Since 1961 Pertemps growth has been spectacular. From its roots in the West Midlands the company has developed into a national organisation with branches from Dundee to the Isle of Wight.
Pertemps was started in 1961 by Constance Watts, initially renting a small office in Temple Street, Birmingham.
Started with £500 given to her by her husband, the business was an instant success turning over £50,000 in its first year. (This is the equivalent of £1.5 Million today). The novel approach of Pertemps in concentrating more effort on the rights, interests and ambitions of the workforce was unusual at the time and clearly differentiated the business from the established companies operating at that time.
This legacy of understanding the individual has been retained within the company to this day and still sets Pertemps apart.
The business grew and in the summer of 1970 a second office was opened in Wolverhampton. As a temporary measure Tim Watts offered to help run this project for his mother before starting his accountancy course in September that year. Needless to say the second office was a resounding success, and with work flooding in Tim deferred his accountancy course indefinitely.
From Wolverhampton Tim Watts recruited current directors Mike Owen, Roger Englefied and Jenny Jackson and together they diversified Pertemps from its strong foundation in secretarial recruitment to industrial and technical recruitment.
Pertemps has continued to develop through the years, moving with the times but staying true to the original values of a family business committed to it's employees, applicants and clients; the three faces in the Pertemps Logo.
Pertemps grew across the Midlands and by 1986 had 25 branches. In the late 80's and through the 90's Pertemps became a national organisation, changing its name to Pertemps Recruitment Partnership as other businesses were acquired. By the end of the 90s there where now 100 branches.
As the company grew Tim Watts made clear his and the company's commitment to its own staff by
placing 25% of his shares in the business into an Employee Benefit Trust that went live in 1994. He has also made public his intention to leave the rest of his shareholding to the Trust in his will, a generous a far-sighted measure that truly rewards the employees for their efforts.
The company had an annual turnover of £35 million when the scheme started and by 2004 this had accelerated to £350 million. The focus on the individual has seen Pertemps attain and maintain Investors in People status and recognition in the prestigious Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Pertemps has grown by taking a positive and proactive stance on looking after its employees, applicants and clients, a formula that is applied today as we aim to give the best service we can.