Sanderson, a UK recruitment firm, announced the acquisition of Outsource UK, a technical recruitment firm.

The acquisition will significantly expand the Sanderson Solutions group portfolio that already supports recruitment, MSP and RPO services in several sectors, including insurance, banking and retail. 

Outsource UK specialises in technology, engineering, logistics and supply chain recruitment. 

Outsource UK will retain its brand identity. The combined business will have over 500 colleagues around the world. The deal will also mean that the combined group will have close to 4,000 workers under management across the UK.

Jon Ball, CEO of Sanderson, said in a press release, “What was very apparent from our first conversations with Outsource was our shared values and cultures. We are incredibly excited about Outsource’s ability to take us into markets that we are not operating in and keen to provide further firepower to Outsource in the markets where we already have synergy.”

Ball said, “With our combined strengths and experiences, we can accelerate our ability to develop offerings and expand our ongoing contribution to our clients in the UK and globally. Together, we can help organisations around the world meet their most complex talent challenges.”

Nick Dettmar, CEO of Outsource, said, “This marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Outsource. Sanderson is a business we have admired for a long time, and joining forces with them will mean we can accelerate our growth plans and significantly expand the range of services we can offer our clients. This new partnership will also provide us with a strong platform to extend our capabilities beyond the UK.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Sanderson offers specialised recruitment services and outsourced solutions, including RPO and MSP in locations across the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore and India.