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PMA Recruitment Services are delighted to announce that we are now Company Supporters of The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity. PMA Recruitment Services endeavour to proactively support and encourage a positive attitude towards wellbeing and mental health. The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is the only charity that provides emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing support to the construction workers and their families.

A key aspect of the charity’s strategy is to provide a range of free and widely accessible & effective resources to support the industry.

The charity provides:

• 24/7 Construction Industry Helpline which provides a range of free and confidential support, which is complemented by their free Self-Support App.
• Their free text HARDHAT to 85258 service aids with individuals who aren’t comfortable talking, their 24/7 text service provides instant access to text back counselling.
• Lighthouse Beacons offers a safe space for individuals to drop in and meet like-minded people, socialise, and talk in a confidential environment. The Beacons are facilitated by individuals with lived experiences and can encourage those struggling with life problems to share their issues and if needed, seek further help.

Encouraging better mental health remains at the forefront of what we do, the more we can discuss (mental health), the better and why we are so thrilled to become Company Supporters of The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and support them in promoting health, safety, and wellbeing at work.

Craig Kenny & Ashleigh Martin,

Co-Founders of PMA Recruitment Services

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StartUp Awards National Series

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Glasgow-based PMA Recruitment Services has been named one of the most exciting new businesses in the region after being shortlisted as part of a brand new awards programme. The StartUp Awards National Series has been launched to recognise the booming startup scene across the UK which has accelerated since the pandemic began. In 2020, when most of the world was shutting down, more than 400,000 startups were set up in Britain, with similar increases seen in other European countries. There was stiff competition with over 2,500 applications received in response to the Startup Awards National Series’ first-ever call for entries.

Start Up Awards Scotland

Supported nationally by BT, EY, Dell & Intel, the programme will celebrate the achievements of the amazing individuals across the UK who have turned an idea into an opportunity and taken the risk to launch a new product or service. Co-founded by the team behind the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, the new series follows the success of the Wales StartUp Awards, after organisers recognised the exceptional potential in the startup scene across the other British regions. Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, the creator of the StartUp Awards National Series, said: “New firms are important for generating economic prosperity, employment opportunities and innovation. Since 2016, the Wales StartUp Awards have celebrated this amazing annual contribution to our economy by entrepreneurs and the impact they have on communities across the nation.

“Given the sheer volume of phenomenal startups we’ve heard from since then, as well as the huge post-pandemic shift in people’s desires to take their career in a new direction and set up a business against the odds, we felt it was the right time to take the programme nationwide. We’ve been blown away by the standard of entries in this first year and truly look forward to crowning the winners in June.” For more information or to request an interview, please contact Sam at sam@paperclip-pr.co.uk  or 07429 487 554 or Simon at simon@paperclip-pr.co.uk  or 07894 151 206.

Editor Notes

PMA Recruitment Services
PMA Recruitment Services is a new modern recruitment agency based in the heart of Glasgow with in depth experience in temporary and permanent recruitment. Promoting a positive mental attitude in recruitment, the organisation considers themeselves to be an agency making a difference. Supporting candidates from various backgrounds including the long term unemployed, rehabilitators and candidates looking to further their careers. Offering candidates and clients a friendly and supportive service that they can rely on. The business promotes positive wellbeing, sustainability and a can do attitude to getting the job done!! The company’s foundations are built on relationships and having a strategic approach to ensuring both clients and candidates receive a service that cannot be rivalled.

StartUp Awards National Series
The StartUp Awards National Series is a collaboration between the founders of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards – an established programme nationally receiving over 5,000 applications annually – and the Wales Start-Up Awards, the only regional awards currently celebrating new businesses in the UK. The StartUp Awards National Series will recognise the achievements of those amazing individuals who have had a great idea, spotted the opportunity and taken the risks to launch a new product or service. Already established and thriving in Wales, the StartUp Awards National Series is now taking the passion and drive to celebrate new business and extending across the whole of the United Kingdom.

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How might Christmas affect my mental health?

Whether or not Christmas is part of your life, your mental health might be affected by it happening around you. It’s a time of year that often puts extra pressure on us, and can affect our mental health in lots of different ways.

For example, if you:

…feel alone or left out because everyone else seems happy when you’re not

…wish you didn’t have to deal with Christmas or find it stressful because of other events in your life

…feel frustrated by other people’s views of a ‘perfect’ Christmas, if these feel different to your experiences

…want to celebrate with someone who’s struggling.

…“Listening to other people’s exciting plans makes me feel like an alien being, as I don’t have all those wonderful relationships in my life.”

The festive period could affect your mental health in other ways too. For example:

…Your mental health problem might make it hard for you to spend Christmas how you want.

…Difficult and stressful experiences at Christmas could make your mental health worse.

…Enjoying Christmas might also affect your mental health, for example if it triggers hypomania or mania.

…It can be harder to access services that normally help you. Some of these services may be closed during the Christmas period.

…Your experiences of last Christmas, during the coronavirus restrictions, may affect how you feel about this Christmas.

…If you celebrate other religious festivals or holidays, you may feel overlooked if it feels like Christmas is given special attention.

…New Year may also feel like a hard time, if it makes you look back at difficult memories or worry about anything in the coming year.

What can I do to get through Christmas?

If Christmas is a hard time for you, it’s important to remember that you are not alone. The team @ PMA Recruitment Services will be on hand over the festive break to take any calls and offer any support where we can.

Craig & Ashleigh

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PMA Recruitment Services are delighted to announce that we have established another new partnership with Connaughton Engineering. The opportunity to work with partners who share our values is important to everyone associated with our organisation and to be able to work in partnership with Connaughton Engineering is something we are really looking forward to.

“Having met with Craig and Ashleigh on several occasions their passion and enthusiasm to support our business as it starts to grow was breath of fresh air. PMA Recruitment priding their business on supporting mental health is also something that is important to our business as well. We look forward to working in partnership with PMA and to exciting times ahead for both companies. I strongly advise anyone looking for a forward-thinking recruitment partner to contact PMA Recruitment Services.”

Gerry Connaughton, Managing Director & Owner of Connaughton Engineering

“We cannot wait to be part of Connaughton Engineering’s supply chain. Working together to promote positive mental health and a can-do attitude is shared by everyone involved and we are excited for the times ahead.”

Craig & Ashleigh, Co-Founders of PMA Recruitment Services

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At PMA Recruitment, we are delighted to announce our sponsorship of Hurlford Boys Club 09s.

“Having watch our business take off beyond our wildest dreams, we always agreed we wanted to give something back to the local communities and this is just the start. Helping support kids with the positive mental health as well as our candidates and clients is imperative. We look forward to sponsoring Hurlford 09s now and in the future”

Craig Kenny and Ashleigh Martin, Co-Founders of PMA Recruitment Services

“It’s been great to see the impact PMA Recruitment Services has had with supporting the boys and we can’t thank them enough for their support. The boys are delighted with their new tops. We wish everyone involved the very best now and in the future. Mon the Ford!!”

Kevin McDowall, Manager of Hurlford 09s

Check out those cracking shirts – once again – Mon The Ford!!

PMA Recruitment Services

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PMA Recruitment Services are delighted to announce that we have established an alliance with Hugh Stirling.
Providing effective, efficient resourcing is often one of the major challenges when supporting business growth. Having been selected as Hugh Stirling’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) provider, PMA will focus on improving their access to talent through the use of people-process-technology intelligence, including social media and talent pooling, thus enabling us to deliver a fully outsourced service for permanent and temporary recruitment across all their UK sectors. Having grown a relationship over the years with Hugh Stirling this is a seen as a significant step for our business and we look forward to welcoming everyone associated with Hugh Stirling to the PMA family.

“Strengthening ongoing relationships and in valuing partners is critical to PMA. We look forward to seeing what our already successful relationship can deliver in the future.”
Co-Founders of PMA Recruitment

“During probably the toughest time in the industry in terms of recruiting and obtaining agency labour in a number of years, PMA have been at the forefront of our suppliers, getting our staffing levels to where we need to be to enable us to deliver a multi-service business and we look forward to growing this relationship even further.””
Brian Muslek, Ops Director of Hugh Stirling

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As you may have seen from our recent jobs-board. PMA Recruitment Services is very much in-business and we are more than delighted to welcome you to our new website.

At PMA Recruitment Services, we look forward to helping organisations fill their vacancies as well as supporting candidates with their employment journeys.

We plan to be more than a recruitment company, putting people, relationships and the support of our community at the heart of everything we do.

We look forward to working with you…