It also offers direct hiring and talent-acquisition services to its clients.

Power Staffing Solutions, a Toronto-based staffing provider, is excited to announce that they’ve acquired Hourglass HR, a recruitment and staffing agency based in Ottawa, Ontario. As part of the acquisition, Hourglass HR’s founder, Mark Cohen, has been appointed as the Power Staffing Solutions’ VP with over 30 years of experience in sales, staffing, training, management and development.

Jonathan Cohen, Hourglass HR’s managing director, will continue to lead the company as director of operations. Saye Sathiyakumar, Managing Partner of Power Staffing Solutions, spoke highly of the deal, stating “Not only is Hourglass HR keenly focused on the same sectors and services that we are in, they share our uncompromising passion for excellence. Their tenacity, drive and integrity make them a natural fit with our culture.”

The acquisition of Hourglass HR follows Power Staffing Solutions’ acquisition of Stay Home Forever back in February of this year. Power Staffing Solutions was founded in 2018 and Hourglass HR, founded in 2004, provides permanent placement, temporary employment and RPO to the healthcare, IT and engineering sectors, as well