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£35 million contract wins
£35 million contract wins.
About this update from Staffline Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6594S Staffline Group PLC 13 March 2019 \n\nFor immediate release 13 March 2019\n \n \nSTAFFLINE GROUP PLC\n(\"Staffline\" or \"the Group\")\n \n£35 million contract wins\n \nStaffline, the Recruitment and Training group, is pleased to announce that its PeoplePlus division has been successful in the latest round of Education and Skills Funding Agency's (\"ESFA\") European Social Fund competition, securing contracts worth a total of £35 million over a 27-month period, commencing in April 2019. The contracts cover 10 Local Enterprise Partnership (\"LEP\") areas across England.\n \nPeoplePlus currently delivers equivalent European Social Fund contracts worth £14 million, so these wins represent an increase of 250% and make PeoplePlus the largest provider of Skills Support for the Unemployed with a market share of c.47%.\n \nChris Pullen, Chief Executive Officer of Staffline, commented:\n \n\"Expanding our presence in training and skills is a key strategic growth priority for our PeoplePlus division. These excellent competition results build on our outstanding track record of supporting unemployed people to move into work, and further demonstrates our continued success in transitioning PeoplePlus into the UK's leading skills and training provider.\"\n \n \n\n\n\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStaffline Group plc\nwww.stafflinegroupplc.co.uk\nChris Pullen, Chief Executive Officer\nMichael Watts, Chief Financial Officer\n\n\nvia Vigo Communications\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nLiberum NOMAD and Joint Broker\nwww.liberum.com\nStev...