23 Jan 2000

ICON represented Helpdesk Support Services, a leading IT recruitment agency, in its sale to Quantica Plc.

Helpdesk Support Services ('HDSS') is a leading provider of contract and permanent professional IT staff to blue chip clients throughout the UK. They have offices in the M4 corridor and in Manchester.

Major clients include: Ericsson, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Octel, Unilever and Digital. Others include BAA, BAT, Cable and Wireless, Friends Provident, Glaxo, ICL, IBJ, Morgan Stanley, Orange and WS Atkins.

The acquisition further strengthens Quantica's position in the crucial technology recruitment marketplace.