A Selection of Global Case Studies

Beaulieu International Group

Supporting further strategic expansion into Oceania.

Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G) is a global family technical textiles group, with a strong reputation for innovation, entrepreneurialism and a firm commitment to producing sustainable materials.  The business places the value of its employees at the centre of its strategy, retaining a dedication to family values.  Headquartered in Belgium, B.I.G. employs over 4.700 people worldwide. They have production sites in 17 countries across Eurasia, America and Oceania and serve customers in 150 countries.

How Listgrove supported

Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.) and Listgrove have enjoyed a successful recruitment partnership for a number of key roles over the last 3 to 4 years.

B.I.G. employ their own well-established and experienced talent acquisition/ recruitment team who handle a large part of their in-house resourcing. Nevertheless, they seek external recruitment partners for some of their more specialist and ‘hard to fill’ vacancies – this is where Listgrove provides its long standing expertise.

One such role, was a Technical Sales Manager, to develop the expansion of their Australian market, and was looking to be based in either Sydney or Melbourne. With the role being required outside of their main European markets, there was complexity around time zone, network and cultural considerations, providing a different scope of recruitment challenges.

On top of this, the seniority of the position made it a particularly important recruit, with the need for careful consideration at every stage.

Listgrove’s team were delighted to support with the search and knew that a successful appointment in this role would be pivotal to Beaulieu’s growth strategy in the Oceanic region.

Listgrove’s extensive network and previous experience in this part of the world, meant that the team were able to present a well-balanced shortlist of candidates. Beaulieu was open to a variety of profiles, with a range of backgrounds, whilst meeting the requirement for textiles knowledge. The successful candidate was considered to possess the dynamism and culture fit required for the role – a successful recruit.

What Candidates Say

‘The experience working with Listgrove was fabulous. It was easy, encouraging and honest from the start. The fact that Conrad Taylor looked at my experience and was able to apply my skillset to this role, and not pigeon-hole me as many other recruiting companies often do was exactly what I was looking for in a recruitment company. I felt he looked outside the square and it paid off.’

Sales Manager Australia, Beaulieu International Group.

What Clients Say

‘Listgrove facilitated the selection and interviewing process. Within a reasonable amount of time, we could start with the onboarding of the chosen candidates. We are pleased to have a good relationship with Listgrove because they have a broad network, show flexibility and good insight into candidate experience. They provide professional follow-up and support the onboarding and reference checking, when needed.’

HR Director, Polymers and Engineered Solutions, Beaulieu International Group