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Carron Energy today (Tuesday 6 October 2009)) announced a unique joint venture with SRD Recruitment, to be called Carron Energy Recruitment (CER), to provide manpower and undertake specialist recruitment worldwide.  The service will be 100% dedicated to energy, and unlike other manpower companies will be backed up by the unrivalled specialist experience of Carron Energy’s top team.

As well as their core business services of permanent and term contract placement; flexible contract hire and pay-rolling and recruitment outsourcing and HR support, CER place particular emphasis on strategic problem-solving, such as helping companies balance their ratios of contract to permanent staff, bridge succession development gaps.  CER also provide a valuable global network of high profile contacts especially at middle and executive management level.

Commenting on the announcement, Alex Lambie, Chairman of Carron Energy, said:

“The joint venture brings together the energy sector know-how of Carron Energy with the specialised recruitment knowledge of SRD recruitment, to create a unique and focused manpower company to serve the energy industry across the globe.

The creation of this new division of Carron Energy is one step on the way to delivering the new Carron Energy portal which will be a centre for excellence in energy, including managing its own assets and building a specialist energy business in the sub 100MW sector.”

David Carney, Director of CER added:

“The launch of CER has created a unique global energy manpower specialist. Over the years we have developed a global resourcing capability based on a network of established contacts which underpins our recruitment operation.

We are fully experienced in global recruitment and support both candidates and clients through such issues as immigration, accommodation, transport, banking, schooling, social welfare and taxation advice with working knowledge in all areas.”

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Notes to editors

1. Carron Energy is a private UK-based power company which is ideally positioned to take advantage of current market conditions in the power industry. It is independent and dynamic, with a track record of successful operation and development.

2. Carron Energy’s subsidiary company Dragon Generation owns and develops sub-50MW plant, both conventional and renewable.

3. Carron Energy also offers the following services:

• Energy Trading and Risk Management
• Operations and Maintenance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Interim Management
• Asset Management
• Project Development
• Turnaround and Troubleshooting
• Expert Opinion and Mediation

Welcome to Carron Energy

Carron Energy is a private UK-based power company which is ideally positioned to take advantage of current market conditions in the power industry. It is independent and dynamic, with a track record of successful operation and development. Click here to read about our track record. Carron Energy’s subsidiary company Dragon Generation owns and develops sub-50MW plant, both conventional and renewable.