24th Jul 2006 09:54
SThree plc24 July 2006 Holding in Company SThree announces that Barclays PLC notified the Company on 21 July 2006 that itno longer has a notifiable interest in the share capital of the Company. - Ends - Notes to editors SThree, founded in 1986, is one of the leading specialist staffing businesses inthe UK. The Group provides both permanent and contract specialist staffingservices in the UK and Europe, primarily in the information and communicationstechnology ("ICT") sector and, to an increasing extent, the banking and finance,accountancy, human resources and engineering sectors. Following theestablishment of its first business, Computer Futures, in 1986, the Groupadopted a multi-brand strategy, establishing new operations to address growthopportunities. SThree currently operates 12 brands, the 3 largest being ComputerFutures, Progressive and Huxley Associates, and has 30 offices in the UK and 9offices in mainland Europe, in Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Germany andIreland. SThree has a selective approach to clients and focuses on high marginopportunities, predominantly within the small to medium-sized enterprises("SME") market, which SThree defines as including autonomous divisions of largecorporates. The Group does not pursue a high volume/low margin model. SThree hasa diverse, international client list of over 4,000 clients. SThree plc is quoted on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority under theticker symbol STHR. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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