Aspire Global Network (AGN) has announced strong growth for the half year ending 31 October 2011.

The group, comprising six specialist recruitment firms – pfj, The Graduate Recruitment Company, rpcushing, Persicope, ICUR and Aspire Global Network Asia, saw turnover rise 19% to £6.77m from £5.68m in the same period last year, while net profit was up by 15%.

Paul Farrer, chairman of AGN, says: “For a relatively small company we have a big vision and are well on our way to achieving it.”