29 November 2001 - Workthing, the online employment network from the Guardian Media Group, announced the acquisition of PeopleBank, creating one of the leading online recruitment offerings in the UK.

PeopleBank hosts corporate recruitment sites for clients including Tesco, Sainsbury and Nestlé. PeopleBank's Application Service Provider (ASP) technology allows businesses to create their own branded, leading-edge recruitment site with bespoke application forms and tools which allow HR Managers to publish vacancies and to screen and respond to applicants online.

PeopleBank had one of the most comprehensive, searchable CV databases in the UK. The combined database with workthing will hold over 225,000 records.

Workthing was number one in its share of online visits to recruitment sites from July to the end of October (measured by Hitwise*) and was also voted the Best Job Site 2001 by the Internet Recruiters' Network and Association.

The combined company will be headed by Andy Baker, Managing Director of Workthing. Bill Shipton, formerly PeopleBank CEO, joined the Workthing Board as Commercial Director.

Commenting on the acquisition Andy Baker said, "I've been an admirer of Bill and what he and his team have achieved at PeopleBank for some time. They bring incredible amounts of online recruitment vision and experience to Workthing and I look forward to working side-by-side with Bill to develop all the opportunities that this acquisition creates."

Bill Shipton, Commercial Director of Workthing commented, "The Workthing-PeopleBank combination brings together two of the leading players in online recruitment. We now have an unrivalled online recruitment product range which is in essence a one-stop-shop for recruiters. The resulting combination offers clients an unbeatable set of tools to find better people faster."

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