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60 years of hiring and more

With more than 60 years of experience in hiring, the Reed Group brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the world of people, recruitment and work.

The Reed Group was founded by Sir Alec Reed in 1960, and has been led by his son James Reed since 1997. As a family-run company, with family values, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to find meaningful, fulfilling work. Each of our companies are unified by one core purpose, 'improving lives through work', which our co-members work towards every single day.

Our group of companies includes:

As the world’s largest family-run recruitment company and a trailblazer in specialist recruitment, Reed collaborates with over 30,000 UK organisations to expertly fill temporary, permanent, and interim positions at all levels across 20 industry sectors.

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Reed in Partnership is dedicated to making a positive impact on individuals and their communities. They offer a variety of public services aimed at improving lives, such as employment assistance, health support, and youth development programmes.

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Reed.co.uk is a leading UK career marketplace, offering a wide range of job listings, courses, and career advice. For recruiters and employers, it provides job advertising, a CV database with over 22 million candidates, and essential recruiter insights.

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Reed Talent Solutions guides companies through workforce management, designing and implementing large-scale recruitment solutions that fuel business growth. Its digital solutions deliver measurable benefits, saving time, money, and reducing risk.

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To help businesses create healthy workplaces, Reed Wellbeing aids companies in getting a clearer insight into health trends and risks and provide important guidance on how they can successfully address these for healthier and happier employees.

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Reed Learning is committed to providing high-quality training and professional development tailored to your business needs. The team of training experts simplify employee learning with uniquely curated packages.

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At Reed Screening, we handle all your employment background checks with expertise and a comprehensive range of services. Available 24/7, our fast-track service delivers results in hours, not days, ensuring you make informed, low-risk hiring decisions.

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Reed Employability helps get unemployed people back into work. To date the team has helped more than 250,000 people change their lives for the better by starting lasting employment and overcoming their individual barriers to entering the jobs market.

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Reed Courses is your go-to online platform for personal and professional development. With a vast selection of 40,000 courses spanning over 726 subjects, it’s one of the UK’s fastest-growing course marketplaces.

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Since 2021, Reed Franchise Partnerships has been bringing international franchisees into our Reed family. We now help others use the Reed brand to build their own business. With our infrastructure, tools, and resources they can accelerate to success.

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Reed Assessment provides trusted and secure testing that certifies people’s skills and expertise. Almost four and a half million tests are conducted online and through test centres every year.

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Established in 1972, the business school is a UK centre of excellence for professional qualification tuition in accountancy and finance, and boasts pass rates far above the national average.

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