Author: Dean Adkins

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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The whole team at Adkins and Cheurfi would like to wish all of our hard-working candidates and loyal clients a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year! Looking back on 2021, we started the year unsure how we (and the whole of hospitality) would progress and develop in light of continuing COVID restrictions placing increasing pressure on our industry. Although many of our hospitality bookings were placed on hold, we adapted our business model with the introduction of a commercial and IT desk which saw us through the first quarter of 2021 and has continued to grow exponentially ever since. Throughout this tumultuous time, we have maintained our support for the Care and Education sector with a dedicated team in office who have supplied a continuous stream of reliable hospitality candidates across these sectors.

By summer, many restrictions had begun to ease across the UK which saw the return of hospitality at a booming rate and we were delighted to see the return of large sporting and music events across our region, which certainly kept our events desk busy!

We are incredibly grateful for all of our dependable candidates who have tirelessly committed to us throughout the year and for the continuing support from our clients, old and new, thank you!

We are excited at the prospects of what next year holds for our supplied industries and look forward to working with new candidates and clients alike, if you are interested in working with us, or for us, please get in touch and one of our consultants will be happy to assist you. Our phone lines will continue to be monitored over the Christmas Period if you need to get in touch with our consultants – 0191 5166118.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all, see you in 2022!

Adkins & Cheurfi win the Most Inspiring Employer at the North East Chamber Awards

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North East’s most inspiring females announced by Chamber

Author – Jasmin Brown

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Twelve female leading lights of the North East business world were given top honours at a special ceremony in front of 300 guests at Newcastle Civic Centre.

Organised by the North East England Chamber of Commerce, the inaugural Inspiring Females Awards recognised businesswomen at all stages of their career and from around the region.

One of those given an award was Channel 4 TV show host Steph McGovern, who was named the woman who made the Most Outstanding Contribution to the North East.

Alix Bolton, chair, Chamber Women’s Leadership Forum said: “One of my favourite sayings is, ‘We rise by lifting others. The Chamber was delighted to organise these awards to do just that and celebrate the fantastic female talent all around our region who support their colleagues. Our winners are awe-inspiring examples of female strength and achievement. What they have in common is working hard with grit and determination to succeed. Congratulations to all of those who took home an award and also to everyone who made it onto the shortlist. They all contribute so much to our region’s success and set tremendous examples for other businesswomen on their own career journey.”

The winner of the Most Inspiring Female Business Leader of the Year was Dr Jo North from Port of Tyne.

She said: “I’m overwhelmed and very honoured to win this award. Congratulations to the other award winners who have all done amazing things. North East women are leading the way not just here in our region but in the whole country.

One of the youngest winners was Ellen McCann, from Ryder Architecture who won apprentice of the Year and is in her final stage of training to become an architect.

There was also recognition of work businesswomen do in the community and CSR. This award was won by Karen Marshall, from Accenture, who has particular focus on supporting the company’s apprentices.

The Inspiring Female for small businesses was won by Nicola Wood, who runs the Wonderful Wig company based in Sunderland and Newcastle, which offers wig services to clients in particular people suffering from cancer treatment.

An award was also presented to the most inspiring female small business employer and was won by the Sunderland recruitment specialists Adkins & Cheurfi.

Special recognition for the best female in a medium-sized business went to Amy Park of Newcastle-based accountancy firm Robson Laidler.

The most inspiring employer in this category was given to EMG Solicitors, based in Durham.

In the larger business section, the award for top female was presented to Angela MacOscar from Northumbrian Water, with Northumbria Police’s Joscelin Lawson being highly commended. The most Inspiring Employer was given to Northumbrian Water, which operates out of Pity Me in County Durham.

Female entrepreneurs who trade internationally were also recognised with the award for the most inspiring female (Global) going to Annie Barr of the Stocksfield-based AB Health Group.

And the most Inspiring Employer (Global) was given to Seaham food manufacturer Prima Cheese.

The overall awards were sponsored by Bernicia with individual awards supported by Esh Group, North East BIC, NE Times, Britishvolt, Hartlepool College, Teesside University and Muckle LLP.

Autumn News Update

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It’s been a while since we have posted a news update, and well, a lot has changed within the office! We have welcomed an array of new faces to the team who have helped us to grow extensively over the summer period- Danielle, our new account manager (and newly promoted Recruitment Consultant) has settled into her role tremendously, supporting countless local schools, academies, nurseries and the care sector and expanding her desk with the introduction of many new clients.

Jak, our new Chef Consultant, joined us in August from an extensive background in Sales and most enviously from Deans point of view, car sales! He is actively recruiting chefs of all levels across the UK for guaranteed and consistent work with excellent rates of pay.

You can contact Jak direct on 07535064303 or in the office on 01915166118.

Jak has been supported in his introduction to the business through Lucy Connolly who has helped to grow her front of house division to its record summer while showing Jak the ropes around our film and movie contracts including location work for Indiana Jones and The new Game of Thrones series.

We also recruited a resourcer, Karolina, in July to help the team cope with the crazy demand for Chefs and Hospitality professionals- her ambition and drive to succeed has resulted in Karolina now managing all of our National Accounts as we have now proudly won supply to the majority of the major corporations across the UK

And last but not least, Luci-jo our brand new apprentice also joined us in August, she is actively learning and supporting the team with compliance and pay-roll, in her short few months with us she has developed exponentially and we are sure she will continue to grow within her new role.

We are all working hard into the Autumn period and demand within hospitality certainly has not dipped, we are looking forward to facing the crazy rush of the festive period and everything that comes with it!

As always, call the office on 0191 5166118 for any enquiries and we will be more than happy to assist.

Adkins & Cheurfi feature in Bdaily & North East Bic News

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Recruitment specialists predict post-pandemic boom

Chef Recruitment

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Chef Recruitment -North East and Scotland

Do you know a good, reliable chef who might benefit from an introduction to our agency? Due to a massive boom in demand we are expanding our brigade of experienced, dedicated and professional chefs to support our many clients.

We can offer them improved rates, pay for every hour spent in the kitchen, weekly pay, flexibility and a choice of seasonal positions as well as permanent opportunities. Adkins and Cheurfi Recruitment are the leading provider of high calibre hospitality staff and we supply hundreds of clients from our base at the BIC, Sunderland. Our team are available to support our staff and answer all questions seven days a week and we specialise in chef recruitment.

Our clients range from gastro pubs in North Yorkshire to five star hotels in the Scottish Highlands and EVERYTHING in between.

We offer £50 for every successful chef referral…….so what are you waiting for? 0191 516 6118 is the number to call or email christine@adkinscheurfi.co.uk today.

Summer News

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Summer News – what’s going on in the North East

We are delighted to be supporting all the major sporting and music events taking place in the North East this summer. Though numbers might be limited the drinks will be flowing and the sun will be shining we are sure!

Lucy is busy finalising staff for all racing events at Newcastle race course in the next few weeks and we look forward to welcoming back events staff new and old. If you are interested in working any of our future events then contact Lucy Connolly on 0191 516 6118. We have plenty of weddings at various locations coming up too so dust off your bottle openers and get involved.

We have been finding new and creative ways to recruit chefs in a difficult climate. We have improved rates where possible and are looking at different avenues to source high quality hospitality professionals for all of our clients. If you are an experienced chef who would be interested in hearing about any of our temporary or permanent vacancies then Liam can be reached on 0191 516 6118.

There is a general feeling of optimism in the office now now and we are hearing so many positive stories from our clients who are seeing all their business return….and then some! The bars, restaurants and hotels are buzzing and it is going to be a great summer for the hospitality industry in Great Britain.

 

Chefs in the UK

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Chefs in the UK – listen up….

So in response to the reopening of the UK hospitality industry we are back on the hunt for quality chefs of all levels. We have vacancies nationwide and can offer live-in, live out (and shake it all about). We truly believe that you don’t have to burn yourself out to work in a top kitchen. Let us what we can offer you:

  • improved hourly rates
  • choose how you get paid – PAYE or Umbrella
  • no nasty split shifts
  • book your time off stress free
  • no naughty unpaid overtime

Take advantage of our CHEF REFERRAL scheme. Refer a chef to us and bank yourself a tasty £50, oh and we will give them £50 too.*

To register with us CLICK HERE and we will do the rest!

*terms and conditions apply

Welcoming our new Front of House Consultant

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We would like to offer a warm welcome to our new FOH consultant Lucy Connolly. Lucy has come to us following a successful stint helping run the show at Customs House, South Shields. She is a local graduate and has recently earned her degree in Events Management at sunny Sunderland University. Lucy will be taking over our busy Front of House desk supplying all of our events clients with hospitality staff and we wish her the best of luck in what promises to be a busy busy summer.

When she’s not at work or drinking cocktails, Lucy can be found in front of the camera modelling for the bridal industry. We look forward to working with her and growing our fantastic team further.

Lucy can be contacted via her email address lucy@adkinscheurfi.co.uk or on the usual office number 0191 516 6118.

 

Hospitality Jobs. The Comeback is On!

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Hospitality Jobs….the come back is on!

Well it’s official, the great hospitality come back is full steam ahead and we are gearing up to supply the massive demand across the industry for quality staff.

We are really excited about seeing our favourite clients reopen and we look forward to regrouping our squad of chefs, FOH and kitchen staff as bars, restaurants and hotels in the UK experience records booking rates for the Summer and beyond. We are pleased to welcome our furloughed staff back in to the workplace and thank you to our key worker staff who have been at the coal face throughout the pandemic.

If you are a chef, waiter or bartender who was wondering where to work when things reopen, come and join our relief and events team. Experience the working environment with different clients before committing to your next permanent position.

We can offer you a host of benefits, including:

  • improved rates of pay
  • the option to work PAYE, which will ensure you receive holiday pay and the furlough entitlement should the need arise
  • free uniform
  • full career support
  • access to FREE training, eg. Food Safety and Allergen
  • weekly pay direct to your bank every Friday
  • access to the latest permanent vacancies before they reach the market

If you have worked for us in the past and we haven’t spoke to you then pick up the phone! You can catch us at the office on 0191 516 6118. Have a chat with us about your expectations and get yourself involved.

We are always looking for talented hospitality professionals to join our team. If you know an experienced chef then put them in touch with us and receive a handy referral fee of £25 when they start working for us.

We look forward to hearing from you and helping the hospitality industry bounce back in 2021.

New Year Office Update

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New Year Office Update from Adkins and Cheurfi

We hope you all enjoyed your Christmas and New Year

In light of the government announcement to lock down the country again until the end of February we can’t say we were shocked…… We are looking forward to a Spring time comeback for hospitality which when everyone is free to dine out, have a beer and go to a football match again! With the vaccine being rolled out this week we can finally see some light at the end of this long tunnel and we urge you all to keep your chin up and weather the storm!

We will still be reachable on the office phone and here to answer all your queries and help you in any way we can. Christine and Cath will be working on the healthcare and education sector (where possible) to keep us ticking over until the good times roll back around, which they will.

In the mean time keep safe and look after each other.

The A&C Office Team