A web-based careers resource has been launched by Grade One in response to the growing demand for top executive talent in the UK fresh produce and horticulture industry.

The site – found at www.gradeoneuk.com – has been developed specifically to help job seekers plan their careers more easily and identify immediate opportunities that may be of interest to them.

Victoria Gipps, who set up Grade One five years ago, said: 'We have always prided ourselves in providing grade one companies with grade one people and aim to build in a high level of intuition and expertise into all our dealings with clients and candidates.

'Five years ago, the produce industry was almost a closed shop when it came to recruitment but the rapid changes in multiple retailing instigated in the late 1990s have changed everything.

'As recruiters to the specialist industry, we have to keep one step ahead of developments and try to anticipate the skills sets and services that are going to be needed to help businesses remain competitive.' The Grade One site combines information about decision making in careers as well as an interactive career opportunities section updated twice weekly.