New contract win for Aligra Personnel

Aligra Personnel have been formally appointed as Preferred Supplier for Bathstore Ltdís Southern UK distribution operations. The contract is to supply all temporary and permanent staff including driving, warehouse, administration and management personnel at their Abingdon, Sidcup and Epsom locations. Bathstore spend about 500,000pa on agency labour. Aligra Personnel completed the rigorous selection process and were awarded the contract after an extremely successful one month trial.

Mark Neilson, Aligra Personnelís MD, said ìhistorically Bathstore had dealt with a number of different agencies but this partnership agreement means that they now have more consistent standards and a single point of contact for all of their requirements. We are delighted to secure such a prestigious and high volume new contract, especially as Aligra Personnel only commenced trading in May 2007.î

Aligra Personnel is a high street recruitment agency supply temporary and permanent staff to the Industrial, Driving and Office sectors. They opened for business in May 2007 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The business has an ambitious 10-year plan to open a network of 15 branches throughout the UK.

Bathstore is part of the international Wolseley Group, and is the country's largest specialist bathroom retailer with over 170 stores across the UK with plans to open even more in the next 12 months. Since opening the first store in Croydon in 1990, Bathstore's retail presence has continued to grow. Bathstore currently employ over 1,000 people and all staff are trained bathroom experts. Turnover has increased annually to an estimated 135 million for 2007.