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Workforce Crisis Roundtable with PPMA

28th February 2023 When we started planning our roundtable with the PPMA at the end of last year, we knew…

Meet our new portfolio CEOs

Following a year of exceptional growth, Commercial Services Group has expanded to 23 businesses servicing over 16,000 customers globally. The…

Kent and Medway Workplace Wellbeing Award 2022

We are pleased to announce that we have been bestowed with the Bronze Kent and Medway Workplace Wellbeing Award, in…

Wye National Nature Reserve Volunteer Work

Social Value is one of our key pillars, which is why we created a team dedicated to providing our 1600…

Local Government Executive Leadership Programme

Commercial Services Group (CSG) is a social values organisation at its heart.  Being wholly owned by Kent County Council means…

Outdoor Schooling with Kent Wildlife Trust

LASER don’t just work with suppliers to provide successful energy solutions, we also encourage additional value to be delivered through…

Recruiters Awards 2022 – Success!

CSG Recruitment team success in the prestigious Recruiters Awards 2022. CSG was absolutely delighted that our recruitment teams across our…

CSG Shortlisted for Recruiters Awards 2022

We’re delighted to announce that CSG has been shortlisted for two Recruiter Awards. The shortlist for this year’s Recruiters Awards…

Connect2Dudley

Dudley Council and Commercial Services Group announce the set up of new recruitment joint venture for temporary staff. A new…

Commercial Services Group appoints new CDIO

Ian Daley appointed as Chief Digital Information Officer. Ian is a digital transformation leader and senior director experienced in defining…

Rise and shine!

KCC and LASER’s new solar farm A new 38 hectare (94 acre) solar farm in North Somerset has been acquired…

Flexible Working At CSG

How flexible working is used at CSG to ensure passion. Throughout the past 2 years businesses have faced challenges never…

Success for KCS Procurement Services

KCS Procurement Services has had major success recently and has plans for more! The past few months have shown tremendous…

Matt Johnsons First Anniversary As CEO

We celebrate alongside Matt after an outstanding first year as CEO. The 1st of March marks the 1 year since Matt…

Connect2Surrey Goes Live!

Commercial Services Groups new joint venture with Surrey County Council is finally up and running! There’s cause for celebration at…

CSG opens its second international office in Thailand

Expanding our reach even further, CSG is now in Thailand! Over the past months, Mel Davison, Head of APAC, has…

CES’s New Look

CES is looking different these days! CSG is never one to sit still, and today is no different, as CES…

CSG Interim & Executive Search are a trusted framework provider for LGRP

CSG has been recognized and has become a trusted framework provider. We are delighted to announce that Commercial Services Interim…

First EVP Booklet

We are very excited to show you all our first employee value proposition (EVP) booklet. This is a booklet to…

Introducing KCS Procurement Services

Formally known as KCS Professional Services, learn about how their rebrand is just the start of huge growth plans for…

KCS and the Kent 600 Project

KCS is working with Kent County Council and Connected Kerb on the Kent 600 Project Kent 600 is a large…

First Star Performer Award Winner

Our first winner for a brand new award! Recently, CSG revealed a new award for its staff, the Star Performer…

Helen Archer-Lock Recruitment Award Nomination

Helen Archer-Lock was shortlisted for the Recruitment Industry Entrepreneur of the Year at this years Recruiter Awards The Recruitment Industry…

APSE Annual Seminar 2021

This year, Commercial Services Group is very excited to have sponsored the APSE Annual Seminar The event took place on…

Surrey County Council and Commercial Services Group join forces

Surrey County Council and Commercial Services Group to launch new recruitment venture. A joint venture has been announced to recruit…

CSG launches a range of social media!

CSG is now online like never before! We have recently launched three new social media pages on Instagram, Twitter, and…

June is Pride Month

At Commercial Services Group we actively support each and every colleague to be themselves. We have a remit to cultivate…

Becoming Carbon Neutral

LASER Energy assists Tunbridge Wells Borough Council with Zero Carbon consultancy services. Over the last year LASER has been developing…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Commercial Services Group are supporting and raising awareness of the importance of good mental health. From 10 – 14 May…

Diversity and Inclusion Matters

It’s part of the DNA of our culture 16 colleagues from across CSG met for our inaugural virtual team meet…

CSG to open its first international office in Dubai

Despite being 4,371 miles away, CSG will soon be so much closer. We are delighted to confirm that CES Holdings,…

LED lighting upgrades for 15 AET schools

Shining the light on LASER Energy with a new project for schools In February, one of LASER’s largest Academy Trust…

KCS appoints new Managing Director

Andy Wilson welcomed into his new role KCS – one of the largest suppliers of education resources to schools and…

Commercial Services Group appoints new CEO

Matt Johnson has been appointed as the new CEO Before becoming CEO, Matt was Executive Director of the Group’s education…

Thousands of families benefit

KCS launches a new online service in partnership with The Education People and PlanBee Working in partnership with The Education…