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Posted 21st May 2015

Access Technology’s Acquisition of Changeworknow

Access Technology's Acquisition of Changeworknow

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Access Technology’s Acquisition of Changeworknow

Access Technology’s Acquisition of Changeworknow

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Stephen Hart, Financial Due Diligence Provider

Access Technology Group acquires market leading talent acquisition software specialists Changework Now

Changework Now are delighted to announce that they have been acquired by Access Technology Group to strengthen their human capital management offering. Access are a leading UK technology company specialising in business management software. The acquisition means that Access can offer their new and existing customers a market leading talent acquisition system.

Lesley Nash CEO of Changeworknow explains, “We know Access has a great offering in the HCM space that will add value to our solution. This move brings a great deal of opportunity for our product, the staff at Changework Now, and our customers, as we continue to develop and provide a market leading recruitment solution.”

Chris Bayne, CEO for Access, said, “Talent acquisition is increasingly seen as imperative to our customer base. The team at CWN have leveraged their extensive HR experience to develop a market leading SaaS-based recruitment offering, we’ve been familiar with the product for some time and have seen first-hand how it has benefitted many of our existing customers.”

Changeworknow will be offered as both a standalone solution and as an integrated platform within Access’s popular HR solution SelectHR. As part of an integrated HR solution Changeworknow will be offered as a premium recruitment module for customers who are looking for a best-of-breed applicant tracking system.

Chris continued, “Changeworknow is a fast growing company with a market leading product, an enviable customer base and core values that mirror that of Access. We have a lot of crossover in terms of both customers and sectors that we serve, particularly, hospitality, retail and leisure sectors. Our products complement each other brilliantly and we’re bringing additional expertise into Access.”

Lesley continues “The management team at Changeworknow, who will continue to be part of the business moving forward are excited to be part of one of the leading technology groups within the UK. The opportunities this move represents for our staff and the future of the business is immense”.

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