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Case Study - Environmental
Nuon- Renewable Energy/Wind Developer
Nuon Renewables is the UK-based subsidiary of nv Nuon. The company is focused on making a substantial contribution to renewable energy generation in the UK, principally through the development and operation of wind farm projects.
nv Nuon is an international power company active in the generation, marketing and distribution of electricity, gas and heat. Nuon is a market leader in the Netherlands and is recognised as one of the leading renewable energy companies in Europe.
In a fast growth sector with particular skill shortages Novo has successfully worked with Nuon across a range of key appointments on an international basis.
Novo put in a place a recruitment programme that included executive search, trade advertising and on-line executive advertising.
Biogenie - Land Remediation
Biogenie is an international contracting business providing fully integrated services for contaminated Land remediation. Originating in Canada, the business has grown significantly since inception and boasts a group turnover of more than $50m. Biogenie has also recently merged with EMS a similar sized environmental services business in Canada. As the product of many years experience, Biogenie has successfully developed an extensive knowledge of the remediation market and is therefore able to offer clients a complete range of customised performance and project-based contaminated land solutions.
"As part of our strategy to grow our UK business Novo has been a key partner assisting us with a number of services including: senior recruitment and salary benchmarking services. We have enjoyed working with the team at Novo and look forward to continuing and developing this as we continue to grow and develop."
Energy Power Resources - A challenging European assignment
Energy Power Resources (EPRL) is one of the leading renewable energy providers in the UK.
With the growth of its European windfarm portfolio, language was increasingly becoming a barrier to managing the contractors, so EPRL asked Novo to find a tri-lingual Project Manager, based in France or Germany to act as the main interface between Macquarie, EPRL and the contractor.
With the support of Novo, the appropriate recruitment methodology was selected and a strong candidate was appointed. Recruiting this candidate on a local French contract meant EPRL needed to set up a French entity to employ this local individual operating under French employment law. The added foresight and commitment from the CEO to invest in this way meant that they were able to secure this quality candidate to strengthen their team.
"This is the fifth senior manager recruitment undertaken by Novo on behalf of EPRL in a relatively short space of time as we expand our management capabilities. Each time the process has been smooth and in each case the eventual successful candidate has hit the ground running and made a positive impact on the business. The European Project Manager role was a difficult one to fulfil but again Novo's skill and process have helped to find the right candidate."