With an exclusive agreement in Dubai and operations in over 50 countries technical recruitment company Penta Consulting heard today that Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the Prime Minister’s recommendation that a Queen’s Award for Enterprise be conferred upon the company. Penta is one of only two staffing companies to have won a 2006 Queen’s Award for Enterprise (International Trade category), which is without question the UK’s top award for business performance.

The award, which is given to only a very small number of companies nationwide, is in recognition of Penta’s outstanding international business growth over the past three years and the way the company has embraced and delivered innovation in a fiercely competitive market. Penta’s blueprint for operating overseas has created new employment opportunities for local workforces who have been able to develop cutting edge technical skills and take on well paid long term work. Penta has also shown particular enterprise by being the first IT staffing company to obtain an exclusive licence to supply high calibre technical contractors in Dubai.

Established only eight years ago, Penta is one of the UK’s leading ICT providers of staffing solutions operating in over 50 countries around the world. One of the principal reasons for Penta’s success is its commitment to listening to its customers and responding with intelligent and mould-breaking solutions.

Jamie Sobrany Penta’s International Director says: “Anticipating future client requirements and being ready to respond with the right skills and resources in the right part of the world is only possible when you operate as a true extension of your clients. Our forward thinking approach, combined with our knowledge of compliance and cultural issues, means that we can second guess our customers’ needs and invest in ‘capability’ even before we are asked.”

In congratulating everyone in the company on this achievement, Managing Director and co-founder Paul Clark said that the award was testament to their professionalism and achievement. “I am very proud that Penta has been recognised with such a prestigious award, particularly as we are the first IT recruitment company to have been so. It is a reflection on the hard work and talent of our team and demonstrates that our dynamic business strategy is spot on. With the royal seal of approval for our services we are confident that we will continue to outperform our competitors and the market and that 2006 will be another record year.”