An expanding recruitment firm has moved into impressive hi-tech offices after enjoying its best year since its launch 18 years ago.

Platinum Recruitment’s annual turnover hit £9.7 million in 2022, a staggering increase of 333 per cent on the previous 12 months.

Turnover this year is expected to top £15 million.

The Bournemouth-based company filled 25,668 jobs last year and helped 1,760 clients amid a crippling recruitment crisis.

Director Paul Sinclair, pictured left, credited the firm’s success in large part to the 40+ dedicated team working at Platinum.

He said: “Having worked in recruitment for almost 20 years, we know how important the right team is to an organisation.

“We’ve worked hard to create a business where everyone feels valued.

“In turn, each member of our team has strived to make Platinum the very best it can be.”

During the lockdown, Platinum branched out of hospitality recruitment into other specialised fields including commercial, industrial, healthcare and education.

To manage the growing demand, Platinum’s workforce has increased by 41 per cent over the past three years.

Paul said: “We have worked meticulously to ensure that not only are our employees the right fit for Platinum but that the company and our working environment are the right fit for the team.”

To accommodate its expanding team, the agency has relocated to newly refurbished offices at Ocean 80, in Lansdowne.

Designed by local company, Axis House, the 5,000 sq ft open-plan office features a large degree of natural light from tall windows while foliage and walls of green topiary bring the outside in.

SONOS speakers play upbeat soundtracks designed to aid concentration and the five meeting rooms offer space for teams to collaborate or for individuals to enjoy an alternative working zone.

Docking stations at each desk allow staff to pick up their laptop and work comfortably from any spot within the office, ranging from a sunlit window nook, a seat at the high table or one of the ergonomic posture balls.

Other features of the office include staggered bleacher-style seating, with round cushions, which wraps around a large made-to-measure fish tank in the centre.

A sizeable kitchen has a breakfast bar, hydro water tap, integrated wine fridge and Nespresso Momento coffee machine.

The breakout area, named Everest after earth’s highest mountain, includes table tennis and pool tables, PS5 gaming station and Apple TV.

It is also where the company congregates for its weekly Friday meeting and, with Microsoft Teams room capability installed, can also become a sixth meeting room.

Thanks to the noise cancelling technology installed in the ceiling, the office can continue to function while nearby colleagues hold an interruption-free meeting within the space.

Lee Dredge, Chief Operating Officer at Vizst Technology, the company behind Platinum’s tech, said: “The meeting room experiences, and in particular Everest, demonstrates the forward-thinking approach Platinum have towards embracing technology to improve communication and collaboration.

“I love the modern look and feel.

“It is a design that allows staff to socialise and meet whilst staying within the office.”

Paul, who is Platinum’s Founding Director, said: “We wanted to create a space that was befitting the brilliant team we work with.

“Team collaboration is at the heart of our success.

“As such, we needed to create a workspace that was more appealing than working from home whilst celebrating working within a team environment.

“The end result represents the best parts of a traditional office and working from your front room.”

Paul said 2023 was likely to see companies continue to struggle to find the candidates they need with the cost of living crisis making people wary of changing jobs.

Instead they were applying a ‘quiet quitting’ approach.

He added: “Agencies like Platinum need to work hard to gain the trust of clients and candidates and offer both a professional alternative that helps them navigate the inevitable stormy waters over the coming months.”

• platinum-hospitality.co.uk