USG People announced that its subsidiary Start People has signed a strategic co-operation agreement with Jark Recruitment, a subsidiary of Jark Plc (UK), to strengthen its European approach to clients. 
 
The agreement will allow HR services provider Start People, which is active in 13 European countries, to strengthen its position in European tender procedures. Increasingly, clients tend to sign  Europe-wide contracts that also include the UK, not least because a large number of these clients have UK-based head offices. In the past six months, Start People and Jark Recruitment have together completed a large number of European tender procedures in the industrial and logistics sector.

“The temporary employment market in the UK is characterised by a high degree of fragmentation, stiff competition and relatively low margins. That is why Start People has for the time being opted for strategic cooperation when targeting European clients,”  said Ron Icke, chief executive of USG People.