- 400 recruitment leaders attend live gala dinner at The Royal Lancaster London
- 16 winners honoured with 5 highly commended by panel of 35 Judges
- ManpowerGroup’s Mark Cahill honoured into TIARA Hall of Fame
- Gattaca’s Matthew Wragg crowned Recruitment Leader of the Year
Wednesday 16th October 2024 – Winners of the 2024 TIARA UK & Ireland Recruitment Awards were revealed at a Gala Dinner at The Royal Lancaster in London today, attended by CEOs and senior executives from the best in the UK staffing sector.
“With a combined UK&I turnover of £6.7 billion, and collectively employing 30,000 talented people, the staffing firms shortlisted in 16 categories this year represent the UK’s recruitment partners and employers of choice,” said Alex Evans, MD at TALiNT Partners. “From the challengers that have quickly built the foundations for sustained scale to established market leaders that are still innovating and adapting, the best in the staffing sector were recognised as an inspiration to the rest.”
The biggest winners on the night were Amoria Group (Growth and Best Recruitment Company to Work For with revenues over £100m), Engage Partners (Best Use of Technology and Temporary Recruitment Company of the Year), Morgan Hunt (Business Services Team of the Year and Innovation Award) and VHR (Specialist Up to £50M and International Recruitment Company of the Year), who all won double honours.
New entrants who triumphed this year included Bridge of Hope Careers (Scale Up Recruitment Company of the Year), Tile Hill (Candidate Experience Award) and TeacherActive (Specialist Over £50M.)
Top individual honours went to Recruitment Leader of the Year Matthew Wragg, CEO of Gattaca, for the breadth and speed of his impact as a CEO in a large organisation who has embodied and championed its employer brand.
Mark Cahill, MD of Manpower Group, was also honoured for an impressive career and impactful leadership over two decades, and presented with the 2024 Mercury Hall of Fame Award.
The 2024 TIARA Recruitment Awards campaign was supported by Ascen, Blackwood Capital Group, Bullhorn, Fore:Two Group, Grant Thornton, Liquid Friday, Mercury, Mishcon de Reya, Parasol, Qdos, Saffery, SourceWhale, Trowers & Hamlins and Workwell.
The full list of 2024 TIARA Recruitment Award winners is as follows:
The Mercury Hall of Fame Award
Winner: Mark Cahill, MD, Manpower Group
The Liquid Friday Business Services Team of the Year
Winner: Morgan Hunt
Highly Commended: Signify Technology
The SourceWhale Client Service Award
Winner: Xcede Group
The Bullhorn Best Use of Technology Award
Winner: Engage Partners
The Fore:Two Group Candidate Service Award
Winner: Tile Hill
The Scale Up Recruitment Company of the Year
Winner: Bridge of Hope Careers Ltd
The Ascen Innovation Award
Winner: Morgan Hunt
Highly Commended: Xpertise Recruitment
The Qdos Growth Recruitment Company of the Year
Winner: Amoria Group
The Workwell International Recruitment Company of The Year
Winner: VHR
The Specialist Recruitment Company of the Year (Up to £50M)
Winner: VHR
The Grant Thornton Specialist Recruitment Company of the Year (Over £50M)
Winner: TeacherActive
The Parasol Temporary Recruitment Company of the Year
Winner: Engage Partners
Highly Commended: Mane Contract Services
The Trowers & Hamlins LLP Best Recruitment Company to Work For (£5M – £50M)
Winner: Signify Technology
Highly Commended: Tile Hill
The Saffery Best Recruitment Company to Work For (£50M – £100M)
Winner: Source Group International
The Blackwood Capital Best Recruitment Company to Work For (Over £100M)
Winner: Amoria Group
Highly Commended: La Fosse
The Mishcon de Reya Recruitment Leader of the Year
Winner: Matthew Wragg, CEO at Gattaca