West Midlands, United Kingdom Feb 3, 2020 (Issuewire.com) - Sat Nijjer embarked on a career in investment banking with Bear Stearns. He was appointed chief executive of the family-owned business in 2012.
As the second generation of the family to lead the company, under his strategic leadership the company is now forecast to grow to in excess of £150M in annual revenues.
Sat Nijjer holds various posts including Alumni Member of The Sunday Times Fast Track 100, Vice-Chairman of the Asian Sports Foundation and is heavily involved in the economic development of Walsall Borough through a founding seat at the Walsall Economic Board. Representing the Construction and Recruitment industries on Walsall Economic Board Sat believes, “Being part of the board means I can ensure we deliver the vision of an integrated public-private partnership in Walsall, helping deliver sustainable improvements to people of the Borough.”
History of Fortel
Fortel is one of the UK's largest suppliers of agency labour to the construction industry, offering high volumes and a very fast response across the whole spectrum of labour, trades and professionals. Recent achievements include MSDUK ScaleUp award, Walsall Works Bronze Partnership award and finalists in The Growing Business Awards and finalists in The British Construction Industry Awards.
Shinda founded Fortel in 1998 after more than 20 years in the construction industry, where he originally started out as a labourer. As the then owner and Chief Executive of the company, he led its early growth and development and was responsible for securing major client relationships, developing quality and workforce testing initiatives, and for launching the contracting division. He became Chairman in 2009 and now divides his time between overseeing the business and running a major Corporate Social Responsibility programme in the UK and India.
In 2012, John joined Fortel's board, bringing 40 years experience with major international companies including Ove Arup, Tarmac, Carillion and Amey, where he was Managing Director of the Investments business and led the Strategic Development unit. Trained as a structural engineer, John chaired the CBI's working group on PFI for three years and was seconded to the DFES to help design the Building Schools for the Future programme. He now provides strategic advice to a range of clients, particularly in relation to sustaining effective public private partnerships.
In 2005 after a BSc in Computer Science and a career in investment banking with the US company, Bear Stearns. Sat Nijjer joined the family-owned business as a operations director. A major shareholder in Fortel, he became chief executive in 2012, the second generation of the family to lead the company.
Ian Smith was appointed to the Board in September 2014, after more than 20 years of experience in senior finance roles. He has spent over 10 years in the construction sector, including three years as FD of the UK's largest in-situ concrete flooring contractor. Before moving into construction, he held senior positions in various financial service institutions, including the West Bromwich Building Society.
An Engineer with 35 years experience of delivering projects for Principal Contractors, Network Rail and London Underground. Self-motivated with a proven record, Andy Berry spent 10 years in Carillion's recruitment business SkyBlue initially heading their Rail business and ultimately running Carillion Managed Service. His experience of delivering projects and heading working teams for both Carillion and Volker Fitzpatrick gives him a real insight into what's required by our customers in terms of quality and value for money. Andy has a particular interest in the use of technology for the control of the purchase to pay process and is a BSc of Combined Engineering and holds IOSH Safety and Risk Management.
Having graduated in Aerospace Engineering (BEng) at Queen Mary University of London, Amar Sandhawalia joined Chartered Accountants Bowker Orford of Cavendish Place, London - working swiftly towards being a member of the Association of Tax Technicians. In 2011 he was headhunted by Fortel and joined as Financial Accounts Manager and then through a succession of internal promotions he was appointed to the board in 2014. As Vice-Chairman of the Employment and Skills Board of Walsall Council, he is passionate about supporting the local community. Amar is a keen follower of cricket and holds a certificate from IRCA in Quality Management Systems Auditing.
Lyn Redsell has worked with Fortel for many years and acts as Company Secretary. Appointed Head of Governance and Wellbeing in 2014, she is leading innovative initiatives to ensure Fortel's growing workforce is both compliant and happy. She has substantial experience in the wholesale, retail, manufacturing and construction industries, holds CIPD, IOSH and IIRSM memberships, and is accredited by organisations including AAT, BTEC, NEBOSH, IOSH and ROSPA.
Collaborative Innovation
Supported by state-of-the-art labour management technology that provides clarity and transparency while improving efficiency, Fortels open book approach is designed to be fair to clients, to them and throughout their supply chain.
Assured delivery
Fortels whole way of working is designed to guarantee the Right First Time delivery of a clients project. They aim to give them the confidence to take on risk and the peace of mind that they will meet schedules and budgets. A completely safe pair of hands throughout the UK and in any sector.
Productivity
Fortel transport fully briefed and qualified teams to project sites, which means they can get to work immediately and achieve more productive hours in a day, often using fewer men, which saves clients money. Fortel do great work, efficiently, repeatably and sustainably, which helps clients make faster and more effective progress.
Technology
The use of the latest staff and payroll management technology provides clarity and efficiency while offering an open book approach. By allowing Fortel to plan ahead effectively, their bespoke ‘LEAF’ IT systems maintain continuity with their workers, saving clients and owners time and money by enabling them to redeploy their most experienced people where they are most needed as new projects arise.
Value
Fortel is convinced that the best value is rarely simply equal to the lowest price. So their services aim to deliver consistently high quality and productivity for the fairest price they can make it. This means Fortel offer the best value of any supplier in their sector.
Safety
Fortels track record in safe working is second to none, and they've been singled out by major contractors for their performance. Training and Educatingtheir people in key areas such as Health and Safety, PPE, Drugs and Alcohol, and English language, so they don't waste time on site relearning the basics, which saves clients money.
Legal compliance
Extreme rigor goes into vetting and assessing their people, so clients never have any problems with work permits, work status or the qualification of staff. Fortel manage all aspects of HR and PAYE effectively so they can get on with the job immediately, with the minimum of admin and red tape required from clients.
Accreditations
CITB Construction Skills, UK Trade & Investment, Building Confidence, Family Business Proud, RISQS, NGA, National Federation of Builders, Builders's Profile, Construction Line, Concrete society, Constructing Better Health, SIA Approved Contractor, CCAS
Latest Achievements
Fortel CEO and Owner, Mr. Sat Nijjer proudly congratulates the Rail and Compliance teams for passing the RISQS audit with flying colours.
As part of our continued supply into the Railway Industry, in June 2019 the Fortel Group was audited by the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RSSB RISQS). The scheme is industry-owned and governed and enables suppliers like Fortel to prove that we’re capable providers of services into a heavily regulated industry. Fortel’s owner proudly congratulated the teams for passing the audit with flying colours (again!). We continue to keep Health, Safety and compliance at the top of our agenda as our Rail business expands with recent project awards and as Birmingham becomes an important center for the Rail industry.
Mr Nijjer, CEO & Owner of Fortel instigates a partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School.
As part of the continued commitment towards tackling environmental and social challenges facing the industry not just locally around Birmingham and the West Midlands but across the UK, Fortel’s owner instigates a partnership with the Supply Chain Sustainability School.
Fortel has a fundamental commitment to sustainability and in 2017 we secured partnership status with the Supply Chain Sustainability School, a construction industry collaboration between more than 60 major clients, contractors and Tier 1 suppliers to build supply chain skills.
The school addresses the complete range of environmental and social sustainability challenges facing our industry, as well as providing guidance and resources to help eliminate modern slavery. Our specific initiatives in this area include investment in fuel-efficient vehicles to reduce our carbon footprint, reduced mail usage by going electronic and a major commitment to funding 100 apprentices, all of whom will be inducted fully into our values, at the heart of which is Sustainability.
CEO of Fortel group welcome Walsall Works Silver Partner award.
Fortel is seeing out the end of 2019 with a range of awards and accreditations that underline another year of growth and strong financial performance.
First, the company is one of 100 businesses to achieve certification by the UK’s only Ethnic Minority Business (EMB) accreditation programme. Run by MSDUK, the country’s leading organisation driving diversity in procurement, the programme offers opportunities to create more inclusive business relationships and access to international affiliates in the USA, Australia, Canada, China and South Africa.
The company has also been honoured as a Walsall Works Silver Partner under Walsall Council’s award-winning initiative to recognise the contribution and investment employers make to their local workforce. The council intends the Partner Awards as a quality mark for community engagement and a gateway to silver and gold awards for wider activities covered by the scheme.
Finally, Fortel has signed up as a Disability Confident Employer under the UK government scheme to give employers the skills and resources they need to recruit, retain and develop disabled employees.
Fortel Director and owner, Sat Nijjer, welcomed the awards and accreditations as evidence of Fortel’s sustained commitment to social responsibility and professionalism. He said: ‘As we continue to grow in terms of both turnover and staff numbers, we consistently invest in providing a fair, inclusive and ethical business in which our team members can develop their skills and grow their careers. Alongside our strong financial performance, we believe this is key to our future growth and success.’
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