The Global Recruiter celebrates another highly successful year of recruitment, with winners and highly commended at the UK industry awards.
As is traditional, The Global Recruiter UK Industry Awards, headline sponsored by Devyce, delivered the annual opportunity for the best of the recruitment industry to come together and celebrate its success over the past year. The Awards ceremony, held on 19 November 2025 at The Steel Yard, London was a focus for the great and good of the industry to let its hair down, and shout about the amazing work it does for businesses and candidate alike across the country and throughout the world.
Hosted by The Global Recruiter’s Gary King, the afternoon is an event like no other. The atmosphere in The Steel Yard was electric as anticipation grew to find out who would win some of the most coveted awards in the business.
And the awards certainly gave an insight into the level of determination, innovation and success that exists in the sector. Despite on-going head-winds, the UK’s recruitment industry demonstrated itself to be in good shape, delivering impressive result across sectors and from businesses of all sizes, while ensuring the standard of service and care is never compromised.
The evening highlighted the sector’s ability to make the best use of the latest technology, for marketing, communications and for delivering recruitment services. It gave an insight into the determination and professionalism of the frontline workers in the industry – the consultants whose job it is to ensure the right person gets the right opportunity at the right time. It also demonstrated the level of expertise and talent among the recruitment industry leaders – people who dedicate their lives to building and leading excellent recruitment businesses which can change businesses, industries and even the world.
From company results to DEI policy, from training consultants to social media, the UK’s recruitment industry continues to deliver value and expertise, constantly delivering at the cutting edge of recruitment practice.
As the industry attendees partied the afternoon away only one question remained: could the winners and highly commended do even better next year?
Best In-House Training
Winner: STR
Highly Commended: Niyaa People
Best Innovation
Winner: HRGO
Highly Commended: Aligra
Best Employer Brand
Winner: Talent Locker
Highly Commended: Amoria Group
Best Marketing Campaign
Winner: Aligra
Highly Commended: People2People
Best Permanent Consultant
Winner: Harriet Janman – Renew Consultancy
Highly Commended: Jonathan Benjamin – Redlaw
Best Temporary Consultant
Winner: Lucy Packwood – Oakley Recruitment
Highly Commended: Alex Waterhouse – V7 Recruitment
Best Candidate Attraction Through Social Media
Winner: Placing Faces
Highly Commended: Addition +
Best UK-Overseas Operation
Winner: VHR
Highly Commended: Linnk Group
Best Recruitment Process Outsourcing Business
Winner: Vermelo RPO
Highly Commended: VHR.
Highly Commended: Globe 24-7
Best Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
Winner: Inventum Group Ltd
Highly Commended: GCE Human
Best Client Service
Winner: Kite Consulting
Highly Commended: Talent Locker
Highly Commended: Revoco
Best Start-Up Agency
Winner: Scout Global
Highly Commended: RCRTR
Best Newcomer
Winner: IMT Resourcing Solutions
Highly Commended: Core3
Best Specialist Recruitment Business
Winner: Autotech Group
Highly Commended: Leaders in Care
Best Large Recruitment Business
Winner: La Fosse
Highly Commended: Amoria Group
Best Medium Recruitment Business
Winner: Linnk Group
Highly Commended: VHR
Best Small Recruitment Business
Winner: Core3
Highly Commended: V7 Recruitment
Highly Commended: Xpertise Recruitment
For highlights from the ceremony please visit the awards website
Entries for the 2026 awards programme open in February 2026.
