Buckleigh and Williams, a specialist recruitment consultancy based in Wilmslow announced that it has completed the acquisition of recruitment firm Manchester Staff Ltd.

Manchester Staff Ltd, founded in 2016 by Dino Georgiou, provides recruitment services to office based sectors such as sales; marketing; HR; finance; and office support. As the name suggests, the company works exclusively with businesses in the Greater Manchester region, and focuses on securing local talent for local jobs. With the company now a part of Buckleigh and Williams, Manchester Staff said it will be able to leverage significant levels of resources, resulting in vastly improved time-to-hire rates, and market leading talent search capabilities.

With immediate effect, Manchester Staff Ltd has re-located to the Buckleigh & Williams HQ where it will be primed for rapid expansion with new recruits ready to join the team in September 2018.

Ian Buckley, Director of Buckleigh & Williams commented: “We are delighted to have acquired a majority stake in an up-and-coming business like Manchester Staff.” Buckley added that they have “ambitious plans to re-invest some of the profits back into local community projects.”

“We have a plan in place to fully support this business with the resources it needs to become a local recruitment powerhouse, and contribute to this great city,” Buckley said.

Alex Platt, Director of Buckleigh & Williams, also commented: “Diversifying into new markets is a key growth strategy for us as a business. We feel Manchester Staff is the right company to invest in and has the potential to achieve our growth targets. To achieve this we will bring specialist recruitment techniques normally utilised in high-end markets such as IT, Construction and Engineering, to the office support sectors.  Our recruitment capabilities here at Buckleigh & Williams are of the highest standard, and we will integrate our processes and technologies to Manchester Staff seamlessly to deliver results.”

Dino Georgiou commented, “I am delighted to have formed a strategic partnership with Buckleigh & Williams. We have joint vision of delivering significant growth for Manchester Staff and I look forward to working together with Ian and Alex to achieve our objective. Combining a local brand, dedicated to delivering jobs for the people of Manchester, with the resources and talent available at Buckleigh & Williams, we will possess the means to propel Manchester Staff Ltd to the highest levels of service and efficiency.”

Buckleigh & Williams are a group of specialist recruitment consultancies providing both contract and permanent recruitment solutions across the Engineering, Construction, IT & Technology industries. 

No further details of the transaction were disclosed.