The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 24: April/May 2016 | Page 6

BUSINESS NEWS

SWINDON COMPANY GROWS WITH THE
RECRUITMENT OF LOCAL GIRL KATIE
Swindon’s unique Self Build visitor centre, the NSBRC, has just
announced a new addition to the team, Katie Compton, who
joins as ‘Business Support Assistant’ and brings a positive ‘can
do’ attitude along with a good business grounding, having
completed her Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Business last year.
Katie, 17, will take on a diverse role initially, supporting
each department within the company, with the longer term
aim of honing her skills in an area that matches her future
ambitions. In her first few weeks with the business Katie
has helped co-ordinate several large conferences held at
the Centre, worked on a marketing campaign to promote
their self build courses and even met Wallace & Gromit
whilst visiting the Aardman Studios in Bristol as part of an
employee ownership networking event. The Homebuilding
Centre Ltd, that operates the NSBRC, is an employee
owned business making it a little different to most
employers in the area and Katie will become an employeeshareholder in the business, as with all the team, with the
majority of the company's shares held by an Employee
Ownership Trust.
The business was originally looking to recruit an
apprentice but Katie, who did not qualify as an apprentice
having already achieved a Level 3 qualification, fitted

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the company’s needs perfectly as Louise Jarmey, front of
house manager explains: “Katie impressed us from her
first interview, arriving with a confidence and positive
approach that is unusual for such a young person. She
delivered a well thought thorough marketing pitch to the
management team as part of the recruitment process and
we knew right away we wanted her to join our team. We
are looking forward to watching Katie flourish and will
be providing her with all the support and tools she needs
to achieve her career goals whilst helping our business
develop”.
Katie said: “I am really excited to join the NSBRC and,
having worked in several part time roles to gain experience,
feel this is the start of an interesting career. The team are
fantastic to work with and are always supportive if I need
their advice and it seems that once people have worked for
the company they don’t ever want to leave!”
The NSBRC offers advice and information for people

who want to build a new, or simply improve their current,
home. Entrance is free and ѡ