A SPECIALIST recruitment firm has been named one of the top small companies to work for.

Whitehall Resources, based on The Crescent, Colchester, was ranked 39th in the list put together by the Sunday Times.

The company, which aims to find new staff in the IT industry, ranked highly for encouraging charity work for employees, regularly fundraising for St Helena Hospice and being the main sponsors of Colchester Rugby Club.

They were also commended for ensuring close to 70 per cent of their 77 employees earn more than £35,000 per year.

Managing director Tremayne Hall said he was delighted at the accolade.

He said: "To be recognised as one of the UK’s best companies to work for is amazing.

"We are a people business and I’m very proud of what the team has achieved.

"We are entering a period of accelerated growth now and will work hard to ensure Whitehall remains a great place to work.”