InterQuest Group

What InterQuest Group does

InterQuest Group is a UK-headquartered specialist staffing, executive search, and talent solutions provider operating as part of Morson Group. Founded in 2001 and previously listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: ITQ) before being delisted, the company now operates primarily through the Morson Edge brand and serves enterprise clients across aerospace, defence, nuclear energy, infrastructure, marine, energy, financial services, and technology sectors. Its offering spans the full workforce stack: permanent placement, contingent/contractor staffing, interim recruitment, Managed Service Provider (MSP), Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), and Statement of Work (SoW) project delivery, supplemented by multidisciplinary engineering consultancy through the Waldeck division (1,200+ engineers and designers) and executive search. Major enterprise clients include EDF Energy, Rolls-Royce SMR, Costain, BAE Systems, Urenco, Babcock, Thales, Network Rail, Cavendish Nuclear, and the Post Office.

Name

InterQuest Group

Legal name

Morson Edge

Website

https://interquestgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

InterQuest Group is a UK specialist staffing, executive search and talent solutions provider operating as part of Morson Group. It delivers permanent, contingent, MSP, RPO, and Statement of Work workforce services across nuclear, defence, infrastructure, and engineering sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

Keywords

• Specialist staffing services
• Executive search services
• Talent solutions
• Recruitment process outsourcing
• Workforce management

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Talent Acquisition Services: Permanent placement, contingent/contractor staffing, and interim recruitment solutions across technical, engineering, and professional services sectors
2. Managed Service Provider (MSP): Contingent workforce management services providing clients with visibility, control, and governance over contractor bases with streamlined supplier management
3. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): Full-cycle recruitment outsourcing where Morson manages entire talent acquisition function for clients including workforce planning, candidate attraction, selection, and onboarding
4. Statement of Work (SoW): Fixed-price engineering and project delivery services covering design, engineering, and project execution for nuclear, energy, and infrastructure programmes. Morson Praxis delivers these solutions with measurable control, quality, and assurance
5. Engineering Consultancy: Specialist engineering and technical consultancy through Waldeck division, providing multidisciplinary engineering design, BIM services, project coordination, and technical advisory for complex delivery environments

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

InterQuest Group is a specialist staffing, executive search, and talent solutions provider operating primarily through its Morson Edge brand and the wider Morson Group family. The group supplies permanent, contingent, and interim candidates; delivers Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) engagements; and runs fixed-price Statement of Work (SoW) engineering projects through its Morson Praxis and Waldeck divisions, serving clients in nuclear, defence, marine, infrastructure, energy, technology, and financial services.

Product overview

Morson Edge operates as the primary talent solutions brand within the Morson Group, offering a comprehensive portfolio of recruitment and workforce services. The portfolio architecture comprises core talent acquisition services (Total Talent, Managed Service, RPO, PSL+, Permanent, Contingent, Interim, Executive Search) supported by specialized offerings including Statement of Work for project-based delivery, HR Partnership for consultancy services, Morson Cortex for intelligence-led consulting, Morson Forces for veteran recruitment, and Morson Performance Diagnostic for productivity analysis. The ecosystem is powered by proprietary technology platforms including Vencuro for workforce management and Zivio for SOW delivery, with Morson Nexus providing training capabilities and Waldeck offering engineering consultancy. The 2025 acquisition of PTS Advance expanded the Group's North American footprint in technical recruitment across energy, infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Morson Cortex: Consulting and intelligence-led analysis service that helps organizations with productivity, agility, and adaptability.
• Morson Forces
• Morson Performance Diagnostic
• Morson Praxis
• Waldeck

Products and services

• Morson Edge Specialist Talent Acquisition

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 days reduction in offer timeline and 20 days reduction in approval timeline for Urenco nuclear client
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PTS AdvancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2025Morson Group acquired PTS Advance, a US-based technical recruiter, to strengthen its North American position. PTS Advance is one of the largest specialist providers of technical talent to the United States' oil, gas, chemicals, power, renewables, construction, infrastructure, and manufacturing industries. Founded in 1995 by Ronald and June Stein, the company brings deep roots in its markets under CEO Dustin House's leadership. The acquisition adds offices in Tustin (California), Houston and Port Arthur (Texas), and Orlando (Florida).

Scale indicators25 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hays plc: LSE-listed global specialist recruitment group with deep exposure to UK and international engineering, infrastructure, energy and technology markets. Directly comparable to InterQuest/Morson Edge in vertical specialisation, contingent staffing and RPO/MSP offerings across the same enterprise client base.
• Alexander Mann Solutions: UK-based talent acquisition and RPO provider serving enterprise clients globally with technology-driven recruitment outsourcing. Comparable to Morson Edge's RPO1 offering for clients like Rolls-Royce SMR and Urenco, with similar enterprise client focus and technology platform positioning.
• Impellam Group: UK-listed specialist staffing group (now part of HeadFirst Group) operating across technology, engineering, healthcare and professional services. Closely comparable in size, vertical specialisation and UK-centric enterprise client base to InterQuest Group's specialist recruitment business.
• SThree plc: LSE-listed specialist STEM recruiter placing contract and permanent professionals across energy, infrastructure, technology and life sciences. Closely comparable business model (specialist contract staffing, SoW-adjacent delivery) and similar enterprise customer profile to Morson Edge's technology and energy divisions.
• NES Global Talent / Fircroft: Specialist engineering and technical recruitment firm focused heavily on energy, oil & gas, mining and infrastructure sectors globally. Directly comparable to Morson Edge's energy, nuclear and infrastructure verticals, including international project-based contractor management.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Group: World's largest staffing company with significant presence in professional staffing, engineering and infrastructure contracting through brands such as Adecco, LHH and Akkodis. Overlaps with Morson Edge across engineering and digital contract staffing as a broader incumbent.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions provider offering MSP, RPO, talent acquisition and Right Management services. Comparable to Morson Edge's MSP/RPO franchise at scale, with overlap in engineering, energy and infrastructure verticals through Experis/Talent Solutions.
• Robert Half International: Global staffing and consulting firm with significant presence in finance, technology and engineering contract/permanent placement. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in many of the same white-collar verticals, including infrastructure-adjacent professional services, though larger and more diversified geographically.
• Michael Page International: Global professional recruitment firm operating across technology, engineering, finance and infrastructure. Overlaps with Morson Edge's professional services and technology verticals, though Michael Page is significantly larger and more generalist in its sector coverage.

Emerging players

• Cpl Resources: Irish-headquartered specialist recruitment and talent solutions provider with growing UK and European footprint across technology, engineering and professional services. Comparable emerging player with similar vertical mix but smaller scale and primarily European rather than North American reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/interquest-group
• Xx.com/InterQuestGroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/interquestgroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A15 records

Investments

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