Customer Stories

Managing HR in a publishing firm

Managing HR in a publishing firm

Veruschka Selbach is the Managing Director of Pluto books, an independent left-wing publishing firm based in London. Pluto Books was first founded in 1969 and is a currently a small, but fast-growing team. citrus HR was already implemented before Veruschka joined the...

Managing HR in recruitment and staffing

Managing HR in recruitment and staffing

Lucy Smith is the founder of DigitalGrads, a staffing and recruitment platform that matches university grads and entry-level job hunters with roles at innovative tech start-ups and small businesses. Like many start-up founders, Lucy wanted to start DigitalGrads with...

Managing HR in a publishing company: Firststar Ltd

Managing HR in a publishing company: Firststar Ltd

Chris Colman is Company Director at Firststar Ltd. The publishing company runs QX, a free LGBTQI+ listings magazine based in London. Chris came onboard to citrus HR four years ago and is one of our many loyal customers. The magazine has been a staple of London culture...

Managing HR in construction site services

Managing HR in construction site services

Louise Rees is Business Support Consultant at telecommunications network auditors, Construction Site Services (CSS), a small business who were looking for a reliable HR service to help manage their people. CSS were looking to source a new HR service provider but...

Managing HR in the education sector

Managing HR in the education sector

Sarah Thomas is Office and Finance Manager at Birmingham Education Partnership (BEP), an organisation which runs education partnerships through a range of services for 450 schools across Birmingham. When Sarah started at the company in 2017, it was still a relatively...

Managing HR in property management

Managing HR in property management

Craig Duncan is Company Director at Cross Keys Estates, an independent Estate Agency that wows its customers with tailored professional advice. Joining citrus HR in 2019, Craig was looking for  Like many small businesses, Cross Keys struggled to keep HR top of mind,...

Managing HR in a solicitors practice

Managing HR in a solicitors practice

Patrick Cheshire is Office Manager at Gittins McDonald, a team of solicitors with expertise in conveyancing, family law, probate and crime, in charge of most day-to-day HR processes. When Patrick joined the company, there were no clear HR processes in place, and he...

Managing HR in a non-profit

Managing HR in a non-profit

Nigel Langhorn is CEO of Agamemnon Housing, a not-for-profit organisation providing affordable, managed housing for people over 60., who came to citrus looking for HR expertise to help manage his people. When Nigel took over as CEO for Agamemnon Housing, he was struck...

Managing HR in education services

Managing HR in education services

Samantha Dyson is Managing Director at Key Education Services Ltd, an independent supply teaching agency, and was looking for a service that provided watertight HR policies and much more at the start of her HR journey. Like many of our customers, Samantha realised she...

Managing HR in touring and event services

Managing HR in touring and event services

Cliff Zenker is General Manager at KB Event Ltd, a business that provides global road, sea and air freight services to corporate events, music and entertainment industries. Before joining citrus HR, Cliff noticed that HR admin and managing his people was...

Managing HR in a sales agency

Managing HR in a sales agency

Louise Sherliker is Business Office Manager at Product Chain, a sales agency specialising in quality food and drink brands across the UK. When Louise was faced with the responsibility of taking over the company’s HR, she wasn’t sure of where to start. Luckily, since...

Managing HR in financial planning

Managing HR in financial planning

Jeremy Carver is Finance Manager for Beckford James, a Chartered firm that offers quality financial planning. Since starting with citrusHR, Jeremy has seen an improvement in efficiency due to the time-saving software and access to a team of expert HR Support...

Managing HR in PR and marketing

Managing HR in PR and marketing

Veronica Hannon is the Founder and Director of Transform Communications, a PR and marketing firm that helps B2B businesses make a big impact. Looking for expert support for her HR admin and more, Veronica joined citrus HR in 2019. When her business began to grow,...

Managing HR in recruitment advertising

Managing HR in recruitment advertising

Matt Farrah is director and co-founder of Niche Jobs Ltd, an organisation that helps people to advertise and find jobs in the health and social care industry. Matt was looking for stress-free support in 2018 which led him to us. When Matt discovered that...

Managing HR in creative media

Managing HR in creative media

Derek Moore is CEO at Coffee and TV, a creative media company specialising in brand commercials, broadcast projects and music videos. Staying compliant was one of the top aspects Derek wanted to get straight and found citrus HR to help him do just that. Like a number...

Managing HR in a charity

Managing HR in a charity

Anna Clark is CEO of Equation, a charity working to prevent domestic abuse and sexual violence and to promote gender equality. Following the resignation of the company’s lead admin, Anna was keen to explore what aspects of the role - which involved a significant...

Managing HR in retirement planning services

Managing HR in retirement planning services

Anna Hall is Practice Manager for Retirement Planning Specialists, Sound Financial Planning. On taking over as Practice Manager, Anna wanted to make sure internal issues were correctly dealt with in line with current employment law. And with the business looking to...

Managing HR in a manufacturing firm

Managing HR in a manufacturing firm

Sophie Gollop is Co-founder and Compliance Director at FACTORYLUX, an employee co-owned UK lighting manufacturer. In 2018, Sophie took over the day-to-day management of the company. High on her agenda was centralising employee documents, reviewing contracts and...