Grafton Recruitment, the Irish-owned recruitment group has for the second time been awarded one of the highest accolades in British industry - the Queenís Award for Enterprise.
Grafton was the first recruitment company from Ireland to win the award in 2002. Since then business has continued to grow developing an international network of 64 offices in 16 countries and has seen its overseas business increase by 500% since 2003, rising to a projected 45 million for this financial year.
The announcement of the Queenís Award for Enterprise winners is recognized as a major industry achievement and each year is awarded to the UKís top businesses following a thorough and demanding judging process. The award winners must attain a high standard of industry excellence by management and workforce alike, exhibiting innovation, professionalism and sustained growth in their chosen industry.
James Kilbane, Chairman of the Grafton Recruitment Group said:
ìWinning the Queenís Award for a second time is a tremendous achievement. We are delighted to have received this award in recognition of the increasing amount of international trade being generated by the Grafton Group. The award positions us as one of the top performing businesses in the UK. Our staff across Ireland and overseas have worked ceaselessly to bring Grafton to this point ñ this award is an endorsement of those efforts.
We have built the business to critical mass in Central and Eastern Europe ñ something we are very proud of. But our challenge now is to recreate that success in other markets while consolidating our position as the leading independent recruiter across Ireland.
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