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ETPM

ETPM is a UK based recruitment agency founded in 2007 and headquartered in Aberdeen, providing tailored staffing solutions to the global marine and offshore sectors. The firm specialises in the provision of permanent, contract and temporary personnel across four core divisions: Marine, Subsea, ROV, and Survey and Inspection. ETPM delivers crews and project teams for clients operating in offshore energy including oil and gas, renewables and decommissioning, as well as in maritime and subsea telecommunications. As an MLC 2006 accredited and ISO 9001:2015 certified business, the company adheres to rigorous safety, quality and compliance standards and is trusted to mobilise people efficiently to vessels and offshore assets worldwide. Its Marine practice covers bridge, engineering, electrical, catering and deck disciplines, placing roles such as Captain or Master, Chief Officer or SDPO, DPO Officers, Chief and Second Engineer, Motorman, Electro Technical Officer, HV Electrician, Camp Boss, Chief Steward, Chief Cook, Stage 3 Crane Operator, AB Crane Op and Bosun. The Subsea team supports management and operations positions including Offshore Managers, Shift Supervisors, Project and Field Engineers, Administrators, HSE and Medic, plus SURF equipment supervisors, technicians and operators, riggers, rigger welders, deck foremen and life support technicians, with a note that divers are not hired directly. The ROV, Survey and Inspection division supplies Superintendents, Senior and Pilot Technicians, Data Processors, Surveyors, Survey Engineers and Technicians, Party Chiefs, CP Engineers and CSWIP certified inspection professionals including 3.2U and 3.4U coordinators and engineers, alongside NDT specialists. ETPM supports both short notice requirements and planned rotations, enabling clients to keep projects on track while offering candidates access to international placements through live vacancies and a CV drop process. As part of Ocean Marine Group, the company can also draw on specialist engineers in marine, ROV and dynamic positioning to complement recruitment with technical services to clients and vessel owners.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningDistributionPublic TransitSoftware Development

HQAberdeen, United Kingdom

Contract Scotland

Contract Scotland is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 35 years of experience supporting the construction, civil engineering, property and business support markets across Scotland, the wider UK and selected international locations. Based in Stirling, the firm focuses on technical and professional roles spanning civil engineering, construction and building, engineering consultancy, cost and property consultancy, housing and property, architecture, M&E building services, new home sales, procurement and supply chain, finance, HR and recruitment, marketing and PR, sales, administration and clerical, and energy and infrastructure. Contract Scotland delivers permanent recruitment, freelance and contract solutions, and senior appointments via its CS Executive capability, underpinned by a non-commission, non-target operating model designed to provide objective, transparent advice. The company has built a network of more than 45,000 professionals and has completed over 17,500 placements, with a 94 percent success rate on permanent placements reported in 2024 and an average staff tenure of eight years, reflecting a stable, knowledgeable consultant team. Candidates benefit from in-depth guidance, including CV and interview support, job alerts, and the ability to upload a CV for access to unadvertised opportunities, plus market intelligence through annual construction, engineering and property salary reviews and regular insights and podcasts. Employers gain access to a proven talent pipeline across the full project lifecycle, from project managers, estimators, quantity surveyors and health and safety professionals to design, commercial, site leadership and business support functions, as well as salary benchmarking and honest feedback that reduces hiring risk. With expertise that extends to international assignments and dedicated resources for freelance workers, Contract Scotland combines sector specialism with ethical practice, corporate memberships and a long-standing commitment to improving outcomes for clients and candidates. Its mission remains clear: to redefine recruitment for the built environment by delivering consistent quality, clarity and long-term value.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionProject ManagementOil & GasRenewable Energy

HQStirling, United Kingdom

MPC Resourcing Ltd

MPC Resourcing Ltd is a Scottish recruitment firm established in 2019 that specialises in placing permanent and temporary staff across the construction trade and the care sector. From its base in Linwood, Paisley, the company partners closely with employers and candidates to tailor the best fit for each assignment, prioritising clear communication, transparency, and efficient delivery throughout the hiring process. MPC supports a growing client roster that includes local authorities, multinational organisations, and industry leaders within the energy sector, providing dependable staffing for projects that require safety awareness, reliability, and rapid mobilisation. For clients, MPC offers a responsive service that can flex from planned permanent hires to short notice temporary and contract requirements, underpinned by straightforward processes and a commitment to compliance. For candidates, the firm provides a simple online registration process, the ability to upload certifications, and access to live vacancies through trusted job board integrations, ensuring opportunities are visible and applications are managed quickly. While its core focus remains construction and care, MPC notes its capability to supply for other requirements when clients need a single, reliable point of contact for wider workforce needs. The team brings hands on market knowledge of site environments, shift based care settings, and energy linked operations, enabling them to screen for work readiness, verify credentials, and coordinate start dates with minimal downtime. As a data controller, MPC aligns its operations with GDPR requirements, applying appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal information and working only with selected processors for essential functions such as payroll and communications. This practical, relationship led approach has supported the companys rapid growth and continues to guide how MPC connects dependable people with essential work across Scotland and beyond.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionMental Health CareVeterinaryOil & Gas

HQPaisley, United Kingdom

Tec Source

Tec Source is a Glasgow based recruitment agency focused on the temporary and permanent provision of technical, professional, and skilled staff. Operating from Alexander Stephen House, Unit 3, 91 Holmfauld Road, Glasgow G51 4RY, the firm supports employers across three core sectors Technology, Construction, and Engineering and provides candidates with access to a steady flow of current opportunities through its online jobs portal. Guided by the principle where people matter, Tec Source emphasizes dependable service, clear communication, and practical workforce solutions tailored to the needs of both clients and candidates. Whether an organization requires rapid short term cover for peak workloads, project based resourcing for site and workshop environments, or the appointment of long term employees to strengthen internal teams, Tec Source aligns its approach to deliver responsive, fit for purpose outcomes. The company highlights its commitment to quality and safety by displaying CHAS Accredited Member and ISO 9001 credentials, reflecting structured processes and attention to compliance throughout the recruitment journey. For technology roles, the team sources professional and technical talent across IT focused functions, while its construction and engineering activity spans skilled trades, site support, and office based technical positions. Employers benefit from a single point of contact for requisitions and scheduling, and candidates gain straightforward access to live vacancies and application routes via the website and social channels. By combining local market knowledge with practical delivery across temporary and permanent hiring, Tec Source helps clients maintain productivity and project momentum while offering job seekers reliable pathways into meaningful work. The business maintains active engagement on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to share updates and roles, and invites direct contact with its team to discuss immediate staffing needs or future workforce planning.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQGlasgow, United Kingdom

AllNeeds Recruitment

Founded in 1999, AllNeeds Recruitment is a long established recruitment and staffing agency serving Ayrshire, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, the Central Belt of Scotland and beyond. The firm provides a quality, professional service to all types of businesses and covers all aspects of temporary, permanent and fixed term contract hiring across a wide variety of skill areas. Typical disciplines include all trades, labourers, engineering, drivers, forklift and warehouse operatives, administration, reception and cleaners, alongside managerial, sales and hospitality roles. Backed by a friendly team with over 60 years of combined recruitment experience, and led by Director Debbie Hunter, a Fellow Member of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals, AllNeeds focuses on honest advice, responsive delivery and building long term loyalty with both clients and candidates. The agency supports clients ranging from local SMEs to multi site employers, sourcing vetted, job ready talent for construction and civils projects, factories and workshops, logistics and warehousing operations, offices and customer facing venues. Candidates benefit from a personal, individual service that helps them register quickly, present strong CVs and secure roles that suit their skills, availability and career goals, whether they are looking for ongoing temporary work, a short term contract or a permanent move. With a footprint that combines deep local knowledge and broad sector coverage, AllNeeds is known for fast turnarounds, careful matching and practical support that keeps businesses staffed and productive. The company operates from bases in Stevenston and Glasgow and continues to expand its network through memberships in regional business groups and active engagement across social channels, while living its promise to match the right people to the right people.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseSupply Chain ManagementFreight ForwardingAirlines & Aviation

HQStevenston, United Kingdom

Copius Group

Copius Group is an international engineering and manpower partner that helps clients deliver complex projects and sustain long term operations across multiple industrial markets. From its network of offices in Newtownabbey, Dublin, Krakow, Houston, Ottignies Louvain la Neuve, Rotterdam, Milano, and Frankfurt am Main, the company supports programs in power and energy, oil and gas, renewables, offshore, data centres, life sciences, industrial, and commercial environments. Copius provides integrated construction, electrical and instrumentation, and mechanical capabilities, and manages the full asset lifecycle from first install through testing, commissioning, operations, maintenance, and optimisation. Its skilled manpower supply enables rapid mobilisation of qualified tradespeople and technicians, evidenced by long term programs such as supplying Journeyman Linemen and Linemen Foremen across multiple US states, major shipbuilding and rig maintenance frameworks with Harland & Wolff, and installation works within Exxon Mobils Antwerp refinery upgrade. The company is trusted by globally recognised organisations including AWS, Meta, Siemens, Atkins, Fluor, Total, LyondellBasell, Phillips 66, Stork, Actemium, Cianbro, Kirby, and others, reflecting its ability to scale safely and reliably on hyperscale data centre builds, power infrastructure, and complex industrial facilities. Quality, safety, and compliance underpin delivery, with certifications including ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 alongside VCA and Achilles FPAL membership, and a demonstrated focus on health and safety performance. Clients engage Copius for project based build phases as well as steady state O and M support, benefiting from a single partner that can source, deploy, and coordinate specialist teams across civils, electrical, mechanical, and offshore scopes. With an active careers platform and global vacancy pipeline, Copius connects skilled blue collar and technical white collar professionals to challenging work, aligning workforce readiness with the pace and standards required by leading industrial owners and EPCs.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingPermanent RecruitmentOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticals

HQNewtownabbey, United Kingdom

H2 Contracts Ltd

H2 Contracts Ltd is a food management and production service provider founded in 2000 as Hughes Contracts and now operating across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Based at Office Unit 6, ITEC Business Park, Newry, Co Down, BT35 6HL, the company specializes in on site assembly, preparation, and in house logistical handling for the food processing and warehousing industry, delivering flexible production labour and fully managed output based solutions. Working under agreed unit rates or labour based rates, and often on a production fee basis, H2 Contracts is structured to protect client labour budgets while maintaining clear accountability for quality, efficiency, and compliance. The team integrates closely with client operations, including maintenance and quality control departments, to implement robust training, uphold stringent health and safety standards, and ensure adherence to all regulatory practices. In addition to food production operatives and warehouse support, the business supplies catalogue operatives for data capture and scanning, and can field selected construction operatives such as groundsmen, tilers, painters, and machine operators, with Manual Handling and Safe Pass/CSR certifications as standard. With years of hands on operational and production management experience in food processing, the company supports clients across handling, transportation, management, and cold storage, scaling services to meet seasonal peaks and project surges. H2 Contracts is committed to responsible recruitment and the prevention of hidden labour exploitation, operating under the guidance of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and the Stronger2gether program; management has completed continuing professional development in investigating modern slavery with the University of Derby. The business underpins its services with GDPR compliant practices and clear worker rights policies, offering a dependable mix of temporary and contract labour alongside managed, output driven projects that deliver measurable productivity and cost control for food processors and logistics operations.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsFarmingFood ProcessingFishing & AquacultureFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQNewry, United Kingdom

Peace Recruitment

Peace Recruitment is a specialist recruitment partner to the built environment, trusted by contractors, consulting engineers, developers, housing providers and public bodies to deliver permanent, contract and temporary talent across construction, property and infrastructure. The firm concentrates on roles that shape and maintain the places people live and work, covering architecture and design, civil and structural engineering, building services, quantity surveying and commercial management, project and site management, health and safety, trades and labor, housing and property management, asset and facilities management, and business support. Its consultants combine deep local market knowledge with national reach, drawing on curated talent networks and rigorous search, selection and screening to present shortlists that balance technical skill, safety credentials and cultural fit. Clients engage Peace Recruitment to staff full project lifecycles from planning and design through delivery and handover, as well as to secure interim capability for peaks in workload, framework call offs and unplanned absences. Contractors and public sector organizations value the companys focus on compliance, including right to work checks, reference verification, qualifications validation, CSCS and other card status, and an understanding of IR35, CIS and payroll models relevant to contingent hiring. Within the public sector, the consultancy aligns to procurement and governance requirements, supplying vetted interims and temporary workers through frameworks and adhering to reporting expectations. Candidates benefit from transparent guidance on market rates, career paths and interview preparation, and from access to opportunities ranging from entry level trades and graduate engineers to senior leadership in commercial, operations and technical functions. The team promotes inclusive hiring and broad outreach to widen talent pools, and leverages data on availability and demand to advise on workforce planning, salary benchmarking and route to market. Whether building new assets, refurbishing estates or managing critical maintenance programs, Peace Recruitment centers its service on speed without compromising quality, clear communication with all parties and long term relationships that span multiple assignments and careers.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionLaw EnforcementMilitary & DefenseEducation Administration

HQEdinburgh, United Kingdom

Activus Recruitment

Activus Recruitment is an award winning recruitment and marketing agency based in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, supporting employers and job seekers across Scotland and the wider UK. The team brings a fresh, people first approach grounded in openness, honesty, and conscientious delivery, and has grown quickly as a small agency known for exceptional customer service. Activus provides practical staffing solutions across temporary, permanent, and temporary to permanent hiring, working closely with each client to understand goals, culture, and role requirements before tailoring a precise search and selection plan. The agency serves all sectors while carrying strong capability in construction, engineering, manufacturing, hospitality, and professional services, placing blue collar trades and site operatives alongside white collar professionals such as site engineers, quantity surveyors, architects, bookkeepers, managers, chefs, and operations staff. Consultants manage their sectors end to end, enabling fast, informed decisions and a highly responsive experience at competitive cost, and the firm maintains a large, carefully curated candidate database to accelerate shortlisting without compromising on quality or compliance. Activus emphasizes face to face engagement wherever possible, building lasting relationships through clear communication, consistent updates, and diligent aftercare so that both client and candidate achieve the right long term fit. A strong compliance ethos underpins every process to deliver what the team describes as the most compliant recruitment service in the industry, with thorough vetting, documentation control, and risk awareness embedded in day to day operations. Alongside recruitment, Activus offers practical marketing support that helps organizations strengthen employer brands, from strategy and content through to consistent campaign delivery designed to attract the right talent and drive measurable growth. Whether scaling a workforce for a time sensitive project or making a critical permanent hire, Activus focuses on results, accountability, and service that puts people at the center of every decision.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQOldmeldrum, United Kingdom

O8 Recruitment Ltd

O8 Recruitment Ltd is a specialist construction industry recruitment partner based in the Cumbernauld area between Glasgow and Edinburgh, supplying high calibre staff across Scotland and the wider UK on both permanent and contract bases. Founded and led by Kenny Smith, a director with more than 30 years of hands on commercial and quantity surveying experience gained with major contractors, the firm differentiates itself by applying real industry management insight rather than a purely sales led approach. O8 Recruitment supports contractors, subcontractors, designers, consultants and client organizations with multilevel hiring solutions ranging from one off appointments and short term freelance contracts to coordinated, complex recruitment campaigns. Covering the full project lifecycle from concept and design through estimating and planning, cost control, build execution and post completion phases, the company routinely sources talent for roles such as quantity surveyor, senior QS and managing QS, estimator, site engineer, BIM manager, designer, administrator and leadership positions up to director level. With deep knowledge across building and civil engineering, O8 Recruitment has proven capability in sectors including building, rail, energy, water, roads, airports, defense and utilities, and understands the distinct competencies required to operate safely and effectively in each environment. The firm places a premium on integrity, communication and responsiveness, providing a personal, open and honest service and being contactable around the clock to progress searches quickly. Clients benefit from shortlists shaped by practical evaluation of qualifications, experience and character fit, reflecting a clear grasp of how organizations operate and what specific roles truly entail. Candidates gain proactive guidance and confidential representation for relevant vacancies, supported by an easy CV upload and registration process. From competitive permanent placements to day rate contract and freelance assignments, O8 Recruitment offers a quality, affordable service that helps construction businesses secure the right people and enables professionals to advance their careers with confidence.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQGlasgow, United Kingdom

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