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Harvey Gretton, Managing Director

Introduction

In 2002 I felt there was an opportunity to create a search and selection firm within the real estate and finance industries which was entirely devoted to building long term relationships with its clients. Many recruitment agencies talk about fostering relationships with their clients, but very few actually deliver this.

“Blayze Group was one of a very few companies which actually grew during the recent downturn and our devotion to growing our business within our core range of clients is testament to this. We continue to set ourselves apart from the rest by adopting a different way of working.”

“Blayze Group is a company of consummate professionals who are refreshingly straight forward and honest. Their hardworking attitude has contributed directly to the bottom line of the business by finding us

the best people.”

Finance Director, Berkeley Group PLC

A different approach...

Blayze Group was set up in 2002 in order to fill a gap in the

market for a relationship orientated search and selection

consultancy within the real estate and finance industry.

Our growth is a direct result of our continued ability to grow our client

relationships by helping them gain a competitive advantage through

consultative and bespoke talent acquisition services.

The real estate industry is a highly competitive sector where every

single employee can have a huge impact on a business’s profitability.

Today, the retention of high quality staff is as important as the initial

sourcing of talent.

Therefore our truly consultative approach, where we understand our

client’s and candidate’s short and long term objectives, has proved to

be a highly successful way of providing the highest quality and

retainable talent. We consistently enable our clients to dramatically

improve their attrition rates. For example when we began working

with one client their attrition rates were 70% but after 5 years of a

close working relationship these rates have reduced to 20%.

Our ability to understand our clients’ businesses and translate their

requirements into an effective search and selection programme

largely comes down to our experience. Many of the Blayze Group

team have at least 8 years experience in the real estate sector,

something which is highly unique for our industry.

Today, Blayze Group is the preeminent search and selection firm

within the real estate and finance sector. We will continue to grow

and strengthen our client’s businesses and by doing this, we will

continue to grow our business in line with their needs.

“I was taken back how consultative Blayze Group’s approach was; their focus on the details of my skills and experience was meticulous. They carry a lot of weight within their sector and employers seemed to recognise that Blayze work with a different echelon

of candidates.”

Ben Jones, Senior Quantity Surveyor

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The Blayze Difference - Our Specialist Teams.

Blayze Group provides tailored services to clients through ten specialist teams, each dedicated and experienced in their particular discipline;

Design & Technical

Sales & Marketing Accounting & Finance

Architecture & Interiors

Engineering

Technical Surveying & Project Management

Construction

General Practice

Business Support

Land & Planning

Detailed knowledge and experience of the UK and International Real

Estate industry is vital to source the highest calibre talent for any role.

Blayze Group have developed their position as a leading recruitment

firm in the industry by structuring the business into specialist teams for

each sector within Real Estate.

These ten teams or ‘disciplines’ cover every major sector of the industry

and enable us to provide expert and specialist advice for our clients.

Within each team our consultants have specific experience of the sec-

tor, many having worked within it for close to a decade and becoming

authorities in their field.

This is a key difference for Blayze – a real ‘hands-on’, working knowledge

of the sector which, when combined with our consultative way of

working ensures that we can provide a truly unique service. It also helps

provide a detail-driven approach, enabling us to intimately understand

the candidates and the sector in which clients operate to deliver them

ongoing success.

Locations - We have a presence covering the entire UK, with Offices in London, Manchester and the Midlands.

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Our Services

Blayze SearchIn the highly specialised real estate and finance industries, finding suitable

candidates for all types of positions from sales staff to senior management

can be a tricky process. We have designed a unique and rigorous search

process, high in detail, to ensure we find exceptional individuals

for our clients.

Blayze SelectOne of our biggest assets is the outstanding portfolio of candidates

which we have built across our specialist sectors. This pool of talent

has been created over time through a variety of means, including

in-depth personal research, advertising and our strong

referral networks.

Blayze InterimInterim and temporary positions can sometimes be the cornerstones

of a growing business, especially within the real estate and finance

industries. As companies grow they need to work hard to be faster,

leaner and more focused on added value, and specialised interim

staff are crucial to this type of growth.

Blayze TalentTalent programmes are a way of investing in the future growth of an

organisation. Our programmes work with people at all levels, from junior

employees to senior staff and our close relationships with our clients

enable us to understand both the business culture and calibre of

candidates required to be successful within their company.

Blayze ProjectsWhen a recruiting campaign for multiple positions is required, we can

guarantee that we are the most experienced company within the real

estate sector. We use our expertise to fully manage the recruitment

process across multiple positions enabling our clients to take on

board the best talent.

Blayze MentoringThis is one of our fastest growing services as more and more companies

choose to nurture and mentor their existing talent pool. We create and

provide mentoring programmes and services which are individually

designed to meet the varied personal and professional development

needs of each individual and the business they are a part of.

“Blayze Group has provided an array of high calibre staff to my company over a 7 year period in a professional, attentive

and flexible manner.”

Ken Smith, KDS Associates

Sales & Marketing

We are the trusted partners of many leading developers, consultancies and

agencies. For both clients and candidates we focus on long-term relationships to

ensure consistent results and to provide the highest levels of service. We always

work in partnership with our clients to deliver contingent and retained recruitment

solutions from entry level to director level appointments.

As a dynamic and highly regarded real estate recruiter, Blayze Group’s presence

gives us the market edge to provide our clients with the very latest information

on their sector, from sector/hiring trends, salary surveys and industry changes we

ensure our clients are continually informed with the latest and relevant

information. We work within all aspects of the sales discipline, including business

development, customer experience and helping build customer services teams.

Within marketing we provide for both client side and agency marketing positions

including brand management, digital, creative, PR and events.

Key positions include:

Sales consultant, Senior Sales, Sales Manager, Sales & Marketing Director, Marketing

Executive, Marketing Manager, Marketing Director, Customer Service Co-Ordinator,

Customer Service Manager, Customer Relations Manager, Head of Customer Service,

Account Management, Account Directors, Brand Management, Creative Directors and

Designers at all levels, Public Relations and Events positions.

The Blayze Group Sales and Marketing team consist of experienced industry professionals with a strong market network and in-depth knowledge of the sector.

Design & Technical

Blayze Group are a market leader in recruitment for Technical Co-ordination and Design Management disciplines across a number of sectors including residential, commercial and mixed use development. We provide clients a range of recruitment services that are bespoke and flexible to successfully attract high calibre talent within your market.

We have a proven track record in recruiting within the Design and Technical

disciplines, which provides talent that can ensure the successful ongoing

delivery of projects. Blayze Group can provide candidates with experience

of working at bid management/pre-construction stages; managing projects

through planning and detailed design stages; to managing the design through

the construction cycle - to achieve successful practical completion and financial

close of a construction project or development scheme. Our candidates have a

range of experience delivering projects with a construction value of up to £50m

through to major projects of up to £400m.

We deliver candidates from architectural or engineering backgrounds into

house builders, main contractors and development organisations with

experience every sector of Real Estate.


Design Engineer, Bid Writer, Bid Manager, Technical Co-ordinator, Design & Build

Co-ordinator, Technical Manager, Design Manager, Senior Technical Manager,

Senior Design Manager, Technical Director, Design Director.

We work across the following sectors:

Residential, Commercial, Consultancy, House builders, Main Contractors,

Development, Organisations, Infrastructure

We provide advice on:

Retained executive search: Board Level Executives, Directors, and Senior

Management appointments that provide strategy and leadership to our

clients’ businesses.

Contingent search & select: a detailed and thorough recruitment process to

provide strong technical candidates to ensure the successful delivery and

completion of a construction project or a development scheme.

Interim search and management: a fast and reactive service providing staff to

enhance and strengthen resource on projects and schemes on a short or fixed

term contract.


Residential, Commercial, Consultancy, House builders, Main Contractors,

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Architecture and Interiors

After the successful launch of Blayze Creative in 2005, the team have grown from

strength to strength, led by Alex Nisangah who has over ten years specialist

creative recruitment experience working with architectural practices and

consultancies covering design, build and delivery. The Blayze Group creative

search and selection services provide recruitment solutions for all levels of hire

within the market and we can assist with both permanent and interim roles.

We can offer normal search and selection recruitment as well as a ‘Head Hunt’

retained service for more challenging roles.

Roles we can help you with include:

Assistant Architect, Project Architect, Architect, REVIT Architect & Assistants,

BIM Coordinator, BIM Manager, Senior Architect, Technical Architect, Technologist,

CAD Technician, Delivery Architect, Site Architect, Associate, Directors.


Residential, Commercial, Hotel & Hospitality, Retail, Education, Healthcare, Cultural

Blayze Group have a leading reputation and market presence within the Creative Build Industry working across globally recognised clients from London and Greater London, across the UK and the world.

Accounting and Finance

There is more demand than ever for Accounting and Finance professionals with the very best cost analysis and cost management skills. Blayze Group’s experience within this sector is greatly valued by clients, with consultants who are experts in the industry and have considerable experience of sourcing accredited individuals (E.G. ACCA, ACA, CIMA, HOSPA). This knowledge enables us to effectively source the best Accounting and Finance talent across both UK and International Markets.

Our unique candidate network and process enables us to select the field’s

leading candidates and therefore we have built a reputation for sourcing

individuals who are truly best in class for our clients’ requirements. We have

the experience and knowledge to source people with varying levels of

qualifications, from individual high-level and board level appointments

to wider finance teams and support staff.


Accounts Assistants, Property Management Accountants, Transaction

and Client Accountants, Finance Mangers and Controllers, Finance Directors

and Chief Financial Officers.


Market Comparisons, Salary Comparison, Client Interview Techniques, Referencing,

Permanent and Interim hire

Some of our clients include: HOK, Woods Bagott, SOM, Fletcher Priest,

Heatherwick Studio, Conran & Partners, HTA, PRP, Scott Brownrigg, EPR, Tate

& Hindle, Child Graddon Lewis, John Thompson & Partners, Terry Farrell,

Amanda Levett Architects, Dexter Moren, ABA, Smallwood Architects,

Corstorphine + Wright Architects and many others.

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Interim search and management: a fast and reactive service providing staff

to enhance and strengthen resource on projects and schemes on a short or

fixed term contract.

Technical Surveying and Project Management

Blayze Group are the leading specialists in the recruitment of technical surveying and project management professionals.

Our team have an in-depth knowledge and considerable experience of the market with

several of our consultants coming from surveying backgrounds. We work in partnership

with our clients to deliver contingent and retained recruitment solutions from graduate

to director level appointments. Clients include global property and construction

consultancies, developers, and client side organisations and charities.

The market for technical surveying and project management professionals is

‘candidate-driven’. We understand the strength of our network is our greatest asset and

we are actively involved with industry bodies and work closely with the RICS, MATRICS,

Crash and LandAid to ensure our candidates are of the very highest calibre.

Engineering

The Blayze Group engineering team provide specialist advice and consultancy to enable clients to source the highest calibre candidates in all areas of engineering including project management, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering jobs, infrastructure, and environmental roles.

We work in partnership with some of the UK’s leading organisations &

consultancy engineering practices to deliver expert recruitment solutions

from individual positions to multiple roles and larger team and talent projects.

Our expertise covers every area of engineering and our consultants are

dedicated to providing a service that meets every client’s individual needs.

We work very closely with some of the major practices in consultancy

engineering including Ove Arup and Frankum Consulting.


Residential, Retail, Commercial, Consultancy, Main Contractors


Project management, Building services engineer, Contracting civil engineer,

Engineering geologist, Consulting civil engineer


Building Surveying, Cost Management, Project Management, Programme Management,

Development Management, Employers Agent, Fund / Development Monitoring,

Neighbourly Matters


Residential, Commercial, Hotel & Hospitality, Retail, Education, Healthcare, Investment

Some of our clients include JLL, CBRE, G&T, Mott MacDonald, EC Harris and Arup.





Contingent search & select: a detailed and thorough recruitment process

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We recruit at all levels from graduate to board level appointments for both

contingency and retained search. Our clients include property companies,

development organisations, consultancies, investors, banks, funds, retailers,

occupiers, public sector and charities.


Acquisitions, Agency roles, Analyst roles, Asset Management, Business Rates/Rating,

Commercial Valuations, Corporate Real Estate, Development Positions,

Estate Management, Fund Management, Investment Positions, Landlord & Tenant,

Land Buyers/Site, Finders, Lease Consultancy, Property Management, Residential

Valuations Roles

Blayze Group are a market leader in General Practice and Real Estate recruitment. Our specialist team has been created from an experienced and knowledgeable mix of property professionals and industry specialists who are creative, passionate and well connected in the market.

Construction

Blayze Group is the market leader in technical and construction recruitment across a wide range of sectors including residential, commercial and mixed use development. We provide clients a complete range of bespoke & flexible recruitment services to ensure we successfully attract the highest calibre talent for our clients.

We have a proven track record in recruiting throughout all construction disciplines to ensure the successful delivery of construction projects from bid to completion stages. Our candidates have a range of experience delivering a wide range of projects – from smaller to £10m-£50m projects through to some of the largest

construction projects in the world.

Our construction recruitment team provide candidates to work in bid management and pre-construction stages, right the way through to completion and financial

close of a construction project or a development scheme.

The core construction disciplines we recruit within are design management, quantity surveying and commercial management, and site and construction management - with expertise in a wide range of construction methods, CLT timber frame, RC Frame, Shell & Core, traditional, structural and listed refurbishments, cut & carve - and more.

We deliver candidates with technical backgrounds into house builders, main contractors and development organisations with experience in many sectors

including residential, commercial, retail, hotel, education, and leisure sectors.


Engineer, Quantity Surveyor, Package Surveyor, Construction Planner, Technical

Co-ordinator, Design Manager, M&E Services Manager, Site Manager, Project Manager,

Contracts Manager, Project Director, Construction Director .


Residential, Commercial, Retail, Main Contractors


Retained executive search: Board Level Executives, Directors, and Senior Management

appointments that provide strategy and leadership to our client’s businesses.

Contingent select search: a detailed and thorough recruitment process to provide

strong technical candidates to ensure the successful delivery and completion of

construction projects.

Interim search and management: a fast and reactive service providing staff to enhance

and strengthen resource on projects and schemes on a short or fixed term contract.




client’s businesses.

Contingent select search: a detailed and thorough recruitment process to


completion of construction projects.




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“We empower our clients to find and select the highest calibre candidates across every area of property and real estate.”

Land & Planning

Our experience and knowledge within the Land and Town Planning discipline

enables us to successfully recruit professionals to identify and acquire land and

secure planning consents for residential, commercial and mixed use development

schemes. Our candidates always demonstrate a strong track record of delivery

across the UK. We have experience in providing candidates that are RICS and/or

RTPI accredited from senior level, Associate, and Director.

We deliver candidates from a wide range of backgrounds including house

builders, main contractors, agencies and development organisations with

experience in residential, commercial, retail, hotel, education, and leisure sectors.


Land Buyer, Land Manager, Acquisitions Manager, Development Surveyor, Development

Manager, Town Planner, Planning Manager, Design Architect, Layout Designer, Planning

Director, Development Director, Land Director.


Residential, Commercial, Consultancy

Across a wide range of sectors including residential, commercial and mixed use development, Blayze Group is a market leader in recruitment for Land and Town Planning. Providing clients tailored recruitment services that are bespoke and flexible to their individual needs we are able to successfully attract the highest calibre talent from the market.

Business Support

Blayze Group have built a strong reputation and market presence working with globally recognised clients from London and Greater London, to national and international search, selection and recruitment projects.

With our extensive experience across all sectors of real estate recruitment

we understand the wide ranging nature of the skills required for many

business support roles. This knowledge enables us to select better

candidates across all disciplines within the property industry.


HR Manager, Office Manager, Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant,

Document Controller, Project Administrator, Team Secretary, Team Assistant,

Site Secretary, Administrator, Receptionist

Some of our clients include: Berkeley, Knight Frank, Savills, Linden Homes, JLL, Taylor

Wimpey, CBRE, Ballymore, Cushman & Wakefield, EC Harris, DTZ and many more. We provide advice on:


Managementappointments that provide strategy and leadership to our

client’s businesses.

Contingent select search: a detailed and thorough recruitment process to

provide strong technical candidates to ensure the successful delivery

and completion of construction projects.




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We work across every discipline within the property industry and have a unique and specialised qualification process which enables us to short-list the highest calibre candidates for your role”

Blayze Group | LONDON

65 Petty France

London

SW1H 9EU

Tel: 020 7593 5470

Email: [email protected]

Blayze Group | MANCHESTER

Pall Mall Court

61-67 King Street

Manchester, M2 4PD

Tel: 0161 618 1018


Blayze Group | BIRMINGHAM

Pall Mall Court

61-67 King Street

Manchester, M2 4PD

Tel: 0161 618 1018


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