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Mark Rodwell - CEO Prestwick Airport
“Moving to a new country on the other side of the world with only six
weeks to make all the necessary arrangements was certain to prove a
challenge, however with the assistance of Nicola from Artemis
Relocation, the relocation was a smooth process without any of the
anticipated dramas.
Artemis located furnished rental accommdodation in an ideal location
and inspected local schools prior to our arrival. After over 30 hours
of travelling and moving from 40+ temperatures to -3, we arrived in
Scotland to find that Nicola had completed a pre shop for all the
essential items and had the house heated ready for us to relax. I can
highly recommend Artemis to anyone facing the challenge of an
international move and wanting friendly, efficient, professional and
personalised assistance"
Mark Rodwell
CEO Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Sandra Wilson - wife of CEO National Semiconductor (Greenock)
“Nikki Hallsworth made our move from the US to the UK very seamless and
easy. She was extermely knowledgeable about the local area and able to
very quickly provide us with housing choices that matched our needs.
She was helpful, patient, competent, professional and even able to make
us laugh in what was often a stressful situation. She was always
available for the many questions that we had, and provided us with
quick responses.
I would recommend her with no reservations and give her the highest rating in all aspects of the job. “
Nicola Pedley - Barclays Bank
When we moved to Glasgow with my husband's work, I was arranging the
sale of our house in London whilst looking after my 4-month old
daughter and the prospect of finding acomodation (as well as doctor's,
etc for my daughter) in another country was daunting. Nicola at Artemis
Relocate made everything so easy. We came to Glasgow on one viewing
trip and the first flat she showed us is the one we have moved in to.
She picked us up from the airport on both the viewing trip and the day
we moved in, made sure we had a fully stocked fridge, took our meter
readings and contacted the utility companies as well as BT to arrange
our phone line. And she's always available for ongoing consultation if
we need any further help. The move to Glasgow has been the easiest
we've ever made.
Katie Carey - Deloittes
Moving to a new country alone was somewhat daunting, especially as I
had very little free time to make the necessary arrangements in
advance. Once I arrived in Edinburgh, with only 12 hours to spare
before starting work, Nicola was essential in helping me settle in
quickly. Nicola located a furnished flat in a great location, and it
only took one afternoon of my time. She negotiated price and move-in
dates with the flat-owners and helped me move my belongings. Nicola
also informed me of the local food stores and other essentials and
helped set up council tax mailings, utilities and telephone services.
With Nicola's assistance, settling into Edinburgh was almost
stress-free.
Testimonial from ( Chief Personnel Officer) Major Glasgow Client
“Artemis has supported our start up company through it’s recruitment campaign in two major areas: attraction and relocation.
We operate in an industry where skills are scarce and employees have
global options. Our company had thus developed a sophisticated
recruitment campaign supported by a ‘best in class’ employment package
to attract people in this tough market. One risk that we soon realised
would need minimising was that people outside of the region had
negative perceptions about Glasgow and the surrounding area. This fear
was born out in early feedback from potential candidates.
Another was a more common one – in that
people would be relocating to the region and that this domestic
upheaval always reduces people’s effectiveness in the first few months
of a new job.
Artemis offered a service that would counter these risks and has proved
to be successful in the implementation.
Attraction
As part of the recruitment process, candidates that are invited to 2nd
interview are offered a familiarisation tour that is tailored to the candidate and the families needs.
Feedback
from employees that have used this service indicates that this was a
significant factor in overcoming misconceptions and was a driver in
defining our company as their preferred employer despite other job
offers. Most have commented that this service said something about the
type of employer we would be – caring, people focused and professional.
Relocation
We have recruited people from the following nationalities/regions:
Mexico
Italy
France
Kurdistan
China
Ireland
England
Scotland
Many of whom who have required some level of relocation service.
In providing a familiarisation and home search service, Artemis has
benefited our company in several ways:
1. Moving people into rented accommodation quickly so as to avoid extended stays in hotels has reduced cost.
2. Our already busy support team have been able to concentrate on other tasks whilst Artemis manage this process.
3. New employees are working at full capacity more quickly as they are
not wasting time with domestic arrangements in a strange town.
4. New employees are claiming that the reduced stress on their domestic
and family lives is enabling them to settle into their jobs quickly and
effectively.”
Viviana Bacchin
"The
fact that you have someone to trust in your new environment is of
enormous help. Artemis has helped arrange a nursery school for my two
year old son, arrange a babysitting service, help with many other
contacts that we would not have known about without their help. This
has all made me settle in to my new environment much quicker.”
Eric Goutain
“I
am french, expert in my field, during the last few years; I have been
dragging my family (3 children and a very comprehensive wife) between
countries and continents. Until this last move in scotland, I have done
all of them by myself and i can tell that the help of artemis
relocation this time has been a great improvement.
Even after several long distance moves and a pretty well greased
organization you always lack the knowledge of the area you arrive in
and that cost a lot of money to both you and your company and a lot of
time to settle you down. With a local help, i have experienced that
they take a huge part of the hassle saving you this learning phase
money and allowing you to be right away at 100% efficiency in your new
job with the peace of mind that somebody is taking care of the
installation for you and the most important your family. As a last
comment, on top of the convenience of having a local helping you to
set-up your new life it as been a pleasure to be in relation with so
nice, friendly and professional people.”
Jayne White
"we've
used relocation services in the past but artemis is far superior in
terms of quality and the level of personal service. The orientation day
in particular sets it apart from other relocation services - what we
learned in the course of that day saved us time and money later on,
making the whole move less stressful".
Viviana Bacchin
“i
did not want to move to scotland because i like living somewhere hot!
My husband was offered three positions. One in houston texas, one in
japan and the one with intense photonics. He chose this company as it
had the best prospects. With the help of artemis it was easier to
persuade me to move to scotland, even though it is the coldest!"
Don & Sherry Macdonald
“
her thoroughness in being sure everything was inspected prior to our
taking possession, meter readings for the utilities taken, and
locations for trash and procedures for mail explained, etc was
appreciated. The gas meter was behind a locked door, for which we had
no key, so she followed up with the leasing agent to be sure that
information was obtained in a timely manner. Her patience with our many
questions of “how, “where” and “why” was appreciated, as they were
always promptly answered, plus information we weren’t aware we needed
yet. Also, as with any move, there were the inevitable minor problems
or discrepancies, and all of these were met again with prompt action
and resolution. Her attention to detail and follow-through were really
excellent, and greatly helped the smooth transition to a new culture
and country”
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