Staffline Regulatory News (STAF)

3 July 2020

STAFFLINE GROUP PLC

("Staffline," the "Company," or the "Group")

Ireland division rebrand

Staffline, the recruitment and training group, confirms that Grafton Recruitment Ireland Ltd, which was acquired by the Group in July 2018, has formally rebranded to Staffline Recruitment Ireland with effect from 1 July 2020.

Staffline Recruitment Ireland is the leading recruitment business in Ireland by market share. It currently has 10 offices, offering dynamic recruitment solutions across fintech, cyber security, pharma, science, agri-food, manufacturing and professional services.

The rebrand will enable this division to leverage the established Staffline brand and is also in-line with the Company's strategy to unify its existing brands within recruitment, in order to drive synergies and grow opportunities. In addition, management remains focused on reducing the operational silos that exist across the Group as it continues to leverage the best in its people's skills and experience to ultimately increase market share.

Tina McKenzie, Managing Director of Staffline Recruitment Ireland, commented:

"We are delighted to be adopting the Staffline brand, in what is an exciting milestone for the business. Despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, we remain in an excellent position to further strengthen our recruitment offering, build on our significant footprint and provide exciting opportunities for those seeking employment across Ireland."

Ian Lawson, Executive Chairman of Staffline, added:

"This rebrand is a significant step in our strategy to unify our business units, leverage the strong brands that exist within the Group and drive potential synergies. We look forward to providing further updates as we continue to implement our near-term strategy to create a sustainable business that leverages its existing resources to capitalise on the significant opportunities that exist within our target markets."

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About Staffline - Recruitment, Training and Support

Enabling the Future of Work™

Staffline is the UK's market leading Recruitment and Training group. It has three divisions:

Recruitment GB

Staffline is the UK's leading provider of flexible blue-collar workers, supplying approximately 40,000 staff per day on average to around 450 client sites, across a wide range of industries including agriculture, drinks, driving, food processing, logistics and manufacturing.

Recruitment Ireland 

The recruitment Ireland business is a leading end to end solutions provider operating across 20 industries, 10 branch locations, 15 onsite customer locations and offering RPO, MSP, temporary and permanent solutions across the island of Ireland. .

PeoplePlus Division

Staffline is the leading adult skills and training provider in the UK, delivering apprenticeships, adult education, prison education and skills-based employability programmes across the country.