How manufacturers can get the most from the contractor market

Posted on 5 Apr 2016 by The Manufacturer

Drawing from a flexible pool of employees on short-term contracts can help manufacturing firms iron out the highs and lows of a lumpy business cycle. But the value of using contractors isn’t all about plugging gaps in capacity, explains Garry Rogerson - managing director of Perpetual Partnerships.

Skills injection Garry Rogerson, managing director, Perpetual Partnerships. The contractor market forms an essential strategic function for many manufacturing firms; allowing them to introduce different skills into their business at different stages in their growth or in the evolution of a project. Supplementing their team with specialist design engineers at the…

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