About Us

We're on a Mission

Striving to be the best hospitality recruitment agency in the UK by focusing on our team, clients and candidates

The Evolve Way

Driven

We are driven by our passion for hospitality and our aim is always to provide the highest standards by supplying high quality, trade tested staff to our Clients. We don’t cut corners with regards to candidate or client care and that is reflected in every aspect of the business from onboarding, candidate assessments, compliance, bookings through to payroll and invoicing.

Caring

We pride ourselves on our candidate care programme. We ensure that the candidate experience is a two- way street. Registration and induction is about getting to know the candidate personally, their work experience and their career ambitions within the industry to ensure the best Client fit for them. In addition, we offer all of our candidate’s access to our BenefitHub platform and access to our Employee Assistance programme.

Passionate

We are passionate about what we and our Clients do. The way we work is mutually beneficial and we want to instil the same passion in our candidates whether they have worked with us for years or they are just taking their tentative first steps towards their first shift, we will be there to support them along the way.

Proud

We are proud to work collaboratively with every one of our Clients and candidates. Our candidates are an extension of us and they represent us within the industry and we are proud of each and every one of them. We are proud to support our Clients with their operations which we understand can be challenging at times. We will always do our very best to support and assist candidates and clients alike.

Our Story

2012
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2015
2016
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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2012

March

Evolve is Born!

April

surrey office opens in reigate

Summer

SMASHED OUR first Events SEASON – Olympics, Wimbledon & GOODWOOD

August

Our First Evolve conference at Eight Members Club Moorgate

November

WE OPENED IN BIRMINGHAM TO TAKE OVER THE MIDLANDS

 

2013

May

trade testing & skills assessment commences with our first centre of excellence in london

June

Our first ever Royal Ascot week with over 80 Chefs a day

September

Awarded with the Training Award by Academy of Food & Wine Service for our Front of House Training

October

Sponsored our First National Chef of the Year
2014

April

first evolve winners party goes to paris
2015

April

2nd winners party heads to madrid

October

INTRODUCTION OF OUR HOME OFFICE REGULATED RIGHT TO WORK CHECKING SYSTEM – UCOMPLY
2016

April

3rd winners party hits the amalfi coast

May

AWARDED BEST NEW AGENCY AT THE RECRUITER AWARDS

August

WE GET STUCK IN TO THE SOUTH COAST
2017

March

INVESTORS IN PEOPLE AWARDED US WITH OUR SILVER ACCREDITATION
EVOLVE TURNS 5!
WE HEAD FOR BOSTON AT THE 4TH WINNERS PARTY

April

Ed became part of the National Restauranteurs Hall of Fame

August

our first interns from ulster university

October

moved into our new evolve HQ IN LONDON

December

scooped up 2 irp awards
2018

January

change of scenery for our annual conference in edinburgh

March

brand new barista training launches

May

5th winners party in malta

June

EVOLVE BENEFITS PLATFORM INTRODUCED – BENEFITHUB

November

ED LANDS TOP AWARDS AS MOST INSPIRING RECRUITMENT AGENCY LEADER AT THE Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards
2019

January

evolve opens in hertfordshire

April

6th winners party lands in sunny south africa

June

best student placement award from the institute of hospitality

September

Shortlisted for 5 irp awards and bagged temporary recruiter & newcomer of the year
2020

January

business plan for Enhance Catering is approved

February

evolve does kilimanjaro

March

ZOOM CALLS TAKEOVER EVOLVE

September

even while in lockdown we managed to win best back office operations at the online recruiter awards

October

collins king & associates joins the team as our permanent talent solutions
the evolve group is official
2021

June

Back in the office
Back at Royal Ascot (somewhat)

August

first evolve group conference

November

Shortlisted for 5 awards at the REC AWARDS
ENHANCE WINS BEST NEW AGENCY
2022

March

HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY TO EVOLVE!

April

8th annual conference shows up in birmingham
7th winners party…

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AWARD WINNERS

Proud recipients of some of the industries most recognised accolades

best new agency

Recruiter Awards 2016

best company to work for

The IRP Awards 2017

most inspiring recruitment agency leader

Recruiter Investing in Talent Awards 2018

best student placement

Institute of Hospitality Awards 2019

most effective back office operation

Recruiter Awards 2020

START UP OF THE YEAR

REC Awards 2021

Partnerships and Associations

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