PageGroup

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PageGroup plc
Company type Public
Industry Recruitment
Founded1976
Headquarters Weybridge, Surrey, UK
Key people
David Lowden, Chairman
Nick Kirk, CEO
RevenueDecrease2.svg £1,738.9 million (2024) [1]
Decrease2.svg £52.4 million (2024) [1]
Decrease2.svg £28.4 million (2024) [1]
Number of employees
6,900 (2026) [2]
Website www.page.com

PageGroup plc is a British multinational recruitment business. It is headquartered in Weybridge, Surrey and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

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History

The company was formed in 1976 by Michael Page and Bill McGregor, who placed accountants into permanent positions in the United Kingdom. [3] Initially, the pair worked in London, but by 1979 had opened offices in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds and Bristol. [4]

In 1985, an office was opened in Australia, and the organisation opened in France in 1986. [4] In 1983, Michael Page International was first listed on the Unlisted Securities Market. [4] Michael Page was admitted to the London Stock Exchange in 1988. [4]

Michael Page retired in 1995, with Terry Benson appointed as Chief Executive in 1990. [4] In 1997, the company was acquired by Spherion Corporation (formerly Interim Services Inc.). [5]

PageGroup was demerged from Spherion Corporation in 2001. [6] In 2006, Terry Benson resigned, and Steve Ingham was appointed Chief Executive. [7]

In October 2012, Michael Page International rebranded as PageGroup. [8]

In November 2016, PageGroup was hacked when a development server operated by Capgemini was attacked. [9]

Operations

PageGroup is a provider of permanent, contract and temporary recruitment for clerical professionals, qualified professionals and executives across various disciplines. The company has five operational brands: Michael Page, Page Executive, Page Personnel, Page Outsourcing and Page Contracting. [2] The company operates in 36 countries globally. [10]

As of August 2025, accountancy recruitment accounts for 40 per cent of the company's revenue. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Preliminary Results 2024" (PDF). PageGroup. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Key Facts". page.com. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Nick Pandya (29 March 2003). "Michael Page International". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "About us". Michael Page. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Spherion Unit's IPO Price Tops Entire Firm's Value". Wall Street Journal. 6 March 2001. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Alistair Osborne (6 March 2001). "Hays plays down personnel fears". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Steve Ingham". recruiter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Michael Page rebrands as PageGroup". Staffing Industry. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Recruitment giant PageGroup hacked, Capgemini dev server blamed for info leak". The Register. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  10. ↑ Michael Page rebrands as PageGroup Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Staffing Industry, 22 October 2012
  11. ↑ "Profit plunges at recruiting giant as gloomy outlook persists". www.thetimes.com. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
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