BURSARY BONUS FOR HERIOT WATT STUDENT

A student at A local Heriot Watt University has beaten off strong competition to win a top prize. Debbie Haddow recently completed her final year and won Best year 3 student award on the BEng Architectural Engineering course, which is sponsored by the leading specialist recruitment consultancy, Hays Building Services.

The purpose of the award is to promote, recognise and reward excellence in this sector. Hays Building Services recently attended a prizegiving ceremony at the University to present a cheque and framed certificate to the proud student.Cedric Fyffe at Hays Building Services, says: “This prize is a small step to reward the next generation for their hard work. Not only is it great to support students to pursue a career in this field, but we would also encourage students to explore the many employment opportunities that exist locally.”

For further information about employment opportunities in the area contact Hays Building Services on 0131 226 6595 or visit www.hays.com/buildingservices

Note to Editor:

Hays Building Services is part of Hays plc, the leading global specialist recruitment group. It is market leader in the UK and Australia, and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe. As at 30 June 2008, the Group employed 8,872 staff operating from 393 offices in 27 countries across 17 specialisms. For the year ended 30 June 2008:

• the Group had revenues of £2.5 billion, net fees of £786.8 million and operating profit before exceptional items of £253.8 million;
• the Group placed around 80,000 candidates into permanent jobs and around 300,000 people into temporary assignments;
• the temporary placement business represented 49% of net fees and the permanent placement business represented 51% of net fees.

For further press information please contact:
Alexandra Tucker
Hays
T. 020 7222 8575
E. Alexandra.tucker@hays.com