Reed is an employment agency based in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1960 by Sir Alec Reed CBE. Reed's son, James Reed, is the current chairman and Chief Executive. The company's website, Reed.co.uk, was established in 1995 was the UK's first employment website. In 2014 Alexa ranked reed.co.uk as the UK's largest employment agency website. Reed Specialist Recruitment is listed in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league of Britain's largest private companies. Reed offers training, outsourcing and HR consultancy services.