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Meridian Business Support
Meridian Business Support is a leading, national recruitment company specialising in the recruitment of temporary, permanent and contract hiring solutions. On average, we provide over 4,000 temporary staff per week and places over 1,200 permanent candidates a year.
How can we help you?
Meridian are proud to be the recruitment specialist of choice across the UK with a dedicated team of knowledgeable, REC-qualified recruitment experts. With almost 35 years of success, we continue to strive for excellence when helping our clients fill roles within their business and supporting candidates in their job search across multiple sectors, including Healthcare, Industrial, Built Environment and Office & Professional.
In October 2021, Meridian successfully completed a Management Buyout, which saw the appointment of 11 new shareholders from Meridian's Senior Leadership Team and over 50% of our employees becoming share option holders.
This means Meridian no longer has any external stakeholders and our future is now in the very hands of those who made the company the success it is today.
Where it all began...
Starting from just one small office in Altrincham, Meridian Business Support has now grown to have over 20 branches, placing people in roles all across the UK.
The origin of Meridian Business Support
Six trading names were brought under the Meridian brand for the first time, further increasing to 13 by 2002. This then became the business we now know as Meridian Business Support.
The growth of Meridian's branch network
2003 marked a year of significant growth for Meridian, expanding to 58 operations in over 30 locations, further increasing to 70 branches in 2005 and 80 by 2006. These expansions saw an incredible financial turnover, reading £110million by 2006.
Let the acquisitions begin!
In 2007, Meridian restructured into seven specialist business units following a successful year. This then allowed us to acquire CSSIW registration for our Healthcare team and the acquisition of two more businesses in 2009 and 2010, giving us more opportunities to support in the recruitment of staff across the UK.
An award winning year
We were delighted to bring home three awards in 2011, the Recruitment International Awards – Best Company to Work For, the Recruiter Awards – Best Temporary Recruitment Agency and the IRP Awards – Best Business Support Team of the Year. This success continued into 2012, with two further branches opening and another award for Best Candidate Care.
25 years of Meridian Business Support
Meridian celebrated the anniversary of 25 successful years in business in 2014, followed by a record number of award wins in 2015 and 2016!
Welcoming Meridian's CEO, Derek Skelton
In 2017, we welcomed our CEO, Derek Skelton, to the business, who has since built a successful, happy and further award-winning team, whilst helping the business to go from strength to strength in time for our 30th anniversary celebrations in 2019.
Meridian's MBO
2021 was a huge year in the Meridian calendar, as we had a Management Buy Out, which meant 58% of our team became shareholders and share option holders, meaning Meridian is now owned entirely by its team. Alongside this success for our team, we also welcomed 450 new clients to the business.
A busy year for the Meridian team
With the first anniversary of our MBO, eight promotions, the launch of a new division, sponsorship of our first festival, and 23 staff achieving external qualifications, 2022 was another successful year for the Meridian team!
Values
What we believe in
Our core values
Our Mission is to be a sustainably profitable, sales led business in our chosen markets providing “best in class” service for our valued customers. We will always aspire to be the recruitment partner of choice making a difference to recruitment.
Excellence
Whatever it takes
Our people are committed and passionate about what they do and want to inspire colleagues and clients alike. They want to be the best that they can, continuously pushing themselves outside their comfort zone, striving to achieve excellence and working with a strong sense of purpose.
Integrity
Our people stand up and take ownership of the things they are responsible for, operating in an environment where they are encouraged to seek out new opportunities and are given the autonomy to make things happen.
They also know that it’s OK to make a mistake as long as they pick themselves up and try again. Our people are proud of being part of an ethical company that does business in the right way.
Innovation
Push boundaries
Our people believe in themselves and believe that it can be done, making even the impossible happen. They think ‘yes’ rather than ‘no’ and see opportunities where others see obstacles, challenging themselves and questioning everything they do, setting the bar high to drive the business forward.
They work hard to stand out and differentiate themselves from the competition by delivering exceptional service to clients and candidates alike.
Partnership
One Meridian
Our people are proud to be part of One Meridian knowing that they are a part of something bigger and that our strength comes from working in partnership, breaking down barriers and working across departmental, geographical and cultural boundaries to achieve greater results than can be achieved from working alone.
They embrace differences, listening to others to develop understanding and make connections which build strong, effective, long term relationships.
Enjoy
Love what you do
Our people love what they do and bring their best selves to work everyday, recognising that the greatest success comes from being engaged and getting the most out of their career.
Success at Meridian is not just about achieving results, it’s about having a job you love and having fun along the way too.
Our Key Sectors
Built Environment
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Healthcare
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Industrial
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Office & Professional
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Pharmaceuticals
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Transport & Infrastructure
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Airport Services
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Engineering
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Meet our Senior Leadership Team
We have an incredible Senior Leadership Team (SLT) with decades of experience between them, covering all sectors across the UK. Find out more about the people who help to make our team a success.
Derek Skelton
Jeanette Barrowcliffe
Testimonials
Hear from the people who know Meridian the best
What do our clients and candidates think of us?
We have a dedicated team of recruitment specialists on hand to provide a high standard of service to all of our clients and candidates. But don't just take our word for it. Check out what some of our clients and candidates say about working with Meridian.
Meridian is a multi-award-winning company, that strives to create a fun family feel throughout our team. A healthy balance of work and play is important to us, we have a wonderful bunch of people here in our team, and we arrange a number of social events during the year to bring together our teams.
We are very proud of our Glassdoor statistics, we have a 4.1 out of 5 rating, 91% of our team said they have fun at work, and 90% approve of our fantastic Chief Executive, Derek Skelton, 98% of our team are happy at work and 91% have fun with their team! Sound like the place for you?
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We're matchmakers
We excel in connecting clients and candidates
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