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Key Note Market Research contains the full text of corporate and industry reports from the "Key Note" series of market research overviews, covering both continental Europe and the U.K., published by Key Note Publications, an ICC Group company.
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Key Note Market Research draws together fundamental primary data with expert commentary and analysis on companies and industry or market sectors, with British and European coverage. Major subject areas covered include:
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| File Size: | 66,053 records representing 1,472 reports as of May 2000 |
| Update Frequency: | Closed |
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| MANUFBUS | Manufacturing Industry News |
| MKTRES | Market Research Information |
| MULTIIND | General Industry Information |
| TICKERNE | Company News Files with Ticker Symbols |
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| DIALOG(R)File 563:ICC Int.Bus.Res | |
| (c) 1998 ICC Online Information Group. All rts. reserv. | |
| 10120982 Supplier Number: 10038499 | |
| /TI | KEY NOTE MARKET REPORT EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES |
| CS= | Key Note Limited |
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| 72 Oldfield Road, | |
| Hampton, | |
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| PD= | Publication Date: 980810 |
| RN=, PG= | ICC Report Number: 100384, Page 0 of 39 |
| ISBN Number: 1-85765-842-6 | |
| CN= | Country Coverage: UNITED KINGDOM |
| Country of Publication: UNITED KINGDOM | |
| DT=, IN= | This is a KEYNOTE report and a INDUSTRY report |
| SYNOPSIS | |
| /TX | Key Note estimates that at the end of 1997, the core |
| employment agency industry comprised around 8,200 | |
| businesses, which together operated 11,800 offices or | |
| branches. Their combined turnover for 1997 was L11.9bn, | |
| up from L10.2bn in 1996, although some industry | |
| estimates are higher. 94% of turnover was derived from | |
| invoiced sales for placing temporary and contract | |
| workers. The remainder came from fees charged for | |
| placing permanent workers. | |
| The employment agency business has boomed since 1993 | |
| and reached unprecedented heights in 1997. Most firms | |
| enjoyed a bonanza in sales and profits. However, at mid- | |
| 1998, there are indications that the global boom is | |
| over. Growth in some recruitment sectors has been | |
| reduced to a trickle and in others, it has reversed | |
| into a decline. | |
| Nevertheless, even if the economy returns to recession | |
| by the end of 1998, employers will continue to | |
| experience a shortage of good, qualified personnel at | |
| all levels. This will ensure the industry against a | |
| sudden decline in business. | |
| While the industry continues to be regulated with | |
| lenience, external threats from political and legal | |
| sources are growing. The costs of making a mistake in | |
| the recruitment process, even unwittingly, can be | |
| fatal. Agency managements are having to devote | |
| increasingly more time to ensuring that they remain on | |
| the right side of legislation. | |
| The industry remains highly fragmented, although | |
| consolidation proceeds apace. In particular, major US | |
| agencies are showing growing interest in making | |
| acquisitions in the UK. | |
| However, the UK market also remains oversupplied by a | |
| large and still growing number of employment agency | |
| branches. A downturn will mean office closures and | |
| competition on price. | |
| Key Note estimates that, between 1998 and 2000, total | |
| turnover of UK employment agencies will increase by | |
| 6.9% to reach L14bn. | |
| SECTION HEADINGS: | |
| /SH | 1. MARKET DEFINITION PG 1 |
| DEFINITION PG 1 | |
| MARKET SECTORS PG 1 | |
| PERMANENT WORKERS PG 1 | |
| TEMPORARY WORKERS (. . .) | |
| 11.FURTHER SOURCES CONTINUED PG 39 | |
| OTHER SOURCES PG 39 | |
| TABLE HEADINGS: | |
| TABLE 1: MSL INDEX BY INDIVIDUAL JOB CATEGORY, SECOND QUARTER | |
| 1997-1998 PG 4 | |
| TABLE 2: MSL INDEX BY INDUSTRY CATEGORY, SECOND QUARTER 1997-1998 | |
| PG 4 | |
| TABLE 3: SECTORS REPORTING SKILLS SHORTAGES (. . .) | |
| COMPANY COVERAGE: | |
| /CO, CO= | Brook Street (UK) Ltd |
| Delphi Group PLC | |
| Hays PLC | |
| Initial Personnel Services Ltd | |
| Kelly Services (UK) Ltd | |
| Manpower PLC | |
| Nestor Healthcare Group PLC | |
| Office Angels Ltd | |
| Pertemps Group Ltd | |
| Randstad Employment Bureau Ltd | |
| Reed Executive PLC | |
| Select Appointments (Holdings) PLC | |
| The Corporate Services Group PLC | |
| CL= | SIC Codes: 74500 Labour recruitment and provision of personnel |
| 74600 Investigation and security activities | |
| 74830 Secretarial and translation activities | |
| SUBJECT DESCRIPTORS: | |
| /DE | Market Definition PG 1 |
| Market Definition (. . .) | |
| Financial Results PG 32 | |
| Copyright 1998 Keynote Ltd. | |
| DIALOG(R)File 563:ICC Int.Bus.Res | |
| (c) 1998 ICC Online Information Group. All rts. reserv. | |
| 10120971 Supplier Number: 10038488 | |
| /TI | KEY NOTE MARKET REPORT EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES |
| CS= | Key Note Limited |
| Field House, | |
| 72 Oldfield Road, | |
| Hampton, | |
| Middlesex. | |
| TW12 2HQ | |
| TEL: 0181 783 0955 | |
| FX: 0181 783 1940 | |
| PD= | Publication Date: 980810 |
| RN=, PG= | ICC Report Number: 100384, Page 11 of 39 |
| ISBN Number: 1-85765-842-6 | |
| CN= | Country Coverage: UNITED KINGDOM |
| Country of Publication: UNITED KINGDOM | |
| DT=, SF= | This is a KEYNOTE report and a INDUSTRY report |
| SECTION HEADINGS: | |
| /SH | 4.COMPETITOR ANALYSIS CONTINUED |
| MSL SEARCH AND SELECTION | |
| FINANCIAL RESULTS | |
| RANDSTAD EMPLOYMENT BUREAU LTD | |
| FINANCIAL RESULTS | |
| NESTOR HEALTHCARE GROUP PLC | |
| FINANCIAL RESULTS | |
| LORIEN PLC | |
| FINANCIAL RESULTS | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS | |
| TEXT | |
| 4.COMPETITOR ANALYSIS CONTINUED | |
| /TX | MSL SEARCH AND SELECTION |
| MSL Search and Selection was formed early in 1998, from | |
| the merger of MSL International and Austin Knight. Its | |
| parent company is TMP Worldwide. In addition to the UK, | |
| the company has offices in France, Netherlands and | |
| Switzerland and is shortly to acquire search and selection | |
| businesses in Germany, Italy and Spain. (. . .) | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS | |
| Growing demand for suitably skilled personnel has fuelled | |
| the recent rapid growth in the IT sector. Leading companies | |
| are as follows: | |
| Spring IT Personnel Delphi Group PLC Hays IT MSB International | |
| PLC Lorien PLC Parity Resources Ltd Anite Systems Ltd Elan | |
| Computing Ltd Manpower IT Services Hunterskil Howard PLC | |
| Computer Futures Abraxas PLC Glotel PLC Eurolink Consulting | |
| QA Myriad Computer Team Group Harvey Nash PLC Best | |
| International Group Diagonal PLC PSD Group. | |
| /CO, CO= | Company: Select Appointments (Holdings) PLC; Select Appointments |
| CL= | SIC Codes: 74500 Labour recruitment and provision of personnel |
| 74600 Investigation and security activities | |
| 74830 Secretarial and translation activities | |
| SUBJECT DESCRIPTORS: | |
| /DE | Competitor Analysis |
| Financial Results | |
| Copyright 1998 Keynote Ltd. |
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| /DE | DE | Descriptor | Word | S MARKET(W)DEFINITION/DE |
| /NT | NT | Industry | Word | S FOOD(W)MANUFACTURERS/NT |
| /SH | SH | Section/Chapter/Table Heading | Word | S FINANCIAL(W)RESULTS/SH |
| /TI | TI | Title | Word | S EMPLOYMENT(W)AGENCIES/TI |
| /TX | TX | Text and Abstract | Word | S TEMPORARY(W)WORKER?/TX |
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| CL= | CL | U.K. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code | Phrase | S CL=74500 |
| CN= | CN | Country | Phrase | S CN=UNITED KINGDOM |
| CO= | CO | Company Name1 | Phrase | S CO=KELLY SERVICES |
| CP= | CP | Country of Publication | Phrase | S CP=UNITED KINGDOM |
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