Technical recruiter Fircroft has entered into a joint venture agreement with Kazakh industrial group Centrasia. 

In a statement, Fircroft chief executive Johnathan Johnson said Centrasia would become a “turnkey solutions partner for major energy clients in the country”.

The UK recently signed £3bn in business deals with the former Soviet state, including agreements to support four new gas plants and a steel production facility in Kazakhstan.

Fircroft’s deal was signed during the second meeting of the UK-Kazakhstan Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade-Economic, Scientific-Technical and Cultural Co-Operation in early November.