Sopra Steria Recruitment, one of the leading UK providers of outsourced recruitment and staffing services, today reported a record fifth year of strong growth, with revenues for 2014 showing a 26% increase on the previous year.
In line with its long term strategy, the results were achieved through a healthy combination of 14 new client wins coupled with competitive renewals and business expansion within Sopra Steria Recruitment’s established clients. Despite challenging market conditions, this further increase in revenue highlights the value of offering clients a comprehensive portfolio of services and solutions.
Sopra Steria’s recruitment service delivers a fully outsourced recruitment proposition delivering 100% of all permanent and contractor demand with processes fully managed through best of breed technology. The service portfolio encompasses Contractor, Interim Manager and Permanent resource provision. Its Candidate Assurance and Applicant Selection offerings help clients who seek to manage their own Direct Attraction Programmes.
Peter Holliday, Managing Director of Sopra Steria Recruitment commented on the growth: “It is heartening to report that our strategy of focusing our recruitment solutions and delivery on meeting key client objectives is gaining increased traction year on year. We made a bold decision 5 years ago to raise the bar in the Staffing Profession proposition, listen to the changing needs in the market place and evolve our offerings to deliver future-proof solutions. Going forward, we anticipate seeing significant step-growth as clients continue to seek new ways of working in an overcrowded recruitment market. Our aim is to meet this challenge head on, delivering real value for our clients and reinvigorating the perception of the staffing profession.”
Further to this strong increase, in 2014, Sopra Steria Recruitment was awarded the ‘Association of Professional Staffing Companies’, ‘Recruitment Company of the Year above £50m’ and the ‘Best Managed Recruitment Provider of the Year’. Holliday continues, “our ambition is to be considered Leaders in Recruitment Transformation and these results would suggest that we are on track in generating increased interest in our approach and delivery capabilities.”