Stonegate Group

• 121% increase in career page sessions
• 1.4M+ applications
• 2x increase in quality candidate applications

Founded in 2010 with 333 pubs, Stonegate Group has grown into the UK's largest pub company through 12 major acquisitions. Employing over 10,000 people, the business now operates more than 4,500 'managed', 'leased and tenanted' pubs, bars and venues across the UK, making it a major force in the British hospitality industry.

Recruitment challenges

On the market for a new ATS, Stonegate Group didn't just want any ATS. They'd had one of those, and after years of suffering with non-automated processes, they decided legacy ATSs should be left well alone to gather cyber dust. Instead, they wanted an ATS that could transform their recruitment and act as a recruitment partner. This partner, they said, would 'help us reimagine recruitment through revitalised candidate engagement and employee growth.'

Stonegate Group's experience with Talos360

'We couldn't be happier with Talos ATS'

'Since we began our partnership with Talos360 in 2023, our recruitment has gone from strength to strength. Working together, here's how Talos360 reimagined our recruitment from the start:

1. Taking back control of the budget: Thanks to Talos ATS reporting tools, we've been able to drop some external job boards. A decision that's helped save considerable budget.
2. Hiring manager empowerment: With Talos ATS, there's no 'above pay rate' approval bottleneck anymore. Automating and streamlining this step with Talos360 has empowered our hiring managers to hire faster and own more of the recruitment journey, with full accountability.
3. Accessibility simplification and user adoption: We've now implemented single sign-on access to all managers. This has made it 100% quicker and easier for all managers to access Talos ATS. A simple change, but a high-impact one. Thanks to this implementation adoption skyrocketed, and we now have over 500 active users.
4. Automated compliance: Talos360's partnership with TrustID means our right-to-work checks are no longer manual. It's now automated, which ensures our hiring managers enjoy a simpler, more compliant process, consigning lengthy delays and potential legal risks to the past.
5. Digitised onboarding: Taking advantage of Talos360's integration with DocuSign has streamlined our whole onboarding process. Now just requiring an e-signature to complete, for new starters, it's a far cry from our previous manual processes, and a true team win that's saved countless hours.

The partnership between Stonegate and Talos360 has been a true collaboration, fuelled by a joint ambition to challenge the status quo and set new standards in recruitment.'

'Together, we didn't just tick a box, we've delivered a full-scale transformation in just 17 weeks.'

Stonegate Group named Innovator of the Year

To mark their success, Stonegate Group was named Talos360's Innovator of the Year 2025 after demonstrating outstanding innovation in recruitment and commitment to faster, smarter hiring decisions.

Since implementing Talos ATS, Stonegate has showcased a significant digital transformation, empowering hiring managers to take control of recruitment, automating right-to-work compliance, and significantly reducing costs by cutting reliance on external job boards through Talos360's smart reporting tools.

Stonegate Group has truly redefined their recruitment strategy, enhancing efficiency, accessibility, and overall effectiveness since switching to Talos ATS.

Success spotlight:

• Since utilising Talos ATS, Stonegate Group have seen a 121% increase in career page sessions.
• Since the launch of Talos ATS, the group has received an astonishing 1,427,801 applications: A clear sign that the group's reach and visibility have grown exponentially thanks to Talos360's collaborative efforts on SEO, content and user experience.
• Before implementing Talos ATS, Stonegate Group reported 44 applicants per vacancy. Fast-forward to the close of 2024, and that figure rose to an impressive 74 applicants per vacancy. Since the beginning of 2025 to date, that figure has grown to 89 applicants per vacancy, having more than doubled since our partnership.