Following a robust judging process where all entries will be further scrutinised by a panel of expert judges – including in face-to-face interviews – the winners will be announced at an invitation-only lunch in September.
The finalists are:
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APSCo Recruitment Company of the Year £0 – 2 million turnover
 
- inBeta
 - Climate17
 - Talentshed
 
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APSCo Recruitment Company of the Year £2 – 5 million turnover
 
- tml Partners
 - Clearly Education Ltd
 - Pod Talent
 
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APSCo Recruitment Company of the Year £5 – 10 million turnover
 
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APSCo Recruitment Company of the Year £10 – 50 million turnover
 
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APSCo Recruitment Company of the Year £50 – 250 million turnover
 
- 
APSCo Recruitment Company of the Year over £250 million turnover
 
- NES Fircroft
 - Robert Walters
 - NHS Professionals 
 
- 
APSCo Support Service Team of the Year
 
- 
APSCo Trusted Partner of the Year
 
- 
APSCo Award for Innovation
 
- Evolution Recruitment Solutions
 - Advance Global Recruitment Ltd
 - Paiger
 
- 
APSCo Embrace Award
 
- 
APSCo International Recruitment Company of the Year
 
- 
APSCo Business Leader of the Year
 
- Neil Clark, Group CEO, Nicoll Curtin
 - Ford Garrard, CEO, Visuna
 - Nikola Kelly, CEO, Be-IT
 
Ann Swain, Global CEO of APSCo, commented:
I would like to offer a huge congratulations to everyone shortlisted for our UK Awards for Excellence. The 2023 entries show once again the sheer scale of excellence and high-quality services that our members are committed to delivering. In what is proving to be a highly competitive and uncertain market, every member shortlisted has demonstrated a level of commitment to going above and beyond for their end user clients and candidates. I wish everyone the best of luck and I look forward to announcing the winners later this year.