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InterQuest Group plc
Company typePublic (LSE: ITQ)
Founded2001
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Key people
Gary Ashworth, Chairman[1]
Chris Eldridge, Chief Executive Officer[2]
David Bygrave, Chief Financial Officer[3]
WebsiteInterQuest 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]

Brands

InterQuest Group is made up of multiple specialist brands:

  • IQ Analytics[14]
  • ECOM Recruitment[15]
  • IQ InfoSec[16]
  • IQ Telecom (formerly Fulcrum Telecom)[17]
  • IQ Technology[18]

Locations

InterQuest Group is headquartered in Farringdon[19] and has offices in Marylebone,[20] Canary Wharf,[21] Brighton, Harrogate,[22] Manchester,[23] Tunbridge Wells[24] and Berkhamsted.[25]

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,[26][27] the REC[28] 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:

  • Cyber security sector struggles to fill skills gap - The Financial Times [29]
  • Information Security: The impact of the breach in skills - The Staffing Stream[30]
  • Information Technology Skills Gap: The systemic need for resolution - OnRec[31]
  • 2015’s most critical information technology trends - Information Age[32]
  • The True Corporate Initiative for Human Social Responsibility - The Huffington Post[33]
  • Lessons From a Social Media Phenomenon - The Huffington Post[34]
  • Big Data Dissonance: The reality vs expectation of big data solutions - Computerworld UK[35]
  • The social media election – The politics of personal branding - Receruiter[36]
  • Analytics: inside the competition for insights - Information Age[37]
  • Security implications for the C-suite - Information Age[38]

Awards & acknowledgements

  • In 2015 InterQuest Group were shortlisted in the Recruiter Awards for Excellence for the ‘Best Recruitment Agency Marketing Team’ category.[39]
  • In 2015 InterQuest were listed as 8th on the #ARP100 list due to the high presence the business has on social media.[40]
  • In January 2014 InterQuest were awarded 'BestFor Recruitment' Gold Awards under the categories of Public Sector, Technical & Technology, Finance & Banking and Recruitment.[41][42]
  • In March 2014, InterQuest Group were shortlisted for the ‘Best Creative Online Marketing’ category at the OnRec Awards.[43]
  • The Global Recruiters commented that InterQuest Group are 'one to watch'.[44]

Investor news

  • InterQuest renews and expands Dixons Carphone contract - Reuters[45]
  • InterQuest Full-Year revenue up 31% - Reuters UK[46]

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 3 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Contract Connections acquisition for AIM-listed InterQuest | IT Staffing". www.growthbusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  10. ^ "INTERQUEST GROUP PLC ORD 1P - London Stock Exchange". www.londonstockexchange.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  11. ^ a b "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. ^ "IQ Analytics". www.itqanalytics.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  15. ^ "ECOM Recruitment". ECOM Recruitment. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  16. ^ "IQ InfoSec". www.itqinfosec.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  17. ^ "IQ Telecom". www.itqtelecom.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  18. ^ "IQ Technology". www.itqtech.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  19. ^ "Farringdon Office". www.interquestgroup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  20. ^ "Marylebone". www.interquestgroup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  21. ^ "Canary Wharf recruitment". www.interquestgroup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  22. ^ "InterQuest - Harrogate - Recruitment". www.interquestgroup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  23. ^ "Manchester - IT Recruitment". www.interquestgroup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  24. ^ "Tunbridge Wells - IT Recruitment". www.interquestgroup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  25. ^ "Berkhamsted - IT recruitment". www.interquestgroup.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  26. ^ "UK – InterQuest joins CIPD's Building Capability, Managing Risk' networking meeting". Recruitment International. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  27. ^ "UK – INTERQUEST DIRECTOR MEETS WITH HR PROFESSIONALS TO DISCUSS SOCIAL MEDIA AND RESOURCING". IQ Tech. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  28. ^ "UK – Reflecting on the REC's 'Business Brains II On Tour' Conference". Onrec. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  29. ^ Megaw, Nicholas (18 November 2015). "Cyber security sector struggles to fill skills gap". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  30. ^ "Information Security: The impact of the breach in skills". The Staffing Stream. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  31. ^ "The Information Technology Skills Gap: The systemic need for resolution". www.onrec.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  32. ^ "2015's most critical information technology trends | Information Age". www.information-age.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  33. ^ "The True Corporate Initiative for Human Social Responsibility". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  34. ^ "Lessons From a Social Media Phenomenon". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  35. ^ "The reality vs expectation of big data solutions". ComputerworldUK. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  36. ^ "BLOG: The social media election – The politics of personal branding | Business intelligence for recruitment and resourcing professionals". www.recruiter.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  37. ^ "Analytics: inside the competition for insights | Information Age". www.information-age.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  38. ^ "Security implications for the C-suite | Information Age". www.information-age.com. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  39. ^ "Shortlist - Recruiter Awards 2016". Recruiter Awards 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  40. ^ "Presenting the In-House Recruitment Power 100 from CV-Library.co.uk | CV-Library.co.uk". www.cv-library.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  41. ^ "InterQuest win four 'BestFor recruitment' gold awards". APSCo. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  42. ^ "InterQuest at the Onrec Awards..." Onrec. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  43. ^ http://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/interquest-at-the-onrec-awards
  44. ^ http://www.theglobalrecruiter.com/awards2014/
  45. ^ "BRIEF-Interquest renews and expands Dixons Carphone contract". Reuters. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  46. ^ "BRIEF-Interquest FY rev up 31 pct". Reuters UK. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
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