๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น has announced ambitious expansion plans into Germany as the leading Irish construction recruitment firm sets its sights on โฌ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ in the next two years.
This milestone projection comes as Ward Personnel prepares to expand its services further into the European market this year by recruiting personnel on the ground for Irish Construction, and Mechanical & Electrical companies working on large-scale projects in Germany.
The firm has been ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ to construction projects in ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต and is forecasting significant growth there also in 2026.
On the domestic front, Ward Personnel anticipates continued growing demand for construction workers over the next decade, driven by the National Development Plan Review. This plan, Irelandโs largest ever capital investment initiative ๐๐ถ๐๐ต โฌ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต to 2035, alongside ongoing housing sector demand, will create significant opportunities for skilled workers across the country.
Speaking on foot of the expansion announcement, David Ward, Founder and Managing Director of Ward Personnel, spoke about the demand for workers among Irish construction firms in north-western Europe:
โAs we celebrate 15 years in business, we are excited about the strong opportunities ahead as we broaden our operations and services across Western Europe. While our current focus is on Denmark and Germany having established subsidiaries and service teams on the ground in both countries, the next phase of our expansion will extend into additional Western European markets.โ
To help meet this demand for workers in Europe and Ireland, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ to add to and supplement the existing workforce at home and abroad.
โWe adopt a candidate-focused approach where each worker is assessed based on their skills and experience to ensure they are matched to a suitable role. Whether you are based in Ireland or abroad, weโll support you throughout your work journey. Our sourcing infrastructure in Eastern Europe, with a dedicated staff team based in our office in Poland, allows us to access skilled workers not readily available in Ireland or Western Europe. This international approach to addressing our clientsโ labour shortages has been a major driver of our growth over the past five years and will remain central to our expansion plans in the years aheadโ, said ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
The firm has made a number of notable appointments at senior management level in recent times including ๐๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ & ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น (๐ &๐ง), overseeing the recruitment of white-collar professionals in senior management, professional, and technical roles. With rising demand for construction professionals, his 25-year industry experience will play a key part in expanding the companyโs presence in this area, supporting clients in recruiting construction professionals across Ireland and Europe.
Ward Personnel has made significant investments in its own infrastructure including the introduction of Recruit CRM, an industry-leading candidate database, to further enhance the service delivery to clients.
๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, the firm moved to a new Group Headquarters in Blackrock, Cork, providing a modern space aimed at enhancing teamwork, strengthening communication, and fostering a strong team culture.
๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, Ward Personnel has provided recruitment solutions to the Construction, and Mechanical & Electrical sectors and it services the majority of the top 50 contractors in Ireland, with on the ground coverage across all 26 counties.
With offices in Cork, Dublin, Poland, Denmark, and Germany, the company employs ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ who support a workforce of over 650 across our clientsโ sites.
