Michael Page has reported a healthy 29% increase in gross profit for the third quarter of 2005.

The global recruiter posted third quarter revenues of £69.2m. In the UK, Continental Europe and The Americas, revenues were up 18.4%, 44.4%, and 71.5% respectively on the third quarter of 2004.

Chief executive Terry Benson said: “We have recorded another quarter of strong growth across all our geographic regions.

“We are encouraged with the strengthening growth of our European businesses, particularly from our permanent recruitment business in France, and we remain confident of our prospects for the remainder of the year.”