What’s it really like to start a recruitment agency? We find out how Everest Recruitment received help from Oriel Group.

Everest Recruitment Limited, a recruitment agency specialising in driving, industrial and commercial recruitment, was set up by Ben Holder in January 2008.

Based in Eastleigh, Hampshire, the fledgling agency was keen to make an impact on the market from the very beginning and build a strong client base.  Ben was introduced to Oriel, the specialists in recruitment agency support, and received help and advice from the outset to set up the business with Companies House.

Ben comments: “Right from the start, the support we’ve received from Oriel has been superb.  Matt, our account manager, has been extremely helpful and gone above and beyond what we would expect in terms of daily support.”

Everest Recruitment is using a wide range of support services from Oriel, including accounting, business finance, business start-up advice and payroll for their candidates as well as their own staff.  In addition, the business makes good use of Orion, Oriel’s user-friendly online system, which allows them to manage the payroll for contractors as well as providing a helpful overview of reports such as VAT returns and work schedules.

Ben adds: “Everest Recruitment wouldn’t be the business it is today without the invaluable support we’ve received from Oriel, just when we really needed it.”

Written by Oriel Group, providers of support services for new start up recruitment agencies.