ARV SOLUTIONS - Key Persons
After working in retail for over a year and achieving her Business Management Degree, Annie decided to start a career in recruitment and was attracted to ARV Solutions because of our company culture.
The passion for this career move arose from a fascination with all areas of business, an interest in helping others achieve their goals, and watching my uncle have a lot of success and fun during his time in recruitment. ARV Solutions has the perfect culture to grow me into the recruiter I want to be, with a team-working environment it is great to see there is support and knowledge all around, and I am excited to have my journey with them.
In my spare time, I love to bake and try my best to make realistic cakes, I also love to renovate my house - probably too much as I am always painting.
Job Titles:
- Senior Account Manager - Construction & Commercial
After spending seven years in retail management Callum joined ARV Solutions in March 2019 ready to dive into a new career.
I wanted to join an industry where I could utilise all my skills and experience gained over the last seven years and recruitment seemed like the best industry for me to do that. I joined ARV Solutions as a trainee resourcer and have been promoted several times since, with my current job title being Senior Account Manager. Whilst I have been here, I have been lucky enough to complete my NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Recruitment Practice
Job Titles:
- Senior Account Manager - Sales & Marketing
After four and a half years in Education Recruitment Callum joined ARV Solutions to continue his career and expand his experience into the construction sector.
I started my recruitment career in the education sector straight out of university without any prior knowledge of what being a recruitment consultant would involve. Fast forward five and a half years and I would now consider myself a well-established consultant.
I joined ARV Solutions over a year ago and not looked back since! I am part of the Sales and Marketing division, helping to further establish our place in the market and expand our existing client base. Working at ARV Solutions you really feel part of a team. I am very much used to having a heavy focus on individual performance in recruitment and its really refreshing to be in such a collaborative atmosphere!
Ciara initially worked in retail and decided she wanted a change in scenery. Looking for a challenge Ciara made the switch to recruitment to challenge herself. Keen to learn new skills, ARV stood out to her because of our modern method of recruitment.
ARV stood out to me as it's not your typical recruitment company, the staff are really lovely and have made me feel extremely welcome. In my spare time, I enjoy watching and playing football as well as walking, I am also an avid baker, and my favourite bake is brownies, however, I do often make a mess! Most of my free time is spent with my family, we often play games and chat around the dinner table.
Job Titles:
- Associate Director - Design, Engineering, Manufacturing & Operations
Craig joined ARV Solutions in 2018, bringing with him thirteen years of experience within recruitment.
In 2005, I was a founding member of an Executive Search company in Bristol, specialising in the engineering design of major infrastructure projects. In addition, I have recruited for Engineering, Finance, M+A, Mining, Environmental businesses in North and South America, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, typically recruiting salary ranges from £40k to £150k.
I made a direct approach to Jim Roach at ARV Solutions as Jim's reputation, culture and leadership style appealed to me. His knowledge in the Offsite Construction sector is second to none, and he has built a credible business, one that I wanted to join and be part of.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Operations Coordinator
Deb joined ARV Solutions in January 2022 as Operations Coordinator. Previously, Deb worked for twenty years in an independent financial services starting as an Apprentice and worked her way to Head of Operations. At the age of forty, she decided to re-train and spent fifteen years working in the education and charity sectors.
As wife of ARV Solutions founder, Deb has been involved with the company since its inception in 2003 and previously worked for the organisation in a variety of roles. She has now returned to the company to co-ordinate Operations and promote continuous improvement across many areas of the business.
Having worked in the education and charity sectors for fifteen years, I joined ARV Solutions in January 2022 with the main goal of driving our ambitious three year strategy plan forward. Our vision for the future is based on high-reaching, continuous improvement goals across all areas of the business: ensuring we remain market leaders by offering our clients and candidates outstanding service; keeping our team at ARV central to all decisions with a focus on improving wellbeing and continuing to be an employer of choice in the recruitment sector. I am also passionate improving the impact our business has on the environment and am making changes to facilities in our offices and our working practices to achieve these goals. It's an exciting role that offers much variety and an opportunity to work with a fantastic team.
Throughout my previous experience I have become a wellbeing champion and have worked hard in the public sector to develop improvements for both colleagues and families I have supported. I would like to continue to promote this within ARV and broaden the impact this can have on the wider community.
When not working, I love to travel both in this country and further afield. Walking with friends and dogs is a great passion of mine - especially if there is a great view and a pub involved. As a season ticket holder with Bristol Bears Rugby Team, I am often found at Ashton Gate on a Friday night suffering/enjoying a match!
Jim Roach - Founder, Managing Director
Jim established ARV Solutions in 2003 with a plan to provide high levels of service more often seen in high end ‘Search and Selection' rather than contingency recruitment, though still at sensible fee levels, in line with realistic expectations of clients - i.e. to ADD REAL VALUE!
Jody joined the ARV team back in March 2022 bringing over a wealth of recruitment knowledge.
I had just finished covering a mat leave after also finishing maternity leave of my own, and when the opportunity to get back into recruitment and join ARV Solutions came up I jumped at the chance! I have been working in various recruitment/support roles since I finished university in 2006, covering a wide range of sectors. I enjoy learning all about offsite construction and MMC with ARV Solutions. The office has a great culture and the team are super friendly.
I have two small children, four and two so as many mothers to children at nursery I work part time. I'm looking forward to picking up more time at ARV Solutions over the next couple of years as they start school.
Other than two children to keep me busy, I like watching the Bristol Flyers Basketball team play, and hopefully I will have some spare time one day to start painting and being a bit more creative again!
Lucy joined us in 2017 taking on the role of Office Manager bringing with her six years of Office Management experience.
I began my career working in Pensions spending eight years in customer services before I moved onto Office Management. I am very family orientated and the family atmosphere at ARV Solutions held massive appeal for me. I love planning and organisation so this is the perfect role for me, especially working within an organisation that shares my values and dedication to great personal service.
Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family, especially my nieces and nephews, researching new places to travel to, and I love making time to cook new recipes and visit restaurants.
Senior Account Manager - Design, Engineering, Manufacturing & Operations Paul joined ARV Solutions in 2017 and brought with him a wealth of experience within recruitment for construction including expertise in Executive Recruitment. Up until 2014 I had never worked in recruitment but I had experience in people related roles, some being Customer Services, Employee Services and Payroll. I entered the recruitment industry working in the traditional construction sector and I passed my Certificate in Recruitment Practice within my first seven months. My approach was always going to be people-focussed, whereby both the needs of my client and the career aspirations of my candidates were at the forefront of my mind. The ‘Recruitment Process' is a phrase that is often used but I prefer ‘Recruitment Journey'. Sometimes there are multiple routes you could take to reach your destination, however the recruitment journey with ARV and ARView is without a doubt the swiftest and least turbulent recruitment I have had the pleasure of piloting for both the client and candidate, which really fits with my people focussed approach. Within our team I work on the Design, Engineering, Manufacturing and Operations division and through the training I have been given I have been able to become an expert not just in the niche sector of construction that we work in, but also in other disciplines for which I recruit. In my spare time, I can be found enjoying numerous sports, learning the guitar, as well as spending time with my family. Paul.Blackwell@arvsolutions.co.uk | 0117 959 2008
Associate Director - Construction & Commercial Rob joined ARV Solutions in the autumn of 2015 and now runs the Construction and Commercial division as an Associate Director. Not to be considered a traditional recruiter; my approach to a candidate centric strategy sits well with ARV Solutions' own culture of a quality and service led approach to recruitment. I have a real passion for the construction industry and keep a keen eye on the latest niche projects both in the UK and overseas. In my spare time I enjoy trying to convince my daughters I am as funny as I think I am, the eldest is only three at the time of writing so it still works. Otherwise I will be out riding a mountain bike as much as possible. Rob.Elford@arvsolutions.co.uk | 0117 959 2008
Job Titles:
- Account Manager - Construction & Commercial
Tommy joined us as a Trainee having been recommended to apply by a local business entrepreneur, and veteran recruiter. With a couple of years commercial experience under his belt, and sales skills picked up whilst working during his international travels, Tommy was looking to develop his career in recruitment with ARV Solutions.
In the last couple of years I have been travelling and working in Australia. After coming back to the UK I wanted a new challenge and luckily enough, a close family friend put me in touch with ARV Solutions. He couldn't speak more highly of Jim and ARV Solutions themselves which got me really excited to have a chat with Jim and learn more.
I had never worked in recruitment but had experience in fleet management and a sales role whilst in Australia. This experience encouraged me to apply these similar skills in a role back at home here in the UK.
Will started his recruitment career a little under two years ago within the transport industry. Prior to this, he came to ARV from a Sales and Corporate Account Management background.
I joined ARV Solutions with the view of becoming an established construction recruiter. Construction is an industry I have been interested in for a long time through having peers in the industry and after meeting with Jim and Rob and seeing their passion for the sector it was an easy decision for me. We have a close-knit team with a wealth of industry knowledge making it a great environment to work in.