| Type | Public (LSE: STHR) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Recruitment |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Key people | Clay Brendish CBE, Non-Executive Chairman Russell Clements, CEO Gary Elden, CSO Alex Smith CFO |
| Revenue | £474.5 million (2010)[1] |
| Operating income | £21.2 million (2010)[1] |
| Net income | £14.3 million (2010)[1] |
| Employees | 2,200 (2011)[1] |
| Website | www.sthree.com |
SThree (LSE: STHR) is a British-based recruitment business. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.
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The Company was founded by Bill Bottriell and Simon Arber in 1986[2] as a specialist recruitment business under the name Computer Futures.[3] In 1999 Barclays provided development finance for the business.[4] It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2005.[4]
The Company provides both permanent and contract specialist staffing services in the UK and Europe, in the Information Technology, Banking & Finance, Pharma & Biotech, Energy & Natural Resources and Healthcare sectors with a growing presence.
It has a total of forty nine offices: twenty two in the UK and twenty seven elsewhere.[5] SThree operates in Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, UK and USA. It operates under a number of different brand names with the three largest being Computer Futures, Real Staffing Group, Progressive and Huxley Associates.[3]
SThree and its brands currently has over 49 offices in the following countries: