Richard Shorrock Wins Two Awards at 2024 REC Awards!

We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that Divisional Manager, Richard Shorrock was the winner of Temporary Recruiter of the Year and Agency Star of the Year at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s 15th annual REC Awards 2024.

The REC Awards celebrate the best in UK recruitment, showcasing the work of brilliant recruiters from across the industry from agency to in-house and from start-ups to multinationals.

REC’s role is to drive standards and empower recruiters to be brilliant and the annual REC Awards celebrate those that hit and exceed the standards. 

In all, 36 individual and 63 company entries were shortlisted across 19 categories. The winners were announced at the REC Awards ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on 21 November 2024.

As the very first employee to join Spencer Clarke Group back in 2018, Richard has grown from strength to strength. Richard specialises in SEND recruitment in the public sector and supports countless councils with their staffing requirements and professionals with their careers.

Richard Shorrock said “I am absolutely over the moon to take these awards home with me. To win one was amazing but to win two was more than anything I could ever have imagined!”

Shorrock continued “I was up against some strong competition and to be recognised makes me feel very proud.” 

Neil Carberry, REC Chief Executive, said “Recruitment, staffing and talent firms help businesses to grow and open up opportunities for workers from every sector and background. In an uncertain year, their work helps keep the wheels of our economy turning, and the great examples set by our winners make that clear.”

Carberry continued “The entries this year were of exceptional quality, and every shortlisted nominee deserves congratulations. The judges had to make some very tough decisions, reflecting the high standard of submissions. Every nominee should feel immense pride in their achievement, and the winners have much to celebrate.” 

Carberry added “Our sector can look ahead with some optimism and people's challenges are at the heart of growing our economy. We must embrace innovation and new ways of serving clients and candidates, but we’re entrepreneurial. Our awards ceremony shows the difference we can make as specialists in talent.”