Top performers in the IT recruitment industry received recognition at the annual ATSCo awards.

The IT recruitment trade body recognised high achievers in the industry at the ceremony, held at its charity ball at London’s Intercontinental Hotel.

Parasol was named the technical staffing service provider of the year at the sixth annual ATSCo charity ball on 30 September.

Also honoured in ATSCo’s awards for the IT staffing industry was Xansa, as the technical staffing company of the year; TheSkillsMarket, as innovator of the year, and SThree, receiving the ATSCo/NSPCC award for charity fundraising.

Jan Stevens, corporate services director of DP Connect, won the ATSCo award for personality of the year.

ATSCo chief executive Ann Swain said: “This year’s awards were more fiercely contested than ever.”