30th Apr 2008 07:02
Bond International Software PLC30 April 2008 For Immediate Release 30 April 2008 Bond International Software plc ("Bond" or "the Company") Bond wins 5-year Europe wide contract with ATS Euromaster Bond International Software, the world's leading provider of staffing softwaresolutions, today announced that the Company has been chosen by ATS Euromaster,the largest comprehensive tyre service provider within the UK, to implement BondTalent online recruitment & talent management software in a European-widecontract. The new five-year, six-figure contract is for a fully Bond-hosted recruitmentsystem which will enable the company to manage its entire recruitment through anonline portal. In implementing the software, ATS Euromaster predicts numerousoperational benefits, including significant savings in administration costs. The Bond Talent system will be initially used by 100 staff in the UK head officeand over 480 centre managers within the UK. The next phase will see the Europeanroll-out across all of the European branches. Sigrid Barnes, Group Resourcing Manager for ATS Euromaster, commented: "We are expecting that the system will free up significant amounts of time forour managers. From now on, we will be able to process all of our recruitsthrough one centralized, online portal. We chose Bond International Softwarebecause what the company offered us fitted perfectly with our criteria. Weneeded a recruitment system with the ability to go pan-European. Bond were ableto offer us that capability as well as being an extremely cost-effectivesolution." Tim Richards, Managing Director of Bond International Software, added: "ATS Euromaster is a great example of the sort of international corporation thathas appreciated the significant cost associated with the administration andmanagement of recruitment and talent acquisition. The replacement of theirlargely manual systems will allow them to make substantial savings throughefficiency and productivity gains, and aid them operationally, by having clearvisibility of their recruitment position and requirements at any time." For further information, please contact: Bond International Software Plc: Tel: 01903 707070Steve Russell : Group Chief ExecutiveBruce Morrison : Group Finance DirectorTim Richards : UK Managing Director Buchanan Communications: Tel: 020 7466 5000Tim Thompson / Nicola Cronk / RobinHaddrill About Bond International Software Group (www.bondinternationalsoftware.com) Bond International specialises in the provision of Talent Management ande-Recruitment software solutions to corporate companies across the globe. Established in 1973, Bond International has secured an enviable position as amarket leader in the talent management software industry. Listed on the LondonStock Exchange since 1997, the company has consistently achieved financialgrowth and maximised investment in the development of technology and serviceprovided to its international client base. It has over 30 years experience in the development and creation of products andservices that have become industry standards. Headquartered in the UnitedKingdom, the group also has offices in the United States, Canada, Australasia,South Africa and Hong Kong with a global team of over 400 employees. About Bond Talent Bond Talent is a specialist application for the global recruitment and talentmanagement markets which has been designed to greatly reduce hiring costs and toenhance the strategic capability of in-house resourcing teams. The system isuser-friendly and flexible allowing for reduced paperwork and improvedefficiency. This gives key recruitment staff more time to concentrate ondevelopment rather than administrative tasks. About ATS Euromaster Established in 1961, ATS Euromaster is the UK's largest comprehensive tyreservice provider. The Birmingham-based company operates nationally and employsmore than 3,500 people. ATS Euromaster is part of the Euromaster group, whichhas more than 1600 Services centres throughout 10 different European countries -UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Holland, Spain, Sweden, Austria, andFinland. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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