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When there’s no place like home – and it may need improving

Amid a gloom-and-doom cascade of unemployment figures and numbers of furloughed workers, small shoots of economic activity are popping up, notably in the home improvement and delivery sectors.

Retail, Sales 18 June 2020

FINANCIALS: Hays benefits from strong performance in US and China

A strong performance in the US and China, backed by solid growth in other markets in Asia and the Americas, bolstered global recruiter Hays’ results, according to a trading update for the three months ending 30 September 2019.

15 October 2019

Recruitment M&A activity in the UK returns to pre-recession levels

Mergers and acquisitions involving UK recruiters have returned to pre-recession levels, with a 167% increase in deals over the past two years on the same period a decade ago.

22 August 2019

Sellick Partnership eyes European opportunities with sale to Samsic

Sellick Partnership’s sale of a majority stake in the business to soft service provider Samsic will open up opportunities for the professional services staffing specialist right across Europe.

Construction & property, Legal 10 April 2019

FINANCIALS: Americas business leads gross profit growth at PageGroup

Global recruiter PageGroup has seen group gross profit increase 11.7% year-on-year, according to a trading update for the first quarter of 2019.

10 April 2019

FINANCIALS: ClearStar sees profit rise

US background check technology and service provider ClearStar has seen year-on-year profit climb 11%, according to a trading update for the quarter to 31 March 2019.

10 April 2019

FINANCIALS: Heidrick & Struggles sees revenue rise by more than 15%

Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has seen net revenue climb 15.2% year-on-year, according to full-year 2018 results.

Executive search 26 February 2019

FINANCIALS: ManpowerGroup sees slight drop in revenue

ManpowerGroup has reported a slight drop in year-on-year revenue for the third quarter.

22 October 2018

City Comment: Still playing the waiting game

In September we published our ‘Staffing Handbook’, a quarterly analysis of the health of the global recruitment industry.

25 October 2012

FINANCIALS: Cpl and Randstad see growth

Today sees the announcement that the UK economy was in growth over the three months to September – but this nationwide 1% growth was bettered by both recruitment group Randstad and Dublin-headquartered Cpl Resources.

25 October 2012

City Comment: Kean Marden_7

For many centuries, the ‘black dog’ has been used as a euphemism for depression, most famously by Sir Winston Churchill in the Second World War and Dr Samuel Johnson in the 1700s.

24 October 2012

City Comment: Caroline de La Soujeole and Kevin Lapwood_3

For most investors in UK-listed recruiters, 2011 was an annus horribilis with the sector underperforming the wider market by close to 40% as sentiment towards highly cyclical stocks succumbed to an increasingly uncertain economic climate. Hays and Robert Walters were notable underperformers, down 47% in the year.

Public sector 24 October 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Eton Bridge gets two new consultants

Executive search and interim management specialist Eton Bridge Partners is to take on two new consultants in its interim division.

Executive search, HR 24 October 2012

INTERNATIONAL US: ReThink goes for Houston then the world

ReThink Recruitment Group has opened an office in Houston, Texas to serve the burgeoning oil and gas market. The new office is part of the company’s plan for “global domination” in the energy sector, says a director of the company.

Engineering 23 October 2012

Michael Page International rebrands to PageGroup

Michael Page International has announced it is rebranding to PageGroup.

Executive search 23 October 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: NES gets Hays director for UK sales

Global technical recruiter NES Global Talent has appointed Rebecca Ridley as associate director, UK sales.

Construction & property, Engineering 22 October 2012

City Comment: A New Multi-Speeding World

Bellwether stocks Hays and Michael Page International announced interim management statements earlier this month following recent robust announcements from mid-cap peers Robert Walters and Matchtech Group that underpinned their steady rises in their share price during September.

22 October 2012

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