Bond wins 400-user deal with global recruitment leaders Randstad

Bond International Software plc is delighted to announce a six figure deal to deploy its market leading Adapt recruitment software throughout the UK branch network of Randstad - a global recruitment leader.

The Randstad group is one of the worldís largest and most experienced specialist employment businesses. Operating through some 1,600 branches and 500 in-house locations at customer sites in Europe and North America, the group employs an average of around 200,000 people everyday. Randstad UK was recently ranked in the Sunday Times ì100 Best Companies To Work Forî List 2005.

Randstad will use Adaptís sophisticated features to further improve the provision of temporary and permanent employees through its network of over 100 branches and in-house locations across the UK.

With a reputation as a pioneer of innovative solutions and enduring relationships with clients and candidates, Randstad recognised the need for a flexible customer relationship management system to meet their needs now and in the future.

Director of Business Services, Patrick Green said: ìWe are constantly looking at ways to improve the services we offer to both candidates and clients, and pride ourselves on driving the recruitment sector forward by over-reaching the expectations of all our stakeholders. We needed a system that could be tailored to exactly match our current and future business processes, and one that could comfortably cope with the large number of users and transactions typical of a business our size.î

ìWe also wanted a partner that understood our needs, and had proven experience of large scale roll-outs. Ultimately, Bond was the most experienced provider to meet all of our requirements and has the reputation and credentials we expected.î

Tim Richards, MD of Bond said: ìThe Randstad deal is one of our largest ever, and we are thrilled to add such a prestigious name to our already enviable list of blue chip clients. The initial deployment will be in the UK and we are excited about the potential future opportunities within the Randstad group and are determined to ensure that the partnership is a great success.î

ìThe sheer scale of the implementation will be an exciting challenge, but we have a proven track record of successfully deploying systems with hundreds of users across the UK and Europe, so we feel confident that Randstad will see a rapid return on their investment.î

Bond International Software is the global leader in the provision of recruitment and staffing applications to some of the largest names in recruitment. With its headquarters in Sussex, UK, Bond employs over 200 staff at offices in the UK, America, Australia and South Africa.

The Randstad Group is active in 16 countries across Europe, North America and Canada, has 12,260 corporate employees and 224,260 flex-workers. With itís UK headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire the company provides itís clients with a range of flexible staffing solutions including temporary staffing, permanent placement, transport, call centre and light industrial staffing as well as the on-site management of flex-workers to manufacturing, logistics and distribution businesses.