THE NUMBER-ONE procurer of temporary agency labour, de Poel, has been ranked 13 on Crain's Manchester Business list of Top 100 Private Companies.
The award-winning cost-savers, previously listed in the Sunday Times Top Track 250 as one of the biggest mid-market private firms in the UK, beat a number of leading brands including Vodka Revolution bars.
Providing a truly vendor-neutral managed service, de Poel regulate the recruitment industry for clients such as Sainsbury's and the Co-op, and provide opportunities for quality suppliers to grow their business with market leaders.
Chief Executive of de Poel, Matthew Sanders, said: "We are delighted with the news.
"Getting a top spot on Crain's Top 100 Private Companies is a real achievement, especially in the midst of a recession, which has been tough on the recruitment industry.
"Fortunately, due to our ability to save organisations money rather than cost them, we are in the minority of companies who continued to grow during the downturn."
As well as delivering cost-savings on temporary agency labour for leading firms in retail, care, construction and logistics, de Poel improve the quality of agency staff supplied and help companies implement employment legislation.
Experts in the agency labour marketplace, they effectively eradicate agency overcharging, consolidate and pre-audit agency suppliers and introduce formal service level agreements.
Through access to de Poel's unique timesheet and invoice-processing system e-tips®, their clients and agencies also benefit from reduced administration costs and a more streamlined, efficient accounts process.
Mr Sanders added: "With plans to expand into the public sector in 2010, we are excited about the year ahead, and will be continuing to develop our offerings to both clients and agencies."
Steadily building up their client base across a number of industry sectors since 2001, de Poel are now the UK's number-one procurer of temporary labour.
Through the implementation of their e-tips® timesheet and invoice processing system, de Poel has given us a clear picture of temporary agency spend, complete with bespoke company reports and easily accessible management information
