Capstone has been named Best Specialist Recruitment Business at The Global Recruiter Awards, recognising the team’s market expertise, community-led approach and commitment to supporting long-term talent development. 

The judges highlighted Capstone’s “clear understanding of the market, including skills shortages and long-term talent pipelines”. They also praised the business’s “mentoring, events and community work that is directly connected to industry-specific challenges”. 

The award reflects Capstone’s belief that being a genuine specialist means offering more than recruitment. Alongside connecting organisations with the people they need, the team works to strengthen the wider talent ecosystem by creating mentoring opportunities, hosting events, sharing market intelligence and helping people develop throughout their careers. 

These initiatives aren’t treated as separate projects. They are central to how Capstone supports the sectors and communities it serves, using insight gathered through thousands of market conversations to help address both immediate hiring needs and longer-term talent challenges. 

Sarah Davenport, Managing Director at Capstone, said: 

“Winning Best Specialist Recruitment Business is one of my proudest career moments because it recognises the broader role we work hard to play within our markets. For us, being a specialist is about more than filling vacancies. It means creating opportunities for people to learn, build relationships and progress, while helping our clients understand and respond to the talent challenges shaping their industries. I’m incredibly proud of our team and grateful to everyone in the Capstone community who has contributed to what we’re building.” 

That community includes the mentors who generously share their time and experience, the speakers and panellists who contribute what they have learned, podcast guests, clients and candidates, and everyone who attends, participates in and supports Capstone’s initiatives. 

Their involvement has helped turn these ideas into a growing network through which people can exchange knowledge, develop meaningful professional relationships and have more open conversations about the challenges facing their industries. This award belongs to that wider Capstone community too. 

For the Capstone team, the recognition is both an opportunity to celebrate what has been achieved and encouragement to keep building. The business has ambitious plans to expand its mentoring, events, insight and community work, while continuing to deliver the specialist recruitment support on which its reputation has been built. 

As the industries Capstone serves continue to evolve, so will the skills, perspectives and leadership they require. Capstone remains committed to listening to its markets, responding to the challenges that matter and creating opportunities for talent to develop at every stage of a career. 

Winning Best Specialist Recruitment Business is a significant milestone, and one the whole team is incredibly proud to share with the community that helped make it possible.