Redfox, Hunting the best

Redfox was set up in 2002 to provide high-calibre recruitment solutions to leading clients in the Fresh and FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) sectors. Based in converted barns south of Cambridge, the business is headed by Max MacGillivray who has a consultancy and trading background. He previously headed up the fresh sector recruitment divisions for two other recruitment concerns before forming Redfox. In total there are give people in the business including marketing and research personnel.

Redfox's main are of business is to source graduates through to Board level individuals across the food sectors for all commercial,technical, oeprational and procurement functions. Their methodology is to seek out the highest calibre candidates through targeted marketing campaigns and defined headhunting in the UK and overseas. With a highly sophisticated IT system and interactive website www.redfoxes.co.uk, they are able to source, track and keep in contact with the "movers and shakers" in the sectors that they operate.

Theya re also involved in competitor analysis and targeting company acquisition targets for dedicated clients. As a young team, they pride themselves on not being stuffy recruiters of old, as clients and candidates alike have found when they dealt with the business.

Redfox works with Advanced Marketing Services Ltd and its associated companies sourcing a range of technical and commercial individuals. It also has an alliance with Fruitfuljobs.com presenting individuals that may be of interest for clients of Fruitful and vice versa back to Redfox.

Max MacGillivray says "The fresh sector is the fastest growing category at retailer level, so the growth oppoprtunities for the likes of AMS and companies aligned to it are great. But they will need highi calibre individuals to take that growth on. Those individuals are very hard to source but we are confident that we can add value to various concerns by using our marketing and IT systems to find the best individuals."

Spring 2003