SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2012— The Eastridge Group of Staffing Companies is pleased to announce that it is has been ranked the number one temporary staffing firm in the San Diego Business Journal’s 2012 Book of Lists. This year’s recognition marks the seventh time in eight years that Eastridge has placed first in temporary staffing.
“For forty years, Eastridge’s mission has been to provide enrichment and opportunity through work,” said Robert Svet, CEO and Founder of Eastridge. “We are delighted to be recognized by the Business Journal as we continue connecting job candidates with San Diego employers despite the state of the economy.”
Eastridge has employed an average of 1,235 temporary workers on a daily basis over the past two years, more than three times the number working for any other temporary placement firm featured in the Book of Lists.
This past year, Eastridge witnessed a rise in candidate placements, particularly within the green and manufacturing industries. In December, it was announced that Eastridge and its Green Talent Staffing division would provide staffing services for a San Diego solar module manufacturing project led by a leading international solar technology company. On the manufacturing front, Eastridge’s GATE Program, short for Gateway to Attaining Technical Experience, continued its role of providing recent graduates the skills needed for careers in manufacturing. The skills training program, launched in 2009, has trained and placed over 500 graduates to date in the manufacturing industry.
Eastridge and its divisions provide staffing solutions to clients and candidates across a variety of industries, including: administrative, accounting, construction, gaming, green, human resources, legal, light industrial, medical, pharmacy, technology, and telecommunications. The company and its affiliates also offer comprehensive back-office support and business solutions, specializing in IT services, payrolling, workforce classification, recycling, workers’ compensation and safety.
The San Diego Business Journal Book of Lists identifies the top San Diego companies across a wide range of industries. For more information, visit http://www.sdbj.com.
About The Eastridge Group of Staffing Companies
Founded in 1972, Eastridge is a privately-held staffing enterprise headquartered in San Diego with offices located nationwide. With four decades of expertise and experience in the staffing industry and 20,000 employee placements annually, Eastridge operates with a driving purpose to provide people with opportunities and enrichment through work. The company has been named among the top 100 U.S. staffing firms and has ranked number one in temporary staffing by the San Diego Business Journal, seven of the past eight years. Eastridge’s specialized staffing divisions each serve a specific industry.
Divisions of Eastridge include: Eastridge Light Industrial; Eastridge Administrative Staffing; Green Talent Staffing; Eastridge InfoTech; Medical Resources Staffing Services; Pharmacy Placement Professionals; Contractors & Builders; Convention Staffing Solutions; Eastridge Direct-Hire; Eastridge InQ Contact Center Specialists; Essential Discovery; Exclusively Legal; HR Solutions; T3 Staffing and Wired Talent. Affiliated companies of Eastridge include: Abbott Staffing Group, Inc.; Complete Recycling; Secure Talent, Inc.; and TheraStaff LLC. For more information contact Eastridge directly at 619.260.2000 or visit www.eastridgegroup.com.
