We work to create an inclusive and wellbeing focused workplace that serves all of our staff members.

We collaborate to decide on the charitable activities of the year and always support their individual charitable endeavours.

We believe in the learning and development of our team, and work with them to achieve any training goals.

Being an independent company based in Leeds and Gateshead allows us to work closely with small businesses and charities local to us.

We often take part in community events and volunteering opportunities and support team members individually in doing so.

We work closely with FM companies across the UK to support the public awareness and growth of the FM sector.

Each year we take on new challenges to raise money for a local charity close to the team's heart.

These events and team challenges bring us closer together, help with team building and are also great fun! We work hard together to fundraise for worthy projects and causes.

We donate to food banks regularly to aid local charities for homeless and vulnerable people.

Our chosen charity of 2022 is the Leeds Hospitals Charity who support NHS staff to deliver the best care for over a million patients and their families each year. They work with local communities, schools and businesses to provide £5 million in additional funding for Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.

Our impact on the environment is of great importance to us and here at 300 North we take our responsibility towards sustainability very seriously. We work together with our candidates and clients to reduce their impact and to reduce ours where we can.

You might also catch us at various events in the FM social and conference calendar, particularly in the North region.

We also regularly host team social events to be able to get together more casually outside of work.

Comment from 300 North given to TwinFM for their recent article: Heat and Buildings Strategy – Experts Reveal How to Tackle the Skills Shortage. For further information on the government strategy and the skills shortage, please visit their site.

The government’s new Heat and Buildings Strategy is highly reliant upon the installation of heat pumps to replace the traditional natural gas boiler found in most UK buildings. To reach the current net zero targets there should be 600,000 heat pump installations per year by 2028, requiring an estimated workforce of 12,000+ trained heat pump installers.

In the strategy the government identifies the need for engaging with further education (FE) and industry bodies to create ambitious training and reskilling plans including new and updated qualifications in F-Gas and SRAC. The CITB reiterates the need for industry bodies to work alongside FE institutions to design courses and qualifications that identify and meet the needs of the sector long term, including maintenance work and upskilling as heat pumps evolve.

Critically, this growth in the sector is an opportunity for companies to diversify their workforce by bringing in people from underrepresented groups which will attract these companies to young people entering the workforce now and in the future. Additionally, companies who support the training and development of their current employees will benefit from employee retention, not to mention that “existing heating engineers can be upskilled to install heat pumps in one week or less”. Tackling this skills shortage will require a whole of sector approach, as well as pushing the government to keep to their long term targets in order to create a lasting solution. 

300 North are the Facilities Management recruitment specialists providing permanent, temporary and interim solutions to the UK Facilities Management, Mechanical & Electrical and Construction sectors. Get in touch to find out how we can help you with your recruitment needs by visiting our website home page or calling us on 0113 336 5161.

What is Company Branding?

Standing out to candidates is all about ensuring that your company is visible among many others when someone outside of the business or the FM sector is looking for a new role.

The instability of the last year has caused many candidates to stay in their roles or move during the pandemic, causing an industry wide candidate shortage. As things reopen, FM companies are greatly increasing hiring leading to a candidate driven market, where the number of job openings vastly outnumber the available talent. This has meant organisations are having to market themselves in order to be considered by prospective talent. Candidates are looking for many things from their next employer, including a more democratic approach to procurement.

The Invisible Group

International Pride month has just passed. It’s a time when people talk about and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. This June we talked to LGBTQIA+ people about their experiences and did some research into the challenges LGBTQIA+ people face in the workplace, and how FM organisations are creating more safe and diverse spaces for them to thrive at work.