MyJobGroup expands into South East with acquisition of LocalJobsGroup.co.uk websites

LocalJobsGroup.co.uk, the Merton-based online recruitment website network, have been acquired by MyJobGroup.co.uk, the UK's fastest growing network of local jobsites.
The purchase of LocalJobsGroup more than doubles the number of local job board websites under the MyJobGroup umbrella and provides a foothold in the South East recruitment markets with existing sites which include LondonLocalJobs.co.uk, EssexLocalJobs.co.uk and SurreyLocalJobs.co.uk - amongst others.

Glenn Chapman, Managing Director of MyJobGroup commented: "This is an exciting acquisition for MyJobGroup that brings us into the lucrative South East recruitment market. With over forty fully interactive jobsites dedicated to the South East, the deal sees great synergy with the successful MyJobGroup business model which focuses on a local solution to recruitment requirements. Both existing clients of MyJobGroup and new clients from LocalJobsGroup in the South East are set to benefit greatly from our expanded online recruitment network."

He continued: "Additionally, local jobseekers will see a huge advantage in being backed by a major player within online recruitment. We are already working hard on increasing the number of quality vacancies on the sites and looking at ways we can improve the site based on our experiences within the market."

Since the launch of the inaugural local job board in 2005, MyJobGroup have aggressively expanded across the whole of the UK, launching over 45 of their successful sites in cities and towns including Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Cardiff, Edinburgh and more. However, today's acquisition of LocalJobsGroup is the company's first steps into the established South East online recruitment market. Continuously growing, MyJobGroup currently employ 97 people across eight offices in the UK including their head office in Sheffield.