Meeting demand for temps is full-time job

Bradford-based Frontline revealed that its fortunes had been boosted by companies' reluctance to hire permanent and full-time staff until the economy becomes more stable.

Partner Tony Wilmot said Frontline had generated a turnover of more than 8m in 2009. He expects this figure to rise to 10.5m this year.

Mr Wilmot said: "The recession hasn't passed us by and we definitely saw a shift in the need for temporary staff as opposed to permanent staff. Our food industry and manufacturing recruitment is still going strong. We work with several of the largest players in the market place. We place more than 700 to 1,000 people a day into temporary and contract roles."

Frontline was founded 10 years ago by Mr Wilmot and Elliott Kidd in a small office.

Frontline provides temporary and permanent recruitment services to a number of industries, including the public sector, manufacturing and production.

In 2009, Frontline generated more than 2m gross profit, and acquired 162 clients. The company also branched out into the IT market as part of its expansion strategy.

The firm, which employs 40 staff, has offices in Bradford, Nottingham, Mansfield, Derby and Leicester.

Mr Wilmot said: "We opened our first office with a predicted turnover of 900,000, but the business quickly rocketed and over the next 15 months we generated a turnover of 2.5m.

"Things have been pretty good for us ever since and even in the downturn we are breaking the mould and continue to take on new clients on a month by month basis. I am confident that 2010 is going to be a bumper year for us."