Facts / Figures
A timeline built on people
- 07.88
- Thorn Baker flung open its doors as a Permanent Recruitment Company
- 07.88
- 9 days later, we made first perm placement. Hurrah!
- 01.89
- We recruited first Consultant and formed Technical Recruitment Division
- 02.89
- Recruited 2nd Consultant - formed Commercial Recruitment Division and began supplying temps
- 04.89
- Hit our first £100k perm month
- 06.96
- Relocated to bigger premises
- 09.96
- Installed state-of-the-art IT software solution
- 08.97
- Opened Industrial Recruitment Division
- 04.98
- Ten year anniversary. Opened Construction Recruitment Division
- 02.2000
- Opened Mansfield Branch
- 05.2000
- Opened Birmingham Branch
- 11.2000
- Opened Leeds Branch
- 03.01
- We appoint 2 Junior Directors (who both started with the company as Consultants)
- 04.01
- Opened Chesterfield Branch
- 06.01
- Complete first stage MBO of retiring founding Director, Reg Baker
- 08.01
- Nat West Bank nominates us for Notts Small Business of the Year Award
- 03.02
- Relocate Chesterfield to larger premises
- 05.02
- Take on more office space in Nottingham to cope with added business
- 03.03
- Open in Manchester city centre
- 04.03
- Win first on-site contract in Worcester
- 10.03
- Recruit Training Manager
- 11.03
- Take on even more office space in Nottingham and open up dedicated Training Centre. First week paying 1500 temps
- 04.04
- Relocate Manchester to larger premises
- 06.04
- Complete second and final stage MBO
- 10.04
- Open dedicated Worcester office
- 04.06
- Relocate Worcester Branch to larger SW regional office in Bristol
- 05.06
- Gang Master licence secured
- 09.06
- Undertake major re-branding across business
- 06.07
- Bristol moved to even larger offices to accommodate expanding business
- 09.07
- Dedicated M&E division open in Leeds
- 06.08
- London office open for business
- 07.08
- Sheffield moving to larger office
Turnover. Onwards ever upwards.
| 95/96 | £1.8m |
|---|---|
| 97/98 | £3m |
| 99/00 | £5.7m |
| 00/01 | £10.9m |
| 02/02 | £16.2m |
| 02/03 | £18.3m |
| 03/04 | £18.4m |
| 04/05 | £18.5m |
| 05/06 | £18.6m |
| 06/07 | £19.9m |
| 07/08 | £23.4m |
Current Numbers of employees: 75
