Gestamp of approval

Berry Recruitment is already supplying close to 100 staff a day to
the Gestamp operation in Llanelli after winning a contract with the
car parts giant.

Following a rigorous tendering process, the family-owned national
recruiter moved onto the site – one of four it works at for the
Spanish-owned company.

Berry Recruitment is supplying workers from the town and surrounding
villages who are working in roles including production operatives and
logistics staff.

The site has existed since 1961 and was run by by Thyssenkrupp until
Gestamp took it over in 2011 and three years later invested £60m.

The plant uses a ‘hot stamping’ process, during which advanced
ultra-high strength steel is formed into complex shapes more
efficiently than with traditional cold stamping.

Gestamp produces parts for a variety of car makers including Jaguar
Land Rover, BMW and Toyota and has 450 workers at the site in
Llanelli.

Matthew Breakwell, onsite sales director, said: “This is a show of
confidence in our ability to supply the workers in this sector, it
being just our latest contract win with Gestamp.

“Being onsite means the client has great trust in us to deliver,
something we already do daily at our other operations with them.

“We have plenty of positions available in Llanelli so we’d love
to hear from anyone looking for work.”

Stacey Davies, Gestamp HR manager, said: “We want to attract the
most qualified talent to our plant to produce lighter and safer auto
parts for our clients, the global car manufacturers.

“Berry have delivered an excellent service and a seamless
transition since taking over.

“Their professionalism and expertise have been refreshing and in a
short time they have developed rigour and pace around the
implementation of core business tools that were previously absent.

“We are looking forward to a collaborative relationship with Berry,
to drive the passion and performance of our jointly valued
workforce.”