About SRC and Stephen Rookes
SRC was founded by Stephen Rookes to provide a range of tailor-made Consultancy Services to clients based upon his 36+ years of experience of working for international businesses in the engineering and recruitment industries.​
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My passion for managing risk and extensive experience enables me to help businesses in the professional recruitment sector to mitigate their risks and achieve compliance so they can enhance shareholder value through the adoption of best practice.
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As a freelance Business Advisor, I want to develop long-term partnering relationships with clients so that I can share the best practice solutions I have developed through my experience and the challenges I have faced.
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Testimonials about my expertise, approach to tackling complex problems to develop pragmatic solutions and my business acumen can be read here.
​My Biography is summarised as follows:
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20+ years working in defence and nuclear industries, where the management of risk and safety was of paramount importance, for international businesses including:
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British Shipbuilders, Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering (VSEL)
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GEC Marine, BAe Systems
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National Nuclear Corporation (NNC), AMEC Nuclear
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16+ years working for the international recruitment agency NES / NES Global Talent / NES Fircroft as the Group Commercial & Legal Director.
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I have an engineering degree (BEng), masters degree in business administration (MBA), certificate in project management and undertaken numerous training & development courses including legal matters, recruitment legislation, contract law, negotiation, coaching and use of emotional intelligence.
To find out more about my Biography, feel free to visit my LinkedIn Profile and let’s connect our networks.
My academic education has been enhanced by practical experience in managing the legal and risk mitigation of international M&A transactions over the last 23+ years including 10 in the last 8+ years in the US, Canada, Norway, Australia, Japan and the global merger of NES Global Talent and Fircroft Engineering in 2020 to create the world’s largest engineering & technical recruitment business NES Fircroft, with a global turnover in excess of US$2billion in 2021.
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As the Group Commercial & Legal Director for NES Fircroft, I have dealt with complex problems and developed solutions for matters related to:
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M&A Transaction & Integration
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Contractual Risk & Insurance
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Compliant Contractor Engagement
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Management of Litigation & Mediation
I have been presented with the prestigious award for “Individual Contribution to APSCo” by CEO Ann Swain. Ann said “as the Chair of APSCo during the implementation of AWR, Stephen used his wisdom and considerable knowledge of compliance to guide APSCo in providing members with the tools and information needed to ease the way." I served four terms on the APSCo UK Representative Committee - 2010-2014 and 2018-2022, during which I was twice the Chair, in 2011-2012 and 2020-2022, and on the latter occasion I was also a member of the APSCo Global RepCom. (APSCo is the Association of Professional Staffing Companies, the leading trade body for the professional recruitment sector in the UK.)
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I am now an AdvisorLink trusted Business Advisor for APSCo which enables me to continue to promote best practice based on my own experiences and challenges I have faced over the years. More details of APSCo AdvisorLink resource can be found here and if you are a member, you can log into APSCo's website for more details here.
The Management Team of SRC consist of the Founding Director Stephen Rookes and the following:
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Joanne is the Company Secretary responsible for the company’s policies, procedures and corporate governance.
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Jacob is the Marketing & Social Media Manager, using his BA degree in Media Studies to design and maintain the company’s website and social media presence.
In May 2023, I took on the "UTMB" Snowdonia 50k race which had the tagline "savage beyond reason”. The course included two ascents of Mount Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), the highest mountain in Wales. With 11,200 feet of elevation, I completed the race in 10 hours 40 minutes, on a very sunny and hot day.
I am a keen Ultra-marathon trail runner as I enjoy the freedom it gives me to explore our beautiful country and to challenge myself to achieve what sometimes feels impossible but is achieved through hard work, dedication and determination.
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I run as it not only builds my physical strength, it also develops my mental strength to focus on achieving my goals and problem solving in difficult and challenging environments.
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These photos were taken on the "GB Ultra" Snowdonia 50 mile race in September 2022, which took 15 hours 50 minutes to complete with 11,100 feet of elevation
