Morson Group

Morson Group
Private
Industry Recruitment, engineering, design consultants
Founded 1969
Headquarters Eccles, Manchester, UK
Key people
 Ged Mason, CEO
Dr. Kevin Gorton, Group Managing Director
Paul Gilmour, Group Finance Director
Revenue £771.9 million (2015)[1]
Number of employees
 circa 1,200 (2015)
Website www.morson.com

Morson Group is an international engineering recruitment and design consultancy company. The Group provides permanent and contract staff to global clients across a variety of engineering sectors including aerospace, defence, rail, construction, nuclear, oil and gas, IT and telecoms.

With a turnover in excess of £800million, the Group is made up of Morson International, Morson Projects and Vital Human Resources.

Morson International, the recruitment arm of the business, is based in Eccles, Manchester, and provides blue and white collar recruitment solutions to over 400 clients worldwide, with over 12,000 contractors on assignment. Morson is the number one recruiter in the UK for the rail and aerospace sectors.

Morson Projects, the design consultancy division, provides multi-disciplined project management, engineering design services from complete turnkey project management to detailed design exercises.

Vital Human Resources is the newest company operating under Morson Group.[2] It is a leading brand in the provision of skilled trades and contingent labour solutions to the rail, mechanical and electrical, construction and power markets in the UK.

Morson Group has grown organically to support client requirements, and currently has 36 UK offices and is spread across six continents, with an employed workforce of approximately 1,200.

History

Morson was founded in 1969 as J Morson & Company by trained engineer Gerry Mason at the family home in Eccles, Manchester, specialising in recruiting skilled engineers for UK companies. After moving to Bank Chambers in Eccles high street the following year, in 1979 the growing business moved to new premises on Clarendon Road. At this point the in-house design consultancy division, Morson Projects, was founded.

In 1992, the company moved to Stableford Hall and by 1995 had a turnover in excess of £50million. In 1999, Ged Mason, the son of founder Gerry, became managing director of the company after working for the business since 1986. In the same year, Barclay’s private equity bought a stake in the business which they held until 2005.

In January 2005 Ged Mason took over as chief executive, with business development director, Dr. Kevin Gorton, taking over as managing director.

The following year, Morson Group were floated for the first time on the AIM stock market.[3] It remained floating until 2012 when GGMM, a consortium led by the Mason family, completed a P2P share repurchase in order to return the control of the ownership, growth and direction to the family.[4]

In 2007, Morson International acquired Westbury, White & Nunn, Pentagon Personnel, Rosta and CTS.[5] The same year the company announced a turnover surpassing £300million.

In 2010, the company moved to a new purpose built office at Adamson House, Centenary Way in Eccles. The office was officially opened by Sir Alex Ferguson and artist Harold Riley.[6]

In 2013, the company acquired Vital Human Resources Ltd.[7]

In July 2015, company founder, Gerry Mason, passed away.[8]

In 2016, CEO Ged Mason was awarded an OBE for his services to business,[9] as well as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year award for Master Entrepreneur.[10]

Sectors

Morson currently operate across the following engineering sectors:

Charity and sponsorship

Morson is actively involved in charity work, with a dedicated charity committee organising yearly events and fundraising activities. Each year, employees choose two charities to support and money is raised through staff initiatives like dress-down days and sponsored events.

In 2016, Morson hosted a masquerade ball which raised over £100,000 for the 2016 charities, Seashell Trust and Springhill Hospice.[11]

Morson is also involved in sponsoring boxers. An early primary sponsor of Ricky Hatton, Morson currently provide sponsorship for boxers from his training academy.

Group CEO, Ged Mason, is also co-owner of the rugby club Sale Sharks.[12]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ https://www.morson.com/2016/07/morson-ranked-77th-sunday-times-top-track-100-league-table/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ UK, DVV Media. "Morson acquires Vital Services businesses". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  3. ↑ "FE Investegate |Morson Group PLC Announcements | Morson Group PLC: First Day Dealings on AIM". www.investegate.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  4. ↑ News, Manchester Evening (2012-07-09). "Morson Group MBO gets shareholder go-ahead". men. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  5. ↑ "Morson - Company News Summary". www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  6. ↑ Ltd, Insider Media. "Sir Alex Ferguson backs Morson £500m ambition". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  7. ↑ UK, DVV Media. "Morson acquires Vital Services businesses". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  8. ↑ http://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2015/07/morson-groups-founder-gerry-mason-dies/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Morson Boss Ged Mason collects OBE".
  10. ↑ TheBusinessDesk.com. "Mason crowned entrepreneur of the year | TheBusinessDesk.com". Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  11. ↑ "Morson masquerade ball raises six-figure sum for Group's charities - SalfordOnline.com". SalfordOnline.com. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-11-18.
  12. ↑ "Sale Sharks Announce Board of Directors". salesharks.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
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