Our Story

Alistair Booth is the founder of The HR Booth and started doing freelance HR work in 2011. Alistair had a notion in 2009 to set up his own business, and after attending various Business Gateway events and introduction to networking events, managed to secure some small projects, whilst balancing a full-time job. 

In January 2012, the first retainer clients came on board. Furthermore, by July 2013, Alistair had left his full-time job, registered The HR Booth as a Limited Company at Companies House. The rest they say is history!

Initially the HR consultancy firm office was Alistair’s shed from his back garden, which he had installed in May 2013.

We welcomed our first employee in 2016 which led to us moving in to a small office in Cowdenbeath. This was our office until the following year when the team grew further, moving to Rosyth Business Centre.

Rosyth Business Centre was our office until February 2020. Perhaps we had a crystal ball as we moved to remote working – a month later, the world went into lockdown!

The business continues to operate in a hybrid setting, balancing the needs of our team and our clients.

We won Small Business of the Year at the Courier Business Awards on 30th October 2021. We had grown quickly this year and that meant a lot of new faces, working remotely, and in a hybrid setting. However, despite these challenges, everyone responded fantastically. With this in mind, winning this award felt even more rewarding.

We celebrated 10 years of The HR Booth this year. Throughout these 10 years, we have weathered storms, navigated uncertainties, and adapted to a rapidly evolving business landscape. We have faced challenges head-on, turning them into opportunities for growth and learning.

None of this would have been possible without the hard work, passion, and talent of our incredible team. Each member, past and present, has played an integral role in shaping our organisation into what it is today.

We were thrilled to receive the Medium-Sized Business Award on 7 June 2024 at the Fife Business Awards. This recognition reflects the dedication and hard work our team has put in over the past year, and we are grateful for this acknowledgment.

We owe a huge thank you to our clients for their trust and partnership, which has been instrumental in our success. We are also incredibly grateful to our dedicated team for their hard work and commitment; this achievement is a direct result of their passion and effort.