CPL eyes Euro expansion as profits surge 45%

RECRUITMENT firm CPL Resources has booked a 45% rise in first-half profits.

The company run by husband and wife team Ann Heraty and Paul Carroll, said pre-tax profits in the six months to end December 2007 came in at €11.7 million, compared with €8m in the first half of its 2006 financial year.

Revenues for the six months were up by 40% to €132m as the company said it saw strong demand for employees in the IT, telecoms and finance sectors.