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CrimsonXT recently partnered with a leading UK-based AI cloud software company expanding its global footprint by building and operating world-class AI data centers. This fast-growing startup needed urgent support to recruit senior data center talent in the US. Within just one week, our targeted headhunting campaign delivered eight qualified candidates for a Principal Data Center Controls Engineer role, leading to a successful hire who is now building and leading a senior team.

CrimsonXT helped a US supply chain automation firm swiftly appoint a VP of Engineering to lead their warehouse automation teams. Discover how our deep sector expertise delivered a perfect-fit leader in just 8 weeks.

Our client is a specialist in HVAC controls and a pioneer in smart building technology, operating across Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and the surrounding areas. When we reached out to the company’s President, we learned of a need for Technicians based in the Philadelphia area, and had the perfect candidate in mind.

Our client, a highly innovative AI robotics company in the warehouse automation space, were looking to build a sales organisation in Europe. Discover how CrimsonXT helped a leading AI robotics firm expand into Europe by placing a senior sales leader to drive growth, accelerate sales, and build their commercial presence.

We partnered with a leading GTP robotics company to place a Director of Business Development, helping launch a new US division and drive growth through strategic customer engagement and lead generation.

Our client, a US-based, industry-leading team of building automation engineers, looked to hire a Project Manager and a Software Engineer to its team of experts.

Through Current Women, we aim to share interviews and features with female leaders, explore gender diversity in Clean Energy and create a space for peer nominations and recognition. In this episode, we interview Anna Vujovic, Executive VP, Strategic Partnerships & Initiatives at Regen Resource, North America’s leader in clean, synthetic graphite.

We recently partnered with a Tier 1 automotive supplier and leading global manufacturer and designer of electronic components, headquartered in Illinois, to hire a Senior Software Engineer to its team of experts. We found the perfect candidate who was then hired in just three weeks.

Our Industry Innovators series interviews senior leaders across industrial technology industries, exploring the latest trends, upcoming technologies and pressing hot topics that are shaping the future. Warehouse Automation Consultant James Disney recently had the privilege of speaking to CEO and Co-Founder of cellumation, Hendrik Thamer.

ANDRITZ Separation needed to hire a Head of Automation for their Selb location. Leveraging our recruitment expertise and long-standing partnership with ANDRITZ, adapted to evolving hiring requirements by shifting the focus from leadership to technical skills. Within weeks, we successfully placed a candidate with 13 years of industry experience.

In this Innovators episode, Automation Consultant James Disney interviews Senior Manager at KION Group, Kenny Watson to find out more about the specific industry, his career journey and advice to anyone looking to be a part of the industry.

An international chemical manufacturer reached out to us for their next strategic hire - a Head of Engineering in West Germany. This was a critical role with overall responsibility for the engineering function, including people and budget management for a team of up to 30 engineers.

An AutoStore distributor specializing in optimizing warehouse performance has a combined team of over 1,000 employees, with expansion plans for over the next couple of years. Facing the imminent retirement of their VP of Customer Success, the company needed to fill this critical role.

Strengthening HVAC leaders’ operational efficiency and global presence within the Data Centre vertical. We have been partnered with a pioneer in manufacturing efficiency for several years, helping them to build out numerous functions within the business with 15 hires over 3 years.

We partnered with Nomagic to help them hire their next Sales Executive role. Through our thorough screening process and shortlisting 16 candidates, we identified a candidate whose expertise in partner channel sales aligned perfectly with Nomagic’s growth strategy.

A startup battery material company based in the US was embarking on an ambitious project – setting up their first manufacturing plant. We approached the company with a tailored recruitment strategy, and tapped into our extensive network of VP-level candidates.

We help business leaders in the warehouse automation and intralogistics markets grow their teams and I recently had the privilege of speaking to VP of Sales Automation Matthew Walker. Matthew discusses various aspects of the industry and shares his insights and experience.

We help business leaders in the warehouse automation and intralogistics markets grow their teams and I recently had the privilege of speaking to Director, Industrial Engineering and Robotics at Cart.com. Parth discusses various aspects of the industry and shares his insights and experience.

We help business leaders in the warehouse automation and intralogistics markets grow their teams and recently had the privilege of speaking to CEO, President Vincent Halma. Vincent discusses various aspects of the industry and shares his experience.

CEO and expert Meg O'Connel shares insights about how we can build disability employment programmes in our own companies. Find out how we can roll out disability employment programmes to every US DC and what employers need to know about setting up disability programmes.

With a comprehensive solution, we helped a returning client of ours - a global autonomous mobile robot company enhance its pre-sales division across the US, streamlining sales and increasing revenue.

We help business leaders in the warehouse automation and intralogistics markets grow and we had the privilege of speaking to Heather Caroll, who shares insights into the challenges of overseas operations, the importance of communication, and thriving in logistics.

We help business leaders in the warehouse automation and intralogistics markets grow and had the privilege of speaking to Jerome Vaughan, who shares insights into the challenges of overseas operations, the importance of communication, and thriving in logistics.

Our assistance enabled an eVTOL startup to address the challenge of establishing a new manufacturing and engineering function while hiring a VP of Manufacturing, all while keeping costs to a minimum, as per their goals.

Our client is a long-established construction firm based in California. We introduced an experienced senior leader in under a week to supercharge this construction firm's overstretched estimating team.

Our client is a leading international manufacturer of HVAC solutions, specialising in warm air heaters. We were able to alleviate candidate concerns and identify red flags to hire the best account managers for this HVAC manufacturer.

Whilst developments in intralogistics never seem to cease, one aspect of the industry that continues to lag behind is the representation of women. We spoke to Business Development Manager Laura Carter about career development and advice for women in intralogistics.

Our client is a leading international manufacturer of HVAC, air and data centre cooling solutions. Helping a firm transform their interview processes and hiring strategy to finally close a long-standing vacancy in less than a month.

Our client is a leading international manufacturer of energy-efficient HVAC products and systems. We found the perfect leader to pioneer a new subsidiary in France for this international manufacturer of HVAC products and systems.

Our client is an international 3PL provider that offers storage, transportation, and distribution services. We filled a range of critical hires spanning the breadth of our client's operations, in project management, design engineering, project controls & scheduling.

A difficult hiring process turned on its head as we sourced five exceptional project managers for a global integrator firm. They were in immediate need of a team leaders to facilitate the delivery of a critical project.

Working with a mobile robotics start-up to pioneer their entry into the European warehouse automation market. We helped them build a sales team to spearhead their expansion into the region.

Whilst developments in ai robotics never seem to cease, one aspect of the industry that continues to lag behind is the representation of women, particularly in positions of leadership. We spoke to Sales Manager Beth Marshall about being overlooked at work and the power of an early start.