Right4Staff has reported a pre-tax profit of £3.2m for the year ended 31 December 2006, compared with £2.5m in the previous year.

Turnover has also risen to £85.8m in the year, compared with £74.3m in 2005. Operating profit was £3.4m, compared with £2.7m in 2005.

Chief executive, Jess Watts, says: “We continue to operate in a highly competitive marketplace, but by concentrating on our local service levels and responding to our clients’ individual needs we have been able to retain several large customers on extended long term contracts… The directors therefore remain optimistic about the future performance of the Group.”