Artech (staffing company)
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Temping agency |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founders | Ajay Poddar and Ranjini Poddar |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 38 |
Area served | United States, Canada, India and China |
| Services | IT staffing, consulting, outsourcing |
| Subsidiaries | Scalence |
| Website | www |
Artech is an American employment agency that provides IT staffing services by placing IT professionals to fill technology-related roles on temporary, permanent or contract basis. It also provides outsourcing of IT roles.
As of 2019[update], Artech was the largest woman-owned IT staffing company in the US, and had around 10,500 IT staff on its books.[1] The company also provides project management services,[2] focusing on women and minority hires.[3]
By 2011, it was operating in Canada,[4] forty US states, China, and India, with $328.3 million in revenues, growing 83% since the previous year.[2]
History
[edit]Artech Information Systems was co-founded in 1992 by Ajay[5] and Ranjini Poddar,[6] and is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey.[7] Early clients for the company included the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and General Electric.[2] Artech matches candidates with client firms based on their demands for special skills.[7] Ranjini Poddar serves as the company’s CEO.[1]
Artech is a cofounder of a women-focused information technology center at Banasthali Vidyapeeth University in Rajasthan, India, called the Artech-Dalmia Centre for Information Technology.[8][9]
In 2014 Artech acquired Vega Consulting[10] and in 2017 Artech acquired Tech-Pro Inc.[11][12]
In 2018, Artech acquired the talent and technology services business unit of CDI.[13]
In 2020, Artech was the subject to a ransomware attack that affected its personnel database.[14]
Recognition
[edit]Artech has received several awards and recognitions over the years:
- In 2015, the company received the Sponsors Appreciation Award from the New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council (NYNJMSDC).[15]
- Artech was ranked #31 on NJBIZ's "Top 100 Privately-Held Companies" list in 2015.[16]
- In 2016, Artech was listed among the Top 250 Privately Held Companies in New Jersey by NJBIZ.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Daisyme, Peter (27 October 2017). "16 Businesswomen Who Can Be Counted on to Provide Their Own Seat at the Table". Entrepreneur.
- ^ a b c "Fast 50 - Artech Information Systems". Crain's New York Business. 16 July 2018.
- ^ Craig Johnson (May 21, 2019). "Power of Diversity". Staffing Industry.
- ^ "Artech Information Systems LLC - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
- ^ Lee Lusardi Connor (August 25, 2014). "TOP 100 PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES No. 34 Artech is growing its business by helping so many others grow theirs". NJ Biz.
- ^ "Women in the workforce have it better than they think, a new study finds". Washington Examiner. 4 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Fast 50: Built for speed". Crain's New York Business. 22 June 2012.
- ^ "IT centre opened at Banasthali Vidyapeeth". The Hindu. 11 January 2008 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Helman, Jilliene; Mogul, Realty (13 December 2013). "Tech World's Glass Ceiling Begins to Crack for Women". Archived from the original on December 14, 2013 – via www.wired.com.
- ^ "Artech acquires Pacific Northwest-based staffing firm". www2.staffingindustry.com.
- ^ "Artech acquires Minneapolis-based Tech-Pro". www2.staffingindustry.com.
- ^ "Artech Information Systems LLC Acquires Tech-Pro, Inc". New Jersey Business Magazine. January 9, 2017.
- ^ "M&A wrap: MidOcean Partners, Florida Food Products, Riverside Co., Charlesbank Capital". Mergers & Acquisitions. 4 October 2018.
- ^ "RANSOMWARE ATTACKS PRESENTING A SECURITY RISK FOR FIRMS INCLUDING STAFFING INDUSTRY". Staffing Industry. March 5, 2020.
- ^ "New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council Presents Partnership Awards to Top Minority Businesses and Area Corporations". StreetInsider. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "TOP 100 PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES No. 34 Artech is growing its business by helping so many others grow theirs". 25 August 2014.
- ^ "N.J.'s Top 250 Privately Held Companies Top 10 Technology". 15 September 2016.