Spring Group Recognised as Best IT Recruitment Firm at Recruiter Awards for Excellence

Spring Group plc (Spring), the UK's human capital management company today announces its continuing success with two highly regarded award wins. Spring has been awarded 'Best IT Recruitment Firm' at the recent Recruiter Awards 2008, as well as gaining recognition from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), with a Spring contractor winning IT Contractor of the Year.

For the Recruiter award, Spring Group's consultants were commended for fully understanding the technologies they are recruiting for, therefore being able to effectively screen for the most suitable candidates. On the administrative side, Spring stood out with its innovative contractor and client recruitment portals that offer web-based systems for easy employment management for both clients and contractors.

The Contractor Portal is personalised for each worker and is used for the online management of contracts, timesheets, invoices and remittance advices, which means faster processing and accurate payments, as well as providing the benefit of being able to retain an online record of all contracts over several years. The client Recruitment Portal allows clients to audit pre-employment screening requirements remotely around the clock, making the recruitment process more time efficient and cost effective.

People are our business, and this is why we spend every hour of every day ensuring our clients and candidates receive the best possible recruitment service, says Peter Searle, CEO of Spring Group. The IT sector is very specialised and multi-faceted and we take great care that our consultants know our clients' business inside out. We are therefore delighted to be recognised with such a prestigious award and receive confirmation that all our hard work is paying off.

In addition, Richard Thomas, the contractor who won Spring's second award - REC's IT contractor of the Year commented, Spring was very professional and efficient in getting me started on my career as a contractor. They have always been very supportive of any requirements I have had and I am very pleased with the service they have provided.''