THE owner of the Manchester and Leeds recruitment company Ardent has kept the business going after arranging a deal with administrators.

David Colgrave agreed to buy the assets of the business behind Ardent, Calton Consulting, for £63,000 in a transaction that preserved 27 jobs.

Mr Colgrave was forced to call in administrators from the Leeds accountancy firm Geoffrey Martin & Co in April, 16 months after acquiring the business - then called ECHM - from the quoted recruitment group Imprint in a management bu......for the full story register now for free or login below...