Our social impact
Reed in Partnership
One of the companies in the Reed Group, Reed in Partnership provides services that change people’s lives for the better. Since 1998, it has helped over 150,000 unemployed people back into work, but it doesn’t just stop there. The company plans to continue to diversify its expertise to support others, such as young people who would like to change to a healthier lifestyle and those who need support after recently arriving in the UK.
Reed's inclusion strategy
We have a commitment to inclusion and belonging to ensure that all of our co-members have the chance to fulfil their potential, whatever their background. In 2019, we introduced an inclusion strategy to support people who hold protected characteristics, and we continue to work to improve performance across four inclusion metrics: women in leadership, disability, ethnic minority inclusion and LGBTQ+.
The Reed Foundation
The Reed Foundation is a registered UK charity and is the biggest shareholder (18%) in the Reed Group, meaning that all of our co-members work one day a week for charity. Since it was founded by Sir Alec Reed in 1972, the foundation has given £9.5m away to a variety of charitable causes.
The Big Give
Sir Alec Reed founded and financed The Big Give in 2007, the UK’s biggest match funding platform. The vision behind it is to provide a search engine for charities and secure a way for individuals to give back easily online. Since 2008, The Big Give has raised £156m for good causes and we hope to continue the good work to reach our target of £1bn.
Reed fundraising
We encourage and foster a culture of charitable giving with our co-members across all of our Reed offices up and down the country. Every month we support fundraising events, allow our co-members to take part in payroll giving and encourage them to raise money for local charities and help those in their local community.
CarbonNeutral®
Our environmental policy commits Reed to reduce our carbon emissions and maintain our CarbonNeutral® status, reducing waste and eliminating single-use plastics. This initiative is there to encourage the Reed Group to make year-on-year reductions and contribute to protecting our environment.
The history of Reed
Elisa Lo Iacono
Associate Service Manager
Reed is a highly qualified and professional recruiter who helped me in my job search. I met with my Reed consultant for a first interview where I felt at ease, and they were able to summarise my skills and competencies in a well-written cover letter, which aided my job search.
Carlos Alvarez
Full Stack Developer
It was a pleasure to work with Reed during a recruitment process, I can guarantee that their impeccable dedication, effort and kindness along the process reflects their professionalism, making Reed one of the bests recruiters I ever worked with.
Daniel Cumbo
Electronics Engineer
I am lucky to have been a candidate for Reed. They were genuinely invested in placing me at a great company and helping me with my career goals. Very insightful, particularly in the tech industry. Reed is always conscientious, pleasant, and friendly, even if the outcome was not in their own best interest. Definitely, a recruitment company you want on your side. I highly recommend Reed if you're just starting your career or if you want to up your game.
Michael Portelli Madden
General Manager
Reed show great attention to detail and are responsive to her client needs. They provides a “one to one” recruitment service, ensuring both employer and candidate are the optimum match and best cultural fit for each other. Definitely recommended.
Giovanni Guarino
General Manger
Reed are a fantastic and professional company. They immediately understood my profile and gave me precious pieces of advice with regards to the labour market. Their availability and attention to details make them undoubtedly a precious resource for any organization. I have worked with several recruiters, Reed are probably one of the best ones I have met.
Shanice Abela
HR Officer
Reed have always been a very professional company to work with. They are very patient and do their best to understand a client's needs.
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Ondřej Verbo
Since I was approached by Reed I found a communication on advanced and professional level. It's always a pleasure to cooperate with somebody who knows what is they are talking about and is not afraid to use humour to enlighten sometimes stressful situations.
1960
Humble beginnings
Reed was founded on 7th May 1960, with the first office located on Kingsley Rd, Hounslow (West London). In the early 1960s REED pioneered specialist recruitment services; a move which fundamentally changed the UK recruitment market.
1972
Educate to Accumulate
Sir Alec Reed founded the Reed Business School in a Cotswolds manor house to provide a learning centre for REED Co-Members as well as residential courses for accountancy students. The Reed Business School has even been listed as one of the most beautiful places to study in the world.
1988
Building the Foundation
The Reed Foundation acquired 18% of the Reed Group of companies and, in the following year, founded both Ethiopiaid and Womankind Worldwide.
1995
Online Revolution
Reed became the first high street recruitment agency in the UK to have a presence on the web. reed.co.uk is the UK’s #1 job site and has also become one of Europe’s biggest job boards, being used by 85% of the UK’s top 100 recruitment agencies.
1996
Reed Learning
In 1996, Reed Learning became one of the UK’s leading business training providers. It was the first provider to launch green learning courses, become an exclusive training partner to Google and winner of several national training awards. Now, Reed.co.uk is home to thousands of online learning courses.
1998
Welfare to work
Established in 1998, Reed in Partnership was one of the first employment support service providers in the UK, with a single office in Hackney. Today, Reed in Partnership offers services throughout the UK, fulfilling its mission: to positively transform people’s lives and their communities.
2007
The Big Give
The Big Give is a non-profit, match funding platform that allows charities to double donations from supporters. Since its launch in 2007, it has raised over £156 million for thousands of great causes through the power of match funding.
2008
Reed goes global
In 2008 the organic growth of Reed, meant taking our family values global. For the first time ever, we opened international Reed offices in Turkey, Malta, Hungary and South Korea.
2020
60 years and counting
In May 2020 Reed turned 60 years old. With 60 years under our belt and many more to go, we continue to lead the way with the best recruitment solutions and comprehensive industry knowledge. Over the last seven decades, Reed has organically grown to become one of the world’s largest recruitment powerhouses, having built an incredibly strong team of over 3,400 co-members across a number of locations.
2021
Reed Franchise Partnerships
This year we have launched our latest venture. Reed Franchise Partnerships' purpose is to share knowledge and experience with partners further afield. With the help of our experienced team members, our new international partners are starting out on recruitment journeys which we hope are as long and fruitful as Reed’s.