As one the UK’s leading providers of manpower services to the railway, engineering and construction industries, SW Global Resourcing (SWGR) has hit the Australian market and seeks to win a slice of a multi-billion dollar infrastructure investment programme.

The company, which is headquartered in Glasgow and has offices in Derby, Carlisle and Kent, has opened an office in Sydney and will partner with an existing Australian recruitment company to meet growing requirements for skilled trades people and professionals. The Australian entity will be known as GPP (Global People Power).

The Australian government is expected to invest heavily in its roads, railways and mining industries in the coming years. Healthcare is also booming, with new hospitals planned to be built across the country, however, the country is facing a shortage of skilled workers and SWGR plans to plug the gap and provide skilled UK and Irish citizens keen for a change to life Down Under.

SWGR will use its new base in Australia to build relationships with major contractors working across the country.

Established in 1985, SWGR has been tracking the Antipodean job market for five years and is hoping to attract skilled electricians, joiners and plumbers as well as construction professionals keen for new challenges in a faster growing economy and a warmer climate.

The company hopes its expansion plans will see its turnover rise significantly and is looking to increase its profitability over the next 12 months.

SWGR’s Managing Director Terry Flynn, said: “We’ve recently opened our Sydney office which should be fully operational by the end of 2011”.

“We’ve done our research and the UK and Ireland boasts some of the most highly skilled workers in the world.  Harnessing this skill base and exporting it to Australia shall be a central component of the added value our presence will bring to the country."