Jobs@Pertemps has been awarded a five-year national contract with National Grid Transco (NGT) to supply commercial, administrative, office and secretarial staff.

The new contract will see 32 consultants responsible for the supply of 2,500 workers.

Jobs@Pertemps will assist with NGT’s restructuring, centralising emergency call centre operations and back office functions in Hinckley and Northampton.

Hilary Buxton, NGT customer support manager, said: “Being recognised as an organisation where people from different walks of life want to work is very important to us.

“We welcome the work being done by Pertemps to attract talented people from all parts of the community,” she added.

Jenny Jackson, board director of Jobs@Pertemps, said the deal was a result of the company’s long-standing working relationship with National Grid Transco.

She said: “This is fantastic news for Jobs@Pertemps and will create career development opportunities.”