An online marketplace for DIY and building supplies has announced it will create 100 jobs in the North West.
Gasqet said it looks set to "rapidly expand" its workforce across its sales, field service engineering and technology teams.
Services offered by the firm, led by Ethar Alali, MD of IT firm Axelisys, include providing construction firms and home improvement enthusiasts with sustainable alternatives to traditional rubber washers.
Gasqet was launched during the pandemic, and will create the jobs over the next three years, with its technology teams helping expand its hosting into more DIY brands, servicing and petrol stations.
The office jobs are set to be created within the firm's new Manchester headquarters, housing sales and digital technology departments. It will also be the base for mobile field service engineers who service Gasqet’s fleet, located across the North West including in Liverpool, Manchester and Warrington.
Gasqet said it is also looking to recruit fleet engineers in Stockport, Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Salford Quays.
A spokesperson for the company said the workforce expansion “reflected the trust the people of the North West had shown in the brand and the strong PropTech and ethical commitments in the region".
The company said it is riding a "wave of ethical production that is a core part of the UK’s Green Recovery".
The spokesperson added: "The company aims to help solve the current shortage of supplies that has hit the construction industry and provide householders with sustainable parts that do not leave them vulnerable to hefty plumbing bills.
"Rigorous testing has found that the washers are significantly more durable and have greater longevity than traditional washers, as well as being fully recyclable."
