HCL

HCL
HCL

Our History

Founded in April 2003, HCL (also known as Healthcare Locums) is one of the UK's leading specialist health and social care companies, bringing together some of the best known brands in the business.

 

16 April 2003
 
Healthcare Locums Ltd incorporated as a Private Limited Company
23 September 2003
 
Healthcare Locums acquires Thames Medics
03 December 2003
 
Healthcare Locums acquires Eurosite Human Resources Ltd
01 February 2004
 
Eurosite Human Resources changes its name to Eurosite Medical Ltd
26 September 2004
 
Healthcare Locums acquires Medical Technical Ltd
22 January 2005
 
Healthcare Locums presents Employee of the Year Awards at London’s Café Royal
19 Febuary 2005
 
Medical Technical moves to Olympic Office Centre, Wembley
06 June 2005
 
Healthcare Locums acquires RS Locums
19 September 2005
 
RS Locums moves to Sterling House, Loughton
17 November 2005
 
Healthcare Locums floats on Alternative Investment Market (London)
31 January 2006
 
Acquired Medical Professionals and Social Work Professionals
13 March 2006
 
Acquired BBL Medical Recruitment
28 November 2006
 
New placing of share capital on AIM
1 December 2006
 
Acquisition of Blue Care International
5 December 2006
 
Acquisition of Elite, ODP, Fairstaff and Medirec
23 April 2007
 
Acquisition of JCJ Locums
April 2008
 
HCL becomes market leader in each of our three divisions and announces significant international contracts in the Middle East and North America
April 2008
 
Mo Dedat is appointed to the Board of HCL as Commercial Director
October 2008
 
Executive Vice Chairman Kate Bleasdale wins Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the AIM Awards 2008
November 2008
 
Kate Bleasdale wins Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Quoted Company Awards
January 2009
 
Andy McRae is appointed to the Board as Chief Operating Officer.  Mo Dedat is promoted to Executive Finance Director.  Kate Bleasdale and Diane Jarvis and promoted to Executive Vice chairman and Group Managing Director respectively
March 2009
 
HCL reports record financial results for 2008

 

 

June 2009
 
HCL wins the Investors Chronicle/Financial Times InvestorsCompany of the Year
November 2009
 
HCL signs Memorandum of Understanding with the government of for training and placing nurses
January 2010
 
HCL is accredited as a Best Company to Work For
March 2010
 
HCL reports financial results for 2010

 


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