Trading Update

2 Jul 2007 07:00

Staffline Recruitment Group plc02 July 2007 For immediate release 2 July 2007 STAFFLINE RECRUITMENT GROUP PLC ("Staffline" or "the Group") Half Year Trading Update Notice of Results Staffline Recruitment Group plc, a leading provider of recruitment andoutsourced HR services to industry, today issues a trading update for the sixmonths ended 30 June 2007, ahead of its interim results for the period which itexpects to announce on 3 September 2007. Growth has continued in line with plan and accordingly the Board anticipatesthat the Group's sales and profits for the half year will be in line with itsexpectations. During the half year the Group's OnSite division, which manages the temporaryrecruitment function of its clients and represents over 70% of Group turnover,has successfully won OnSites with both new and existing clients. This hasresulted in a net increase of 8 locations to a total of 75 as at 30 June 2007.The new OnSites added during the period are performing in line with or ahead ofmanagement's expectations. Our industrial branch division has continued toperform well across the entire network, whilst it also continues to incubate newOnSites. Integration of our recent acquisition, On Site Partnership ("OSP"), isprogressing ahead of initial expectations, with a number of existing OSP siteshaving been rationalised into Staffline OnSites. This has resulted in a netaddition of 12 further locations, giving Staffline a total number of 87 OnSitesas at 30 June 2007. Commenting, Andy Hogarth, Staffline's Managing Director, said: "During the first half Staffline has again delivered growth in line withexpectations. Integration of the recent acquisition of On Site Partnership,announced on 19 March, is proceeding ahead of target and we also have anexcellent pipeline of business confirmed for the current quarter. We thereforeremain very confident in the outlook for the current financial year." - Ends - For further information, please contact: www.staffline.co.uk --------------------- Staffline Recruitment Group plc 0115 950 0885Andy Hogarth, Managing Director 07931 175775Carole Harvey, Finance Director 07904 262132 Oriel Securities LimitedNatalie Fortescue 020 7710 7615 SmithfieldMiranda Good / Reg Hoare 020 7360 4900 About Staffline Staffline Recruitment Group plc's main business is as a specialist supplier of"blue collar" temporary and contract staff to industry. It provides a fullyoutsourced service, managing the temporary recruitment function of its clientson their premises, at 87 OnSite locations nationwide and also has a network of17 industrial branches. In addition, the Group has a smaller division calledTechsearch which specialises in temporary and permanent engineering, IT, HR andFMCG placements and operates from 4 branches. The Group, which is managed from ahead office in Nottingham, was founded in 1986 and was admitted to AIM inDecember 2004 (Ticker: STAF.L). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange