PageGroup

PageGroup was set up in 1976.

Michael Page founded in London by Bill McGregor and Michael Page, providing selection and recruitment services for accounting and finance professionals. (Started above a launderette)

Established in the UK in 1976, PageGroup has grown to become one of the world’s best-known and most respected recruitment consultancies.

Michael Page International was founded in 1976.

Operations in the UK continue to expand with offices opening in: Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds and Bristol

Michael Page is floated on the Unlisted Securities Market (USM) (1983)

Michael Page City established to provide a specialist service to the Banking and Financial Markets (1985).

This is mirrored by our expansion into Legal recruitment in the UK (1986)

First European office opened in France (1986).

Netherlands (1987)

admitted to the London Stock Exchange (1988)

Germany (1991)

Accountancy Additions in the UK (1992)

Public Sector Division (1992)

we implement our national recruitment database (1993)

SRS (Sales Recruitment Specialists) (1994)

Michael Page retires (1995)

Hong Kong (1995)

Singapore (1996)

Acquired by the Spherion Group (then Interim Services, Inc.) (1997)

The first website is launched (1997)

RRS (Retail Recruitment Specialists) (1997)

the USA (1997)

Italy (1998)

Operations launched in Brazil, Portugal and Switzerland

Michael Page Human Resources established. SRS and RRS rebranded to Michael Page Sales and Michael Page Retail

Michael Page International listed on the London Stock Exchange. This coincides with a major advertising launch for our 3rd generation website. We’re recognised as a Business Superbrand

New disciplines: Michael Page Engineering

New offices open in Tokyo

PageGroup was admitted to the main market of the London Stock Exchange in 2001.

Michael Page Health established in France

Offices open in: Sweden and Belgium

New offices open in: Brisbane, Australia; Boston and Chicago, USA; and Bristol, UK for Sales, Marketing and Retail

Michaelpage.co.uk named Best Recruitment Consultancy Website by CIMA and PQ magazine

Michael Page is recognised as a Business Superbrand

New disciplines: Secretarial in the UK; Real Estate and Construction in France; Engineering in Australia

New offices opened in: Connecticut, USA; Shanghai, China

Michael Page International recognised in the Guardian book ‘Britain’s Top Employers 2005’, The Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work for’ and as a UK Business Superbrand

Michael Page Paralegal launched in the UK

New offices open in: Poland, Canada and Chatswood, Sydney

Terry Benson retires and Steve Ingham appointed as Chief Executive of Michael Page International

Michael Page International recognised in The Sunday Times ‘100’ Best Companies to Work for’ in the UK

Michael Page Property and Construction launched in the UK

Operations launched in Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Russian Federation, Republic of Ireland and South Africa

New offices opened in: Sha Tin, China; Campinas, Brazil; and Leicester, Peterborough, Sheffield and Cardiff, UK

Michael Page International recognised in The Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work for’ in the UK

Accountancy Additions rebranded as Page Personnel in the UK

Operations launched in Luxembourg and Argentina

New offices opened in: Atlanta (GA) and Hartford (CT) USA; Hamburg, Germany; Bordeaux and Cergy Pontoise, France; Valencia, Spain; Zurich, Switzerland and Pall Mall, London, UK

The Group maintains network of 28 countries through challenging operating conditions

Michael Page International remains profitable through the global recession

Michael Page International voted 39th in The Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work for’ in the UK

Operations launched in: Turkey, Austria and New Zealand

New offices opened in: Stuttgart, Germany; Seville, Spain; Massy, France; Breda, Netherlands; Newcastle and Cardiff, UK; Beijing, China; and Montreal, Canada

Page Personnel launched in Germany and Australia

New offices opened in: Bologna, Italy; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Monaco, Monaco

Michael Page International again recognised in The Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work for’ in the UK

Headcount up by nearly 1000 worldwide

iPhone app launched in UK and France

Michael Page opens first office in Chile

Page Personnel launched in Hong Kong, Mexico, Russia, Singapore and the USA

New offices opened in: Bilbao, Spain; Padova, Italy; Recife, Alphaville (São Paulo), Barra da Tijuca (Rio de Janeiro) and São José Dos Campos, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; Guangzhou, China; Jurong, Singapore

Michael Page International operations launched in three new countries in Q1 – Malaysia, Qatar and India

Eleventh office opened in Brazil

Second office opens in Porto, Portugal

Page Personnel Logistics launched in the UK

Michael Page Life Sciences and Oil & Gas begin operating in the UK

Michael Page International recognised in The Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work for’ in the UK

Michael Page International rebranded to PageGroup with three core brands: Page Executive, Michael Page and Page Personnel

Women@Page launched in the UK

PageGroup launched mobile-friendly site for Iphone users across the Asia Pacific region

Michael Page operations launched in two new countries – Colombia and Morocco

New offices opened in Macraé, Brazil; Taipei, Taiwan; Suzhou, China; and Cape Town, South Africa

PageGroup ranked 39th in The Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work for’ in the UK

20 out of 34 countries achieved year-on-year gross profit growth in 2013

2 new offices opened in the Americas, Los Angeles and Monterrey (Mexico)

Continued investment in high potential markets of China, South East Asia, Germany, LatAm and USA

Continued recognition in The Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work for’ in the UK

Appointed Recruitment International’s ‘Best Recruitment Company to Work for’ in the £100 million+ category

The OpenPage philosophy launches encompassing inclusion and equality based around Disability, Sexual Orientation, Families and Carers, Age and Multiculturalism

Record performances from over half our countries

New offices opened in Canada, Colombia, Peru and Indonesia

Continued growth and investment in high potential markets: Germany, Greater China, Latin America, United States

Recognition in the The Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work for’ in the UK for the 10th time

Won more than 10 national and international awards and accreditations as a diverse employer of choice

Pride@Page

launched resulting in Michael Page becoming a ‘Stonewall Global Diversity Champion’

Parents@Page

launched in the UK

Awarded LinkedIn’s Most Socially Engaged Recruitment Company 2015

Gross Profit in 2015 increased by 9.3% compared to 2014

£50m returned to shareholders by means of a special dividend, the first of its kind

Total Group headcount increased by 5% to a record 6,099

Company name changed from Michael Page International plc to PageGroup plc

Michael Page opened in our 36th Country, Thailand

Ability@Page

launched in the UK, with PageGroup the first recruitment company to sign the ‘Time to Change’ Pledge

Public recognition across the group: A record year for Gross Profit at £621m, Top Employer Europe 2016 (Belgium, France, Germany, Spain & Switzerland), International Recruiter of the Year (Australasia), ICT Recruiter of the Year 2016 (Netherlands), Human Resources Asia Recruitment Awards: Grand Winner Agency 2016

Launch of our fourth core brand, Page Outsourcing

Total Group headcount increased to a record 7,029

Awarded LinkedIn’s Most Socially Engaged Recruitment Company 2017

Awarded 2017 Top Employer certification in eight European countries (Germany,France, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and Italy)

First recruitment company to be ranked in the Stonewall Top 100 Employer list

Introduced our PageGroup Purpose: PageGroup changes lives for people through creating opportunity to reach potential

Winner of LinkedIn’s global award for Most Socially Engaged Staffing Agencies 2018

PageGroup awarded the 2018 Top Employer Europe certification in seven European countries (Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and Italy)

In the top 50 employers for women 2018

Group gross profit +15.9% at £815m - a record year!

23 countries delivered record gross profit

All five of our large, high potential markets (Germany, Greater China, Latin America, South East Asia and the US) delivered a record year

Over 400 promotions in 2018

Record number of PageGroup employees at 7,772

Opened a new office in Vietnam

Group gross profit +5.0% at £856m - a record year

19 countries delivered record gross profit

Fifth consecutive year of special dividends

Record level of Group gross profit generated outside of UK

Over 800 promotions in 2019

Joined The Valuable 500

PageGroup awarded Top Employers Europe 2019 certification in eight countries (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Swizerland, France, Italy and Spain)

Global Stonewall Diversity Champion

Signed the Social Mobility Pledge

Signed the Race at Work Charter

Awarded ISO27001 global accreditation, an assurance of the highest recognised standards of data and information security in the world.

Received accreditations on our commitment to inclusion in the workplace including The Times Top 50 Employers for Women (UK), Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality (North America), Charte de la Diversité en Enterprise (Europe), Best Workplaces in Greater China (Asia Pacific).

PageGroup awarded Top Employer 2020 certification in eight countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Switzerland).

Despite global pandemic achieved group gross profit £610.2m.

Continued to protect and invest in our business platform to take advantage of the recovery.

Enabled every employee worldwide (c. 7,000) to work from home within 48 hours due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Group gross profit: £877.7m.

Received accreditations on our commitment to inclusion in the workplace including Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ equality in North America, recognised for disability equality with Clear Assured GOLD and as a Disability Confident Leader.

Awarded Top Employers Europe 2021 in eight countries.

Continued focus on a global workplace flexibility programme to give our people more choice, agility and balance.

Reduced our carbon emissions by 17%.

Launched our Shadow Board globally with 12 members from across the world.

PageGroup announces our new Chief Executive Officer, Nick Kirk.

Group gross profit: £1,076.3m (+22.6% YoY).

Awarded Great Places to Work - Certified Status in various countries like India, Singapore, Greater China and more.

Launched our ReciteMe accessibility toolbar on our websites.

58% of our offices globally are powered by renewable energy (+5% YoY).

Our CEO, Nick Kirk and the Executive Board unveil our new strategy to see PageGroup through to 2030.

Group reported a gross profit of over £769.5m in 2025.