Gattaca announces strategic repositioning of its brands to tackle the skills gap and help us become the STEM talent partner of choice

Gattaca is proud to announce we have realigned our go-to-market brand structure to become simpler, more efficient, more united and more customer-centric. The changes which went live on Monday 22 May 2023 allow us to better position ourselves to achieve our Vision of becoming the ‘STEM Partner of Choice’.

Networkers & Resourcing Solutions to join forces with Matchtech to tackle the STEM skills gap

Specialist technology recruitment company Networkers, and rail recruitment experts Resourcing Solutions have joined forces to adopt the Matchtech brand and help them become the STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) talent partner of choice. Matchtech has nearly 4 decades of experience in engineering recruitment. By bringing the capabilities and experience of Networkers and Resourcing Solutions into its brand, Matchtech will be better equipped to tackle the STEM skills shortages and fulfil our purpose to ‘build a better future – one job at a time’.

Barclay Meade and Alderwood Team up, Strengthening HR & Talent Recruitment

We are also pleased to announce that our training & future-skills focused recruiter, Alderwood, has joined the Barclay Meade brand.

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, companies are increasingly looking to HR & Talent teams to drive innovation, train emerging talent, and build the future of their organisations. To tackle these changes, Barclay Meade, our staffing company recruiting HR & Talent professionals, has partnered with sister company, Alderwood., Barclay Meade is proud to work with amazing candidates who are the backbone of our client’s businesses. They have worked closely alongside, Alderwood, our training & future skills-focused company, for over 10 years. This change will support our customers more effectively with these crucial disciplines.

Continued investment into strategic & outcome-based services

To further align with our client's needs, we are increasing our investment into our workforce solutions brand, Gattaca Solutions, and our statement of work brand, Gattaca Projects.

Gattaca Solutions enables our clients’ people strategies through supply chain management & engagement, process engineering, talent technologies and consultancy, offering contingent workforce solutions (otherwise known as MSP), permanent workforce solutions (otherwise known as RPO) and total workforce solutions.

Gattaca Projects offers project management and engineering services, including engineering and design, construction and installation, and commissioning and maintenance. Through expert project management and enabled through their unique access to talent, Gattaca Projects delivers reliable value and tangible outcomes.

Both companies are focused on delivering high-quality, flexible, and cost-effective solutions to meet their clients' needs.

Tackling the skills gap and becoming the STEM talent partner of choice

Initiating these changes, will not only assist us in tackling the rapidly changing business landscape, but it will also assist us in tackling the skills gap and building STEM futures. Research undertaken by STEM Learning indicates that 89% of STEM businesses have found it difficult to recruit staff with the required skills in the last 12 months, leading to a current shortfall of over 173,000 workers – an average of 10 unfilled roles per business. This marks a 14% increase from 2019.

By adding more critical technology, digital and rail capabilities, Matchtech is much better positioned to tackle this challenge and support its customers. And, with Barclay Meade’s new and improved capability across HR & Talent, Finance & Accounting, Procurement & Supply Chain and Sales & Marketing, alongside Matchtech, we are well-placed to support all our customers’ specialist recruitment needs.

Commenting on the changes, CEO Matthew Wragg stated,

"These changes are part of our long-term strategy to strengthen our position in the recruitment market and offer a more comprehensive range of services to our STEM clients. By combining the expertise and experience of our teams, we can deliver an even better experience and help our clients find the best talent to drive their businesses forward."

Throughout the course of 2023, we will launch an array of programmes to champion the role of STEM in building tomorrow’s world, increase awareness around the skills gap, raise the profile of STEM careers and break down barriers for underrepresented communities within the field. Overall, we will be offering a total 'go-to market' brand offering for our clients to assist them in achieving their outcomes, by providing the talent and people to deliver their strategic plans.

This will be a strategic move that reflects our commitment to delivering exceptional recruitment services to our clients and candidates. Matchtech and Barclay Meade will strengthen our capabilities and expertise, enabling us to serve a wider range of industries and sectors. Our new brand identities will help us stand out in a competitive market, attract new clients and candidates, and communicate our values and vision more effectively. We are excited about the future and look forward to continuing to deliver exceptional recruitment solutions to our clients.

Find out more

All key communities have been kept in the loop on the changes over the last few months, and the new brand structure successfully went live on Monday 22nd May 2023. 

To find out more about the change please contact us via brandchanges@gattacaplc.com. 