The Loanhead-based firm said its appointment of Yvonne Jack to what is a newly-created role in the company illustrates the speed with which it has transformed itself from a local concern into a nationally operating enterprise.

Yvonne, who has in-depth experience in HR Roles in both the retail and manufacturing sectors, will initially work three days a week to ensure the full panoply of human resource procedures and regulatory compliance is in place.

Matthew Wright, founder and director of M-Pact, said: “We are delighted to have Yvonne’s input into our HR department, which now looks after 67 staff, and we are sure she will make a dynamic contribution to the team.”

Yvonne, who assumed her new role at the end of last year, said: “M-Pact is a family-run business and it is a great feeling to be part of it. A good HR department is of benefit to everyone in the company and I want the staff to know that my door will always be open.

“In line with the management philosophy at M-Pact, I intend to be approachable at all times and to be ready to deal with any issues which arise in an open, accountable and transparent manner.”

Yvonne will ensure that the managers, office staff, site staff and apprentices at M-Pact have access to up-to-the-minute HR procedures and her primary focus will be making certain that existing staff have their training needs met timeously and efficiently.

She will also liaise closely with industry bodies such as electrotechnical industry trade body SELECT and plumbing employers’ federation SNIPEF over the vital issue of apprentice training.

Her role at the firm, which was founded in 2007, will include making sure that apprentices are prepared and ready to undertake the tasks expected of them and also ensuring the relevance and utility of their training.

M-Pact, whose turnover will reach £10 million this year, has a strong corporate social responsibility agenda. It has won a number of awards within the electrotechnical industry in Scotland, most recently in October last year when it was chosen by trade body SELECT as 2018’s Best Large Contractor.

The award illustrated M-Pact’s remarkable growth trajectory. In both 2011 and 2012, it was also a SELECT awards winner – in the Best Small Contractor category, for companies with turnover of less than £250,000. The Large Contractor category is for enterprises whose sales exceed £1m.