Personnel Placements was founded in 1999 by Wendy Robertson, after returning from the UK, where she was a Regional Systems Manager for one of the world’s largest recruitment companies. Wendy was inspired to fill the need Ashburton had for a professional recruitment agency, but still provide the same, if not better, quality of service and professionalism that they would receive from a national brand.

The company’s reputation quickly grew and this produced an opportunity to open a second branch. In 2002 Personnel Placements opened an office in Timaru so that companies and clients in South Canterbury could enjoy the same professional standard of service that was being provided in Ashburton.