The Totec Group 40 years on…
Swansea based Totec Group, founded in 1973 by
Brian Phillips is celebrating 40 years of successful
trading and the future is looking bright. These days
Brian is partnered by his youngest son Viv Phillips
who joined the company 25 years ago, both sharing
the management and running of the two divisions of
the company, namely Totec Recruitment and Totec
Design.
There are now three generations of the Phillips family
working at Totec with Viv’s two sons Daniel and Josh
having joined the operations in recent years, the aim
is to take the Totec brand forward for the next 40
years and beyond.
The successful operation was run from offices on
Walter Road for 35 years, until they decided it was
time to re-invest in new premises in order to take the
company forward.
In 2008 Totec purchased larger modern office
premises at Tawe Business Village, Llansamlet,
raising the profile of the company and offering
improved facilities for both staff and clients alike.
Since moving, the company has grown year on year,
increasing its workforce and enviable reputation in the
process. The Groups annual turnover is now in excess
of £3.2m and continues to grow.
Totec Recruitment
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and commitment to the company, creating personal
connections with clients and generating new business
has been fundamental in the development and success
in recent years.
The company can boast major clients including BOC/
Linde Group, Siemens, Dragon LNG, RWE Npower,
Tata Steel UK Ltd, Dwr Cymru-Welsh Water to name
but a few.
Accreditation to the government’s Job Search
programme in 2010 resulted in Totec interviewing
almost 1000 unemployed professionals, providing
advice, support and guidance in their search for
employment. They have also provided support and
guidance to new graduates through one on one
session’s and seminars and to companies dealing with
rationalisation of their workforces.
The last 12 months have seen steady growth with new
business being awarded by a number of Global, UK
and locally based companies:
• Oil and Gas Process Design and Equipment
Manufacturer based in the UK
• Global Materials Technology and
Development Company with local
connections
• UK based division of Global PLC whose
operating sectors are in Process Safety,
Infrastructure Safety, Medical and
Environmental
• National Facilities Management Company
specialising in the Management of the
UK’s major retail parks
• UK’s leading Developer and Manufacturer
of Advanced Light and Laser Technology
Systems.
• Specialist Roles based overseas for UK
based Project Management Company, a
division of one of the World leaders
• Lecturers and Assessors for South Wales
based College of Higher Education
• World Leader in Expansion Bellows
Design and Manufacture
Technology (Engineering) Ltd. The company was
one of Wales’ first licensed employment agencies set
up by Brian Phillips as part of the Totec Group to
facilitate the employment of volume staff for large
scale projects being completed by Totec’s design
consultancy together with the supply of staff to the
consultancies clients.
In the early years the company’s activities were
limited to supply of engineering and technical
personnel, serving both local oil refineries and
Scandinavian oil field exploration companies. Over
the years the company has maintained a reputation
for supplying first class engineering and technical
personnel as well as diversifying into other sectors in
order to maintain its market position.
In the spring of 2008 the accolade from Wales’s Fast
Growth 50 Awards coupled with the relocation to new
group offices in Llansamlet provided the company a
springboard to even greater success.
Success Factors
The company’s ethos of building and maintaining
relationships and the continual investment in new
technologies has allowed them to respond to clients’
needs promptly and professionally. Candidates are
equally important as clients, and once registered are
profiled according to a variety of criteria to ensure
immediate response to vacancy enquiries.
Totec has the ability to be flexible in its approach and
produce contract agreements to suit client’s individual
needs. Membership of the REC ensures they work
within statutory guidelines offering comfort to all
parties involved.
Both Brian and Viv are supported by senior
consultants Mike Barker and Rhiannon Webster.
Commercial accounts and in-house payroll services
are maintained by Accounts Manager Tracey
Eynon whose experience in recruitment and payroll
functions has proved invaluable. They appreciate the
Whilst the company’s specialism remains in the
support of all their staff whose honesty, hard work
• ENGINEERING DESIGNERS • PROCESS PLANT & EQUIPMENT
• OIL, GAS, WATER & POWER INDUSTRY CONSULTANTS
Total Technology Design Partnership Limited
Unit 2 & 3 Tawe Business Village,
Phoenix Way, Llansamlet,
Swansea SA7 9LA
United Kingdom
T: 01792 704460
F: 01792 701350
W: www.totec.co.uk
E: [email protected]
Part of the totec group of Companies
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