crucible Park, Swansea Vale in 2015 to facilitate its ongoing expansion in the city.
ERS provides motor insurance for specialist vehicles such as classic cars, combine harvesters and the most exclusive of supercars for unique events like the Gumball 3000 Rally.
ERS is increasingly developing its employees in Swansea to undertake more specialist roles across functions like IT, claims and underwriting, giving rise to a range of opportunities.
Lauren Edwards, Head of HR at ERS, said:
“To be in a position to be recruiting in the current environment is a great place to be – both for ERS and for Swansea.
“We are very sensitive to the impact the closure of Virgin Media’s Swansea office will be having on its employees and so are very pleased to have met so many strong candidates from Virgin, among others at our open day.”
“The event itself was a great success and I was extremely proud to receive comments from attendees on the day about how enthusiastic and friendly our employees who supported the event were – the team did a great job depicting our culture and the best bit about it is that they were just being themselves.
“I am delighted that we are able to increasingly offer not just jobs but real career opportunities as we continue to expand.”
Current and former Virgin Media employees who attended the event said that the news of ERS’ recruitment drive was a boost to their morale with one describing it as “light at the end of the tunnel” of a stressful period in their lives.
The company anticipates hiring up to 100 people in Swansea and will invest in training and development of employees over the next 12 months.
ERS has doubled its size in Swansea over the last three years taking it to well over 450 employees. As it expands further, it will be offering even more opportunities at all experience levels for individuals seeking meaningful career development.
As a company that has already invested in growth in the region, ERS recognises the potential that Swansea has when it comes to recruiting new employees. In anticipation of this, it moved into new 33,000 sq ft premises in Crucible Park, Swansea Vale in 2015 to facilitate its ongoing expansion in the city.
ERS provides motor insurance for specialist vehicles such as classic cars, combine harvesters and the most exclusive of supercars for unique events like the Gumball 3000 Rally.
ERS is increasingly developing its employees in Swansea to undertake more specialist roles across functions like IT, claims and underwriting, giving rise to a range of opportunities.
Lauren Edwards, Head of HR at ERS, said:
“To be in a position to be recruiting in the current environment is a great place to be – both for ERS and for Swansea.
“We are very sensitive to the impact the closure of Virgin Media’s Swansea office will be having on its employees and so are very pleased to have met so many strong candidates from Virgin, among others at our open day.”
“The event itself was a great success and I was extremely proud to receive comments from attendees on the day about how enthusiastic and friendly our employees who supported the event were – the team did a great job depicting our culture and the best bit about it is that they were just being themselves.
“I am delighted that we are able to increasingly offer not just jobs but real career opportunities as we continue to expand.”
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