Industrial recruiter Staffline Group has continued to make “significant progress”, according to a trading update for its financial year ended 31 December 2010.

The group issued the update ahead of its preliminary results for the period which it expects to announce on 28 February, adding that the board anticipates group earnings to be ahead of expectations, while earnings for the full year will be in line with upwardly revised market expectations. 

Andy Hogarth, chairman and chief executive, says: “We have continued to make significant progress this year as well as benefiting from recent acquisitions. We are also encouraged by the ongoing levels of interest in our products and services from new clients; we continue to actively seek acquisition opportunities to invest further in our expansion.”