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OUR STORY

1977

Tom Glanfield is born

2000

Tom graduates from university


His degree was in Civil / Structural Engineering


I knew recruitment was the only business I wanted to be in, it was risky, but I was ambitious and I wanted to create a company that was not only focused on delivering outstanding results to customers but was also a creative and inclusive place to work.

2001

Tom joins the world of recruitment as a graduate


(But he has a dream to open his own company...)


2002

Lawrence Harvey

Search & Selection opens


Based in a tiny attic flat in Clapham, set up with just a 9K Graduate loan


2003

Enough is saved to move to

an office share in Balham


and Lawrence Harvey Search & Selection gets on the PSL for 6 of the major consultancies within enterprise solutions.


2004

Tom makes his first hire

SAP company logo

2004 / 2006

LH established as a key agency

within UK SAP market

2005 / 2006

Turnover hits 1million

When I joined I had no idea where this career would take me. Now, I'm living my dream of running the LHi business in New York with a team of top performers who have the same will and drive to succeed as I have and that I know Tom needs to grow LHi

2008

Michael Bott joins

as a graduate


He now runs the New York Office for LHi



2009

A new business focus


Business split in to 3 specialist divisions: Enterprise solutions, IT & Change and Oil & Gas

growing company

2010

Lawrence Harvey Search & Selection grew

from 12 to 24 staff within 12 months


The company rebrands to Lawrence Harvey Group

Lawrence Harvey Group logo

2011

Moved to the City,
One Angel Court

virgin fast track

2012

Turnover breaks £12million and LHG
hits the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100

2012

Head of People, Anne-Marie
Butts joins LH

national training awards logo

2012

Lawrence Harvey Group wins
national training award

2013

Moved to London HQ in Leadenhall Street


Launched Life Sciences division

national training awards logo

2014

Christian Kalous joined from a competitor and we opened Lawrence Harvey in Munich


Christian and an entire team joined from a competitor to launch our business in Munich.

2014

Jim Denning (now LHi Director) joined from a competitor


Jim, originally bought in to head-up the Oil & Gas practice is now the Director of LHi Group - USA, West Coast

2014

Placed 34th in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For

2015

Opened Lawrence Harvey Inc in New York with a team of top performers

2015 best company

2015

Placed 7th in the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For

2015

Tom Glanfield named Recruitment International's Entrepreneur of the Year 2015

2015

Tom opens Harper Harrison
with Del Connolly


Built Environment recruitment specialists

2015

Turnover hits £ 19million

uk map

2016

Energy recruitment brand Piper Maddox is launched and acquires Lawrence Harvey Oil & Gas

2016

Lawrence Harvey Life Sciences becomes SciPro, launching in UK, USA and Germany

lhi logo

2016

LHi Group is founded


It encompasses Lawrence Harvey, Harper Harrison, Piper Maddox and SciPro; four specialist non-competing brands.

2017

LHi opens fourth international office in Santa Monica, second in the U.S.

2017

LHi Group 8th in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For

2018

New offices opened in Bristol, UK and Austin, Texas!