Reimagining the workforce for a changing world

Across energy, engineering and digital sectors, global disruption is reshaping how businesses build and deploy teams. New technologies, skills shortages, and shifting market priorities mean that companies are rethinking traditional workforce models, and the partnerships that make complex projects possible.


That’s where strong partnerships matter most. For over 50 years, Brunel has helped clients meet transformation head-on — delivering global expertise seamlessly across borders, managing compliance with confidence, and scaling specialist teams wherever, whenever they’re needed. What began as a technical recruitment firm in the Netherlands has evolved into a global workforce and project solutions partner, operating in more than 45 countries. 

Hosted on CNBC, our short film explores how Brunel collaborates with global leaders including Siemens and Inch Cape Offshore Wind, to show how trusted partnerships and local expertise are enabling large-scale progress across the energy, engineering, and digital sectors.

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Peter de Laat,

CEO, Brunel 

For more than 50 years, we’ve helped industries evolve through major transformations. But the speed and scale of change today are unprecedented. But there are areas that require investment now, like energy security, energy transition, digital disruption and AI.

How workforce partnerships drive industrial transformation

In energy, we’re supporting Inch Cape Offshore Wind, one of Scotland’s largest renewable projects — delivering clean power to more than half the country’s homes. In technology, we’re working alongside Siemens, a global leader in industrial digitalisation, to connect advanced digital platforms with real-world operations. 

 

Here are just two examples of how Brunel combines global reach, local expertise and workforce agility to make large-scale transformation possible.

Powering energy transition

 

Building one of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farms means tackling challenges that span continents — from supply chain complexity to quality oversight at scale.


Once complete, Inch Cape will generate enough clean electricity to power more than half of Scotland’s homes. Success depends on trusted global partnerships and with fabrication shifting to China — local expertise became critical.


Alongside our colleagues at Taylor Hopkinson, Brunel provided on-the-ground teams to ensure quality, compliance, and seamless workforce coordination across borders and time zones.

Transforming digital to real-world

 

Technology alone doesn’t drive transformation — people do.


Companies are under pressure to innovate faster, meet sustainability goals, and bridge growing skills gaps. For Siemens, technology is only part of the answer. Real transformation happens when expertise is embedded where it matters most.


That’s where partnering with Brunel makes the difference. Together, we connect Siemens’ digital platforms with real-world operations through advanced digital twin integration, automation, and scalable workforce solutions — helping industries turn innovation into measurable progress, and scale safely across global projects.

 

About Brunel

With 120+ offices and a powerful network of more than 12,000 specialists around the world, we deliver deliver the global reach, local expertise, and compliance assurance needed to make industrial transformation possible. Our Project and Consulting Solutions, Workforce Solutions and Global Mobility Solutions transform global projects in Renewables, Conventional Energy, Mining, Life Sciences, Future Mobility, Industrials & Technology and many other sectors.

Global Recognition

We have been named for the second consecutive year among the World’s Best Companies 2025 (TIME & Statista) and for the first time as World’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2025 (Newsweek & Statista)

 

We also ranked among the world’s largest staffing firms worldwide according to Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), whose Staffing 100 Europe 2025 also honours our CEO, Peter de Laat, for leadership and contribution to shaping the world of work.


These recognitions highlight the strong relationships of trust we have built, and continue to build, with our specialists, clients, and partners around the world. 

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Partner with Brunel to connect the people, projects, and expertise that power transformation — safely, efficiently, and compliantly.