Dynamite Recruitment joins Bluestones Group
In an exciting development for Dynamite Recruitment, we can now announce that the business was acquired at the end of October 2024 by one of the leading recruitment investment companies in the UK, Bluestones Group. The move has seen 100% of the business being acquired by Bluestones and will unlock additional investment and support to help the business fully realise its growth potential and ambitions.
Coinciding with the move, Fran Curtis and Katie Dalgleish - with nearly 20 years' collective tenure with Dynamite between them - will become joint Managing Directors. Originally established in 2011, Dynamite Recruitment now has 11 employees and is headquartered at Lakeside in Portsmouth. The business recruits temporary and permanent personnel across the commercial, retail, technical, accountancy & finance, and financial services sectors; and provides RPO and outsourcing support for selected clients too.
Bluestones Group CEO, Steve Pendergast commented:
"Acquisitions continue to be one of the three primary growth vectors for the Group. Dynamite is well-structured, has strong client and candidate relationships, and we believe that with our support and investment can continue to grow at pace. I look forward to seeing the business evolve and scale".
Joint Managing Director, Katie Dalgleish commented:
"Leveraging the extensive support, investment, and network of expertise at Bluestones will help us accelerate our growth plans. We're genuinely excited about what the future holds as part of the Bluestones Group".
Bluestones Group has been firmly on the acquisition trail this year, and this is the eighth such business that has been acquired this calendar year. Bluestones invests in recruitment and staffing services businesses and has developed an enviable portfolio of over 30 such businesses across a range of sectors and locations.
Joint Managing Director, Fran Curtis commented:
"Importantly for us, the Bluestones approach is to maintain and build upon our strong brand identity, the family feel of our business, and the personal approach to how we operate. So, day to day there'll be no immediate or obvious change for our clients and candidates, but this is a fantastic opportunity for our business and the people within it".