Blue Arrow Catering adopts BLEND Recruitment brand for permanent recruitment

Blue Arrow Catering has adopted the BLEND Recruitment brand name across its entire permanent recruitment business. 

Blue Arrow Catering has adopted the BLEND Recruitment brand name across its entire permanent recruitment business. 

Initially introduced as an independent entity, BLEND expands from three to 16 locations covering the entire UK.

Nick Gourley, managing director of Blue Arrow Catering and BLEND Permanent Recruitment Services, says: “When I introduced BLEND Recruitment to the industry, it was my intention to create a niche company, which wasn’t afraid to ‘do things differently.  At the time, two independent businesses operating at different ends of the market was the right decision to take and has been very lucrative both in terms of market penetration and presence.  Times have changed, and the need to take prudent and brave business decisions is now.”

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