‘Meeting of minds’ as recruiters Nicholas Associates and Trinity join forces

Nicolas Associates, which launched a year ago and employs 36 people, expects to turn over £4m this year, while Trinity, which has a team of four, has a turnover of £400,000.

Nicolas Associates, which is part of the Stafforce Recruitment group, claims that with the addition of financial and creative recruitment services that Sheffield and Doncaster agency Trinity brings to its portfolio, it can now satisfy “virtually every recruitment requirement to all sectors”. As well as being a recruiter, Nicolas Associates develops software applications for recruitment platforms, as well as providing robotics systems for production lines and offering apprentice brokerage services.

Director Paul Brammer said: “The deal is very much a meeting of minds. Trinity is a superb boutique firm whose management team has longstanding client relationships based on delivery, trust and integrity – which fits perfectly with our company culture and ethos. With the knowledge and specialisms the team at Trinity will bring to Nicholas Associates, we can bring clients a greater breadth and depth to the existing offer.

“The more capability we have, the greater our ability to partner employers on the whole company life cycle, from inception through growth and development to succession management or buyout – as well as working with their partner companies along the chain that brings the product or service to market.”

Trinity and its subsidiary, Hash Creative, a niche regional and national recruiter for the creative sector, will be integrated into the Nicholas Associates brand. Nicolas Associates said there were no job losses as a result of the merger.

Managing director Peter Bone co-founded Trinity with his wife, Natalie. He said: “The merger has come at a great time for Trinity. Natalie and I and the other members of Trinity and Hash Creative are very excited about the future.

“Our clients will benefit from not only a wider range of services but they will also be able to able to draw from a bigger talent pool.”