Sponsor agreed for industry awards

Friday 10 May 2024

Specialist recruitment agency, GR8 has 'cemented' its position in the local construction sector by signing up as sponsor for the 2024 Guernsey Property and Construction Awards.

The Awards, which are now in their tenth year, aim to showcase best practice, excellence, and innovation, and are intended to highlight the importance of Guernsey’s business community.

With the construction industry facing ongoing recruitment pressures, while also facing pressure to build more homes to meet the needs of the local population, GR8 Recruitment is assisting by providing a large bank of construction workers from overseas.

Lee Madden, Managing Director of GR8, said: “We have been working in various sectors in Guernsey for three years, and have recently focused on helping the construction sector find permanent and temporary staff. One of the draw backs of employing people from overseas has been the long waiting period to get people on site as all the necessary checks, permissions and paperwork take time to complete.

"We have worked hard to get ahead and we have a large group of workers with the paperwork done who are ready to start within a few weeks rather than the usual three months.

"Sponsoring the Guernsey Property and Construction Awards is another way that we are reaching out and cementing our relationship with the sector.”

After last year’s sold-out awards dinner the organisers are working on an even bigger event for this year, with a total of 13 award categories that will be judged by an independent panel.

Event Organiser, Karen Solway, commented: “I’m thrilled that GR8 has come onboard as our Gold Sponsor to support this event. As a business that recruits across a number of sectors in Guernsey, it’s fantastic that GR8 is putting so much into the construction industry.

"The Guernsey Property and Construction Awards creates a real buzz about the great work that the industry does. The event was an enormous success last year and we are looking forward to celebrating with the industry later this year.”

The awards evening is due to take place on 5 October at St Pierre Park Hotel. 

Nominations for the Awards opened on Monday 6 May for projects completed between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024.