REG - Staffline Group PLC - Prison Education contract wins

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07/01/2019 07:05

RNS Number : 3009M
Staffline Group PLC
07 January 2019
 


7 January 2019
 
 
STAFFLINE GROUP PLC
("Staffline" or "the Group")
 
Prison Education contract wins
 
Staffline, the Recruitment and Training group, is pleased to announce that its PeoplePlus division has been successful in the latest round of Prison Education tenders, securing contracts worth a total of £104.6 million over a four-year period.
 
At the Group's interim results, management set a target to double Staffline's share of the Prison Education market from c. 10% to c. 20%, and following the latest round of allocations, Staffline will have a c.25% share and will operate in 22 prisons across the UK. The Group's success in this latest procurement process includes retaining all of Staffline's existing contracts and adding significant further delivery.
 
Chris Pullen, Chief Executive Officer of Staffline, commented:
 
"Growing our presence in prison education is a key strategic priority for our PeoplePlus division, and I am delighted that we have managed to exceed the target that we set at the interims. This strong performance is underpinned by our innovative proposition and demonstrates our continued success in transitioning PeoplePlus into the UK's leading skills and training provider."
 
 




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Staffline Group plc
www.stafflinegroupplc.co.uk
Chris Pullen, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Watts, Group Chief Financial Officer


via Vigo Communications




 


 




Liberum NOMAD and Joint Broker
www.liberum.com
Steve Pearce / Joshua Hughes


020 3100 2222




 


 




Berenberg Joint Broker
www.berenberg.com
Chris Bowman / Toby Flaux


020 3207 7800
 




 


 




Vigo Communications Financial PR
www.vigocomms.com
Jeremy Garcia / Antonia Pollock / Charlie Neish


020 7390 0230
staffline@vigocomms.com
 




 
 
Market Abuse Regulation
This announcement is released by Staffline Group plc and contains inside information for the purposes of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 ("MAR") and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of MAR. The person who arranged for the release of this announcement on behalf of Staffline Group plc was Michael Watts, Group Chief Financial Officer.
 
 
 
Note for Editors
 
 
About Staffline - Recruitment, Training and Support
 
Enabling the Future of Work™
Staffline is the UK's market leading Recruitment and Training group. It has two divisions:
 
Recruitment Division
 
The UK's leading provider of flexible blue-collar workers, supplying over 60,000 staff per day to c. 1,500 private sector clients, across a wide range of industries including agriculture, drinks, driving, food processing, logistics and manufacturing.  It operates from over 400 locations in UK, Eire and Poland.
 
Its world leading Customer Experience platform provides optimised customer-based staffing management solutions whilst providing market-leading levels of job satisfaction for workers.
 
PeoplePlus Division
 
The leading adult skills and training provider in the UK, delivering apprenticeships, adult education, prison education and skills-based employability programmes across the country.
 
Education and Training - market leading provider of training courses for private sector Apprenticeships (both Levy and non-Levy) and Government funded Adult Skills programmes.
 
Employability - top quartile performer, supporting Government programmes providing back-to-work education and support services to the unemployed.
 
Justice and Community - education and training services for prisoners and ex-offenders, as well as individual support services for carers and people with disabilities, both at home and in the work place.
 
 




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