UK-based recruitment outsourcing specialist Guidant Group announced that it was joining forces with Irish Recruitment Consultants to launch Guidant IRC in Ireland.

Both existing brands and the new entity are part of UK-based Impellam.

“Guidant IRC will bring an innovative, unique service offering into the Irish market including Managed Services, RPO and Statement of Work. Combined with the specialist staffing model which will continue to be offered by IRC, both brands will work seamlessly to design and deliver unique solutions to the benefit of clients operating locally,” Guidant Group announced.

The Guidant Group added that the decision to launch the brand in Ireland comes after economic growth in the country, which has been attributed to in part, to a surge in multinational companies expanding into Ireland.

"Myriad external factors, not least Brexit, mean that Ireland is an increasingly attractive location to set-up or expand in Europe, and the country's enterprising business culture coupled with a highly skilled workforce has drawn legions of multinational companies to the country,” Niamh O'Brien, Client Solutions Director at Guidant IRC and Irish Recruitment Consultants, said. "Against this backdrop, there has never been greater need for a highly developed managed service offering to ensure that organisations operating locally have access to the skills they need to maximise the potential that Ireland offers.”

"Having worked with IRC for 14 years, and alongside Guidant for the last six, I am delighted to head up the growth strategy across both brands,” O’Brien said. “The opportunities presented by the joint venture are exciting for not only our own team members, but also candidates and existing and potential clients. IRC's local knowledge, supercharged with Guidant's MSP experience offers Irish businesses operating across a wide range of sectors the most innovative recruitment solutions.”