EX-MILITARY RECRUITMENT COMPANY MOVES TO MEDIACITYUK

Forces Direct, a recruitment agency established by two former ex-servicemen to specifically help ex-armed forces personnel find employment, has opened at The Greenhouse, MediaCityUK.

More than 17,000 Armed Forces personnel are now facing redundancy because of Ministry Of Defence cuts, to which uncertain times lie ahead for these men and women who have served their country proud.

Forces Direct, who held a launch event at MediaCityUK on February 10th, ensure ex-military personnel are in the best possible position to translate their abilities and training into skills that are in high demand in the civilian workplace.

Paul Doyle, founder and director of Forces Direct said: “Having been a Grenadier Guard and serving in operational theatres, the skills I gained during this time has enabled me to become an established businessman.  The men and women affected by these redundancies need reassurance that Forces Direct is here for them: set up by ex-military for ex-military”.    

Forces Direct main mission is to help ex- service men and women find employment with support, reassurance and actual placements. Helping to voice these individuals’ transferable qualities and skills, Forces Direct is at the front line of their next career into UK businesses.

Stephen Wild, managing director of MediaCityUK said: “Forces Direct is a fantastic business and it is a delight to welcome them to MediaCityUK. We hope that they will build beneficial relationships with the businesses here and create exciting opportunities for their ex-servicemen”.

All occupiers, including retailers based on the Peel development, can now be found on a new online occupiers’ directory on the MediaCityUK website: www.mediacityuk.co.uk/occupiers

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