St.Albans and Amsterdam based Human Resource Consultancy, Levy Associates Limited, made the prestigious Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list - published at the end of 2005.

The Fast Track 100, the independent body that has published annually in the Times since 1997, track's Britain's top performing companies and entrepreneurs. This list is seen as the definitive league table of Britain's fastest growing private companies, which have achieved an exceptional annual rate of growth. Levy Associates, through their success, sit alongside some of Britain's most well known brands; Carluccio's, Jimmy Choo Shoes, Gordon Ramsey Holdings and Innocent Drinks, to name but a few.

Levy Associates were one of three Recruitment companies listed. Although all three specialise in IT, Levy Associates are the only company to also place Clinical Research Personnel for the Pharmaceutical Industry.

As published in the Sunday Times, Levy Associates clocked up an average annual growth rate of 62%. They expanded their sales team and sales have increased from an annualised £1.7m in 2001 to a current £10.5m; a truly impressive achievement, despite the post bubble and negative environment in IT and related areas from 2000 to 2003.

Founded in 2000 by Lawrence Levy and based in St.Albans, Levy Associates source high calibre professionals for blue-chip companies within the IT and Pharmaceutical sectors. Although the company has a permanent recruitment division, the majority of its business is contract and consulting orientated. Lawrence has been keen to exploit the trend in the market for many established organisations to make use of contract staff and now many of the large multi-national companies regularly source IT and Pharmaceutical teams from Levy Associates.

A regional finalist in the 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, Lawrence's career has already spanned twenty five years in IT and sixteen years in recruitment and resource delivery therefore enabling both his Clients and Candidates to benefit directly from his dynamic drive, vast experience and shrewd understanding of the market. With a strong track record in Continental Europe and a keen vision to expand the company there and beyond, Levy Associates opened their Amsterdam office in August 2003. This has now seen considerable growth, culminating in Levy Associates being given preferred supplier status by a number of Dutch and multi-national organisations there.

Levy Associates embodies Lawrence's energy and drive. Lawrence, who has a hands on approach, is the driving force behind his company, yet fully appreciates the need to delegate and the importance of team spirit. Levy Associates' employees have the opportunity to share in the business and benefit directly from the company's success and achievement. They are clearly valued and rewarded, both at company and personal level.

When asked what being part of the Fast Track 100 meant to Levy Associates for 2006, Lawrence commented: "It was great to be recognised for all the hard work the team and I have put in over the years and to find ourselves listed amongst some extremely well known brands. It now gives us a great platform for even further growth over the next few years and everyone in the company is not only very proud of this recent achievement but also very excited for the future."