Stockport based online jobs company, Oil & Gas Job Search – part of The Job Search Group, has been bough t by American based CareerBuilder.
CareerBuilder is one of the world’s largest online job portals and owned by US media company Gannett, who already have media interests in the UK and own UK newspaper publisher Newsquest, Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company.
Last year Oil & Gas Search were named ‘Business of the Year Turnover up to £5m’ at Stockport’s inaugral Business Awards in a category sponsored by Orbit Developments.
Oil & Gas Search was founded in 2000 and Chief Executive Duncan Freer commented:
“Our clients value global reach as they seek out the best talent in the oil and gas sector. Joining the CareerBuilder network offers us the chance to accelerate our growth and continue building relationships in key markets across the world.
“It moves Oil and Gas Job Search on to a new level and this is a hugely exciting time for our clients and staff.”
Oil & Gas Search has 25 staff across offices in Stockport, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
Find out more about the Stockport Business Awards 2013 by visiting the website here
Winners from The Stockport Business Awards 2012