National accountancy firm Danbro has appointed a new Director of Employment Services, as the company targets growth in the construction sector.

James Burrows was previously a client of Danbro and has joined the Lytham based company to help grow part of the business, which offers Employment (Umbrella) services to contractors, outsourced payroll solutions to businesses, and a CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) offering to sub-contractors.

Burrows has 10 years of experience in the construction industry and is well positioned to lead the division of the company that is targeting the construction sector.

Burrows commented: “I’ve been self-employed and I’ve worked in a variety of roles across the construction sector. I understand how the sector operates and I’ll be working with my team to develop a suite of solutions for contractors, subcontractors and recruitment agencies.”

Over the last few years, legislation governing self-employment and temporary workers has undergone significant change and will continue to do so. This is something Burrows is aware of and he acknowledged that the firm must adapt quickly and compliantly to continue its sustainable growth.

He continued: “I believe that, when recruiting temporary workers and flexible labour, the end client still has a duty of care to ensure  they are not only treated in the right way, but their pay is also correctly administered.”

Burrows originated in Derby before studying Mathematics at Nottingham University and initially turned down an accountancy career in favour of joining construction giant Balfour Beatty.

He spent eight years with the firm setting up a training business, managing group-wide strategic projects, mobilising global initiatives and leading the rollout of a new operating model.

In more recent times, he ran his own strategic consultancy firm, which primarily targeted clients in the construction and engineering sector. In this time he turned to Danbro for expert advice and online account management.