PageGroup plc
Company typePublic
IndustryRecruitment
Founded1976
HeadquartersWeybridge, Surrey, UK
Key people
David Lowden, Chairman
Nick Kirk, CEO
RevenueIncrease £1,990.3 million (2022)[1]
Increase £196.1 million (2022)[1]
Increase £139.0 million (2022)[1]
Number of employees
9,000 (2023)[2]
Websitewww.page.com

PageGroup is a British-based recruitment business. It is headquartered in Weybridge, Surrey and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

History

The company was formed in 1976 by Michael Page and Bill McGregor, who placed accountants into permanent positions in the United Kingdom.[3] Initially, the pair worked in London, but by 1979 had opened offices in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds and Bristol.[4]

In 1985, an office was opened in Australia, and the organisation opened in France in 1986.[4] In 1983, Michael Page International was first listed on the Unlisted Securities Market.[4] Michael Page was admitted to the London Stock Exchange in 1988.[4]

Michael Page retired in 1995, with Terry Benson appointed as Chief Executive in 1990.[4] In 1997, the company was acquired by Spherion Corporation (formerly Interim Services Inc.).[5]

PageGroup was demerged from Spherion Corporation in 2001.[6] In 2006, Terry Benson resigned, and Steve Ingham was appointed Chief Executive.[7]

In October 2012, Michael Page International rebranded as PageGroup.[8]

In November 2016, PageGroup was hacked when a development server operated by Capgemini was attacked.[9]

Operations

PageGroup is a provider of permanent, contract and temporary recruitment for clerical professionals, qualified professionals and executives across various disciplines. The company has four operational brands: Michael Page, Page Executive, Page Personnel, Page Outsourcing and Page Contracting.[2] The company operates in 36 countries globally.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Preliminary Results 2022" (PDF). PageGroup. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Key Facts". page.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ Nick Pandya (29 March 2003). "Michael Page International". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "About us". Michael Page. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Spherion Unit's IPO Price Tops Entire Firm's Value". Wall Street Journal. 6 March 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ^ Alistair Osborne (6 March 2001). "Hays plays down personnel fears". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Steve Ingham". recruiter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Michael Page rebrands as PageGroup". Staffing Industry. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Recruitment giant PageGroup hacked, Capgemini dev server blamed for info leak". The Register. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  10. ^ Michael Page rebrands as PageGroup Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Staffing Industry, 22 October 2012

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FTSE 100 ← FTSE 250 companies of the United Kingdom
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