In 1980, David L. Elwood, Ph.D., founded Elwood Consulting, a provider of pre-employment testing services, as a way of supplementing the income of his private practice in psychology in Columbus, Indiana. In the early 1990s, based on client request, the company's service offerings were expanded to offer a full range of temporary staffing services. By 1996, the company reached $1 million in sales, and the following year a new brand name—Elwood Staffing—was selected to more accurately reflect the business' primary activities. Since 2001, Elwood Staffing has acquired numerous companies, including the 2013 acquisition of SOS Employment Group, which doubled its staff size and service footprint. As of early 2015, Elwood employs nearly 1,000 permanent, full-time employees, operates 180 branches and 70 on-site locations, and generates approximately $900 million in annual revenue. Elwood is the nation's 10th largest industrialstaffing firm and the 18th largest overall staffing firm operating in the country. In terms of individuals and companies served, Elwood's size equates to employment of nearly 29,000 temporary associates daily and staffing partnerships with more than 6,000 client companies annually.
Divisions
Elwood Staffing is divided into four business lines: Elwood Staffing, Elwood Professional, Elwood Tradesmen, and Skill Staff. Elwood Staffing
Elwood Staffing offers temporary, temporary-to-hire, contract, and direct hire positions in a variety of areas: administrative & clerical, customer service, manufacturing & production, and warehouse & distribution. Elwood Professional
Elwood Professional is the division of Elwood Staffing for to the recruitment and placement of engineering, information technology, and business management professionals in mid-level, VP, and executive openings. Elwood Tradesmen
Elwood Tradesmen is the division of Elwood Staffing that recruits and places tradespeople—at the helper, apprentice, journeyman, and master levels—in the commercial construction, manufacturing, energy, and aerospace industries. Skill Staff
Skill Staff is the division of Elwood Staffing that provides contingent workers for the construction and manufacturing trades in Utah's Wasatch Front.
