OREANDA-NEWS. April 10, 2015. Matchtech Group plc, (AIM: MTEC) (the "Group"), one of the UK's leading specialist engineering and professional services recruitment companies, announced today that it has signed significant additional contracts, with both new and existing clients,  to assist in the search for permanent and contract staff.

The contracts are as follows:

•     A three-year extension to an existing contract with BAE Systems, a global defence, aerospace and security company. The contract, which runs until the end of 2018 with the option of an additional one-year extension, is to provide contingent labour with Engineering and Technology backgrounds to the Company; 

•     A new 3 year contract with Zodiac Aerospace, a world leader in aerospace equipment and systems, to recruit aerospace engineering candidates, on both a contract and permanent basis.

•     A new 3 year contract with HCL Technologies, a leading global IT services company. The Group will act as one of four companies engaged as part of a contract framework to provide candidates across all IT skill sets on both a UK and European basis.

These agreements follow the announcement on 23 March 2015 that the Group has also signed contracts with Southern Water, WSP Group, Mouchel Infrastructure Services and UK Power Networks.    

Keith Lewis, Chief Operating Officer of Matchtech Group plc, said: "These contracts reflect the continued belief of our clients - market leaders in their respective industries - in Matchtech Group's ability to provide them with the highest quality talent. The focused nature of our specialist teams enables us to provide highly-skilled candidates that can fulfil specific business needs across an organisation, in engineering, technology or professional staffing."