InterQuest Group plc

InterQuest Group plc
Public (LSE: ITQ)
Founded 2001
Headquarters London, UK
Key people
 Gary Ashworth, Chairman[1]
Chris Eldridge, Chief Executive Officer[2]
David Bygrave, Chief Financial Officer[3]
Website InterQuest Group

InterQuest Group plc is an AIM listed recruitment business that specialises within high growth areas of the new digital economy – information security, analytics, digital, telecom and technology. IQ operate across all industry sectors with a particular focus on financial markets, retail, public sector and professional services.[4]

The InterQuest Group has its head office in London, with additional offices throughout the UK.[5] In December 2013 the London Stock Exchange listed the InterQuest Group amongst its "1000 Companies to inspire Britain".[6][7]

History

InterQuest has been trading since 2001 but the acquisition of the individual brands give the company a combined recruitment experience of more than 100 years. During this time, InterQuest Group has grown to a £151 million turnover company, now listed on the AIM.[8]

InterQuest Group's growth has happened as a result of both organic growth and strategic acquisition. The organic growth has come about as a result of a multi-brand strategy which permits each brand to operate within a clearly defined area technical specialisation – information security, analytics, digital, telecom and technology.[9][10]

In 2012/2013 the InterQuest Group underwent a large scale restructuring,[11] which alongside their acquisition of ECOM, was largely attributed to its posting of positive annual financial reports in early 2014.[12][13]

In the media

InterQuest plays an active role in establishing best practice and standards for Human Resources and Staffing Professionals, regularly working directly with industry bodies like CIPD,[14][15] the REC[16] in outlining best practice and standards for Staffing & Human Resources Professionals. InterQuest's former CEO Mark Braund was a regular contributor for the Huffington Post, with articles covering a broad range of topics including technology, analytics, recruitment and HR.[11] InterQuest Group's senior management team regularly contribute to various publications and websites, including the Huffington Post, Information Age, Computer World UK, Good Web Guide and Staffing Industry Analysts. InterQuest's articles transcend a broad range of topics including technology, analytics, recruitment and HR. Some of the most recent articles include:

References

  1. ↑ "The Real Business: Ashworth's InterQuest to grow his pea to £100m". The Daily Telegraph. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "InterQuest Group appoints Chris Eldridge as CEO". Recruitment International. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Parmar sees Constellation as a star". Financial Times. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Advances in Google's mobile searching welcomed by tech-friendly websites". Recruiter Magazine. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "UK – Deloitte wins InterQuest audit tender". Staffing Industry Analysts. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "UK – 22 "staffing" companies to inspire Britain". Staffing Industry Analysts. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Recruitment firms among 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain". Recruiter. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "InterQuest Group - Latest Share Price | Shares & Markets - Telegraph". shares.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  9. ↑ "Contract Connections acquisition for AIM-listed InterQuest | IT Staffing". www.growthbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  10. ↑ "INTERQUEST GROUP PLC ORD 1P - London Stock Exchange". www.londonstockexchange.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  11. 1 2 "Mark Braund". Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "InterQuest Group Profits Boosted By Restructuring, Subsidiary Sale". Morning Star. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Staffing Industry Analysts (5 March 2014). "INTERQUEST'S RESULTS BOOSTED BY ACQUISITION AND SALE". Staffing Industry Analysts. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "UK – InterQuest joins CIPD's Building Capability, Managing Risk' networking meeting". Recruitment International. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "UK – INTERQUEST DIRECTOR MEETS WITH HR PROFESSIONALS TO DISCUSS SOCIAL MEDIA AND RESOURCING". IQ Tech. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "UK – Reflecting on the REC's 'Business Brains II On Tour' Conference". Onrec. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  17. ↑ Megaw, Nicholas (2015-11-18). "Cyber security sector struggles to fill skills gap". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  18. ↑ "Information Security: The impact of the breach in skills". The Staffing Stream. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  19. ↑ "The Information Technology Skills Gap: The systemic need for resolution". www.onrec.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  20. ↑ "2015's most critical information technology trends | Information Age". www.information-age.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  21. ↑ "The True Corporate Initiative for Human Social Responsibility". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  22. ↑ "Lessons From a Social Media Phenomenon". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  23. ↑ "The reality vs expectation of big data solutions". ComputerworldUK. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  24. ↑ "BLOG: The social media election – The politics of personal branding | Business intelligence for recruitment and resourcing professionals". www.recruiter.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  25. ↑ "Analytics: inside the competition for insights | Information Age". www.information-age.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  26. ↑ "Security implications for the C-suite | Information Age". www.information-age.com. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
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