Avance picks Rise
Business services company Rise Group's specialist contact centre recruitment division has entered into an innovative sole supply service agreement with Avance, the high growth business process outsourcing firm.

Habitat for Bond
Habitat UK, the international home furnishing retailer, has signed a five-year contract with stockmarket-listed Bond International Software to deploy Bond Talent, its fully hosted online recruitment and talent management software solution.

US recruiter on film
Film production company Twenty First Century Media, headquartered in Newcastle, is set to land a £250,000 contract with an online recruitment firm based in Philadelphia and New York. The unnamed US firm, which is looking to expand into Europe, will enlist the help of TFCM to produce videos to promote clients on its website.


Aligra drives on to 2009
Driving and industrial specialist recruiter Aligra Personnel, the preferred supplier for Bathstore's southern UK distribution operations, has had its contract extended for a further 16 months, until July 2009.