The group behind three specialist brands.
G2V Group was built by people who believed that specialist knowledge, genuine relationships, and long-term thinking are the key to creating lasting success. Those values continue to define us as a specialist international recruitment group.
Organically grown since 2004.
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2004
g2 Recruitment founded in Bristol
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2008
Vivid Resourcing launches in London
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2012
G2V Recruitment Group is incorporated
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2014
Entered the European market
g2 and Vivid begin placing candidates across mainland Europe.
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2015
The board evolves
Ryan Morrow joins Tim Pereira and Luke Parker – people who grew the business, now leading it.
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2016
Lumicity launched in North America
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2018
10 offices
The group passes 10 offices across UK and US locations.
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2020
Established EU presence
Vivid opens in Amsterdam.
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2021
Management buyout
Backed by Investec Bank. Sam Bell joins the board as Group Finance Director.
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2022
20 offices, 400 people
UK, US, Europe. The infrastructure built over 18 years hits its stride.
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2022
Lumicity broadens
Lumicity branch into contract recruitment, strengthening the group’s US offering.
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2023-24
Leadership grows
James McNulty, who joined Vivid as a graduate in 2010, joins the board in 2023, followed by Steven Quinn as Chairman and Lauren Paterson in 2024.
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2024
Freshstream invests
Backing to accelerate growth, particularly in the US
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2024
Expanding footprint
Vivid Staffing launches in the US, Vivid reaches four European offices, and g2 grows across Germany.
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2025
£278m revenue
Twenty-one years of compounding growth, reflected in a single number.
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2026
Scaling to c.600 people
Targeting c.600 people by end of FY26/27.
A shared compass across every brand.
Elite & specialist
Our consultants focus on defined disciplines, so clients and candidates get real sector knowledge from the first conversation.
Forward-thinking
Ambitious and solutions-focused, we are embedded in the markets shaping the future across tech, engineering and professional services.
Client & candidate-centric
We build relationships that last, which is why so many of our clients come back to us as their hiring needs change.
The board steering the group.
Steven Quinn
Chairman
Luke Parker
Chief Executive Officer
Sam Bell
Group Finance Director
Ryan Morrow
Group Operations Director
Lauren Paterson
HR & People Director
James McNulty
Managing Director
Tim Pereira
Managing Director
Jamie Gardiner
Managing Director
Backed to go further.
In 2024, Freshstream took a majority stake in G2V Group – backing the next chapter of our growth, particularly in the US. Freshstream are mid-market investors who back ambitious, people-led businesses across the UK, Ireland and the Benelux. Their confidence in G2V reflects what we've built, and what we're building next.
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