Contractor UK readers vote GIANT best umbrella company

Contractor UK readers vote GIANT best umbrella company for the fourth time in the last five years

Readers of influential website Contractor UK have voted giant group plc the best umbrella company provider for 2010, the fourth time giant has won the award in the last five years.

Contractor UK readers have voted giant Best Umbrella Company in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010. The poll has been conducted for the last five years, making giant the clear favourite among Contractor UK readers.

Contractor UK was founded in 1998 and is one of the leading news and discussion resources for IT contractors in the UK. Tens of thousands of unique users read its news stories and contribute to its forums.

Matthew Brown, Managing Director of giant group, comments: “This is a major fillip for giant and reflects our continuous commitment to, and monitoring of, service levels which are at the core of our business. Contractor UK is a very well-respected resource among the freelancer community. There are dozens and dozens of umbrella company providers in what is a very competitive market, so to be voted readers’ favourite for the fourth time is testament to the strength and depth of our service levels.”

A Contractor UK spokesperson said “The CUK Readers’ Award poll is always an interesting snapshot of contractors’ experiences and opinions. It’s fantastic to hear from our readers that industry service providers are continuing to keep high service levels at the core of what they do.”

Established in 1992, giant specialises in providing workforce management solutions to the recruitment market. The range of services includes:

employment services where giant employs and payrolls temporary workers, freelancers and contractors – a founder memberof FCSA and voted Best Umbrella Company for the fourth year by readers of Contractor UK – www.giantgroup.com

web-based agency back office solutions – pre-employment and background checks, contract management, timesheet management, billing, payroll, self-serve web portals and payroll disaster recovery - www.giantprecision.com.