Challenge-trg Group acquires Halo Recruit 

Challenge-trg Group today announces that it has acquired Halo Recruit. This acquisition brings about an opportunity for Challenge-trg Group to extend its offering within its recruitment brand, Challenge-trg Recruitment, and enable it to enter the facilities management market for the first time, building on Halo’s c. £10m of revenue and 300 temporary workers already in situ.

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Halo Recruit, established in 2018, has built solid reputation within the recruitment market and specialises in industrial, cleaning, driving, construction, and engineering staffing placements. Challenge-trg Group welcomes on board a team of experienced colleagues that will play a key role in the delivery of competitive, technology-focused recruitment and managed service solutions to a broad portfolio of clients. 

Tom Cropper, Co-founder and Challenge-trg Group CEO, said: “This is an exciting time for Challenge-trg Group and Halo Recruit. Having established itself in the market over the past five years, Halo Recruit is the perfect addition to the Challenge-trg Group portfolio – creating a new division based on a breadth of expertise, resource, and experience.  

I am looking forward to welcoming the new team and continuing our high-level service delivery across all contracts whilst developing our position in new markets. Together, we will drive further growth and innovation alongside creating more value for our colleagues, customers, and stakeholders.” 

Hayley Aldread, Director of Halo Recruit, commented on the acquisition: “I am really excited that Halo Recruit is becoming part of Challenge-trg Recruitment. Our business culture and values align perfectly, and this acquisition is a great opportunity for us to grow and continue to deliver a high-level service for our clients.”