Recruitment industry heavyweights gather for official APSCo launch party

January 15th event at headquarters of the Magic Circle
Official welcome for Forum of Professional Recruiters

The newly created Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) will celebrate its official launch on Thursday 15 January at the prestigious headquarters of the Magic Circle in London. APSCo was created after ATSCo (the Association of Technology Staffing Companies) decided to broaden its membership base and activities beyond IT and engineering to include all professional staffing sectors.

Graham Palfery-Smith, a well-respected recruitment industry heavyweight, will deliver an address in which he will talk about why the professional-level staffing sector now needs its own industry representation specifically focused on its needs.

Over 150 APSCo members will attend this prestigious event at which APSCoís plans for the forthcoming year will be outlined by Chief Executive Ann Swain.

The event will also include a panel discussion featuring leading industry chief executives with proven track records of successfully managing professional staffing companies during previous recessions. They will offer their insights on how professional recruiters can beat the downturn. The panel will consist of John Mortimer, Peter Flaherty, Tara Ricks, Peter Searle and Bryan Lloyd.

As well as marking the launch of APSCo, the event will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of ATSCo in 1999. The party will also be the official welcome for the Forum of Professional Recruiters (FPR), whose prestigious membership of finance and accountancy recruiters merged with APSCo on January 1st.

Ann Swain, Chief Executive, APSCo, comments: ìThe headquarters of the Magic Circle should provide a genuinely inspirational venue for the launch of APSCo. Members should expect APSCo to pull something truly memorable out of the hat.î

ì2009 will be a tough year for the professional staffing sector. Now more than ever it is vital that like-minded business professionals have access to the most cutting edge market intelligence and business development opportunities that only a trade association specifically focused on their needs can provide.î