Recruited by the recruiters: Silkmoth help Meridian Business Support to place 1000+ temps per day

11 May 2006

Macclesfield based Silkmoth, has just completed a second web site for a recruitment consultancy market leader. Meridian Business Support, is based in Altrincham but has offices nationwide. Silkmoth has many large national and multi-national companies as its clients, including many national companies in the recruitment sector.

The Brief

Meridian Business Support has been a Silkmoth customer for five years and the new site replaces their first serious venture into using the web as a business tool. Having been delighted with the results first time around and following a successful refocusing of the Meridian business after a management buy out last year, Silkmoth were contacted to carry out the development of the new site.

Mark Mitchell CEO of Meridian Business Services said:

"We needed a site that looked excellent to reflect the high quality service that is at the heart of Meridian’s offering to its customers but we knew that looking good on the web is no longer good enough. Web sites have to work hard to provide a return on investment."

"Having worked with Silkmoth over many years we knew we could count on them to turn an excellent design produced by our existing design and marketing agency into a hard working and highly functional website."

However, this time, Meridian wanted full content management - that is, the ability to manage all of the words and pictures on the website. They wanted full control without having to rely on Silkmoth to make changes.

The Solution

Since the launch of the site earlier this month it has never been easier to find a job. Simply type in a few details e.g. job title, location and salary and the web site immediately flags up a list of suitable vacancies. One phone call later puts the customer in touch with a skilled consultant and they are on the road to a career change. New jobs are being added all the time by Meridian staff which keeps the site fresh and appealing to employers and potential employees.

Added Value

Silkmoth has also been able to help Meridian with its internal communications. The company has 71 branches throughout the UK and internal communications are a key aspect of the business. The new web site incorporates an intranet. The intranet is an area on their website that only their staff have access to. Each staff member has a user name and password and they can login to get details on company news and all sorts of company resources.

Expanding the Business

Keith Jones, Managing Director of Silkmoth said:

"What makes this recruitment web site perfect to assist Meridian's business expansion plans is the fact that the site works hard and requires minimum maintenance. Meridian Business Support can maintain the page content themselves and it is always up to date with jobs being transferred directly into the site from Meridian’s back-office systems. All staff can now access the same information which is updated as and when required."