Ford & Stanley acquires automotive recruitment firm

Specialist recruitment firm Ford & Stanley has acquired UK Sigma Consulting, an automotive and engineering recruiter.
Wed, 14 May 2014
Specialist recruitment firm Ford & Stanley has acquired UK Sigma Consulting, an automotive and engineering recruiter.

The acquisition sees Alison Ward, UK Sigma’s founder, join the board of directors at Ford & Stanley. She will also work in the business’s manufacturing and automotive department.

Phillip Machell, Ford & Stanley’s managing director, said the purchase did not signal the end of Ford & Stanley’s acquisition plans in the short and medium term. The company opened new headquarters in Derby in January.

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