FAST 50 2014: Multi-sector recruiters make up more than a third of this year’s list

Multi-sector recruiters make up the largest group of staffing companies in the 2014 Fast 50, the UK’s 50 fastest growing privately owned recruiters, compiled by Boxington Corporate Finance and sponsored by ICS.
Tue, 14 Jan 2014Multi-sector recruiters make up the largest group of staffing companies in the 2014 Fast 50, the UK’s 50 fastest growing privately owned recruiters, compiled by Boxington Corporate Finance and sponsored by ICS.   

Their representation has risen from 26% last year to 36% in this year’s rankings.

Mark Kingston, assistant director at Boxington, tells Recruiter: “While historically the FAST 50 has been dominated by sector specialists, we have noticed an increase in multi-sector players, who have benefitted form the ability to generate sales across a wide range of recruitment markets or sectors.

“It’s about the effects of the broader economy being felt across all sectors and these companies benefiting from broad exposure to multiple sectors.”

Multi-sector recruitment companies in the FAST 50 2014:
1. Fusion People
2. Amoria Bond
3. Arrows Group Global
4. Carlton Resource Solutions
5. Cobalt Consulting
6. Brightwork
7. JAM Recruitment
8. Change Recruitment
9. Berry Recruitment
10. Aspire Global Network
11. Quanta Consultancy Services
12. AAA Group
13. Outsource UK
14. Faststream
15. Premier Group
16. Dutton International
17. 1st Step Solutions
18. Corepeople Recruitment

As Tim Evans, managing director of Boxington, explains in this video, the performance of the UK recruitment sector is strongly linked to the health of the wider economy, as he reveals the average growth rate across this year’s FAST 50.

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