Kelly Services Announces Sale of 31 Branch Offices in England to The Interaction Group
13 Marzo 2009 - 6:06PM
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Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA), (NASDAQ: KELYB) announced
today the sale of 31 commercial staffing branches in England to
Hexagon Staffing Solutions Limited trading as Interaction
Recruitment (collectively referred to as "The Interaction Group").
Terms were not disclosed. To assure a smooth transition, Kelly will
continue to provide certain administrative services to affected
branches during a period mutually agreed by Kelly and The
Interaction Group.
The Interaction Group was founded in 1986 and currently operates
nine branches in the Northern Home Counties region. They specialise
in providing office support and industrial staff on a temporary and
permanent basis. The company also provides labour recruitment
services in the driving, legal, technical, financial, human
resources and technology sectors.
The transaction occurs as part of a reorganisation of its UK
operations previously announced by Kelly. "The sale of these
commercial branches means our employees associated with them will
have the opportunity to continue their employment with The
Interaction Group," said Tracy Ellison, Kelly country manager. "It
is a positive outcome for our customers and employees alike."
"The acquisition of these branches means that Interaction is now
a national agency offering services across the UK. We have been
most impressed with our new colleagues and welcome them to
Interaction where they will find a happy and motivated team," said
Andrew Gilchrist, Chairman of Interaction. "Interaction is
expanding, to be prepared for the upturn when it occurs. With our
extra locations and the high quality personalized service we offer,
we aim to win more national accounts and to provide the high
service levels that customers are looking for. We are recruiting
experienced staff, and if you are a very successful recruitment
professional Interaction offers a great career and package.
Interaction is an exciting place to work and we have one of the
highest staff retention rates in the industry. We can now offer
more customers our high service levels and look forward to winning
more business."
Kelly branches included in the sale are listed below:
Bolton Croydon Milton Keynes Southampton
Bradford Exeter Northampton Southend
Bristol Hammersmith Norwich Tunbridge Wells
Cambridge Harlow Peterborough Uxbridge
Cheltenham Hemel Hempstead Plymouth Wolverhampton
Coventry Ipswich Reading Worthing
Crawley Commercial Leicester Romford York
Crawley Professional Maidstone Sheffield
About Kelly Services
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) (NASDAQ: KELYB) is a world
leader in workforce management services and human resources
solutions headquartered in Troy, Michigan, offering temporary
staffing services, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time
placement to clients on a global basis. Kelly provides employment
to nearly 650,000 employees annually, with skills including office
services, accounting, engineering, information technology, law,
science, marketing, creative services, light industrial, education,
and health care. Revenue in 2008 was $5.5 billion. Visit
www.kellyservices.com.
Kelly Contacts: Daniel New 44 (0) 20 8481 1303
newdani@kellyservices.co.uk Philip Ashton 44 (0) 20 8481 1350
pashton@kellyservices.co.uk Tracy Ellison 44 (0) 20 8481 1200
tellison@kellyservices.co.uk Analyst Contact: James Polehna
248-244-4586 James_Polehna@kellyservices.com Interaction Group
Contact: Andrew Gilchrist Chairman 07946 069 260
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