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Recruitment Empire

Recruitment Empire is the dedicated staffing arm of Empire Group, a UK headquartered provider of professional services operating across the UK and internationally. From its base at Empire House in Rochdale, the team supports clients in the public, private and corporate sectors with a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year service model that reflects the Groups focus on responsiveness and quality. Recruitment Empire fills roles across all sectors and levels throughout the UK, placing candidates in positions ranging from cleaning and catering to office management and company director appointments. As a generalist recruiter with the backing of the wider Group, it combines local market knowledge with robust processes aligned to Empire Groups quality, environmental, information security, and health and safety frameworks, and operates in line with industry best practice as a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The firm is built around doing the right thing by its people and by its customers, a culture that underpins strong retention, service consistency and long term relationships. Its consultants focus on dependable, compliant and efficient hiring solutions that help organizations secure reliable temporary staff, skilled permanent hires and senior leadership talent. With more than a decade of trading history in the Group and the support of a board of advisors whose combined expertise spans over 80 years, Recruitment Empire brings scale, resilience and experience to every engagement. Whether a public body, a hospitality operator or a growing business needs rapid cover, volume recruitment or targeted senior appointments, the team mobilizes quickly, communicates clearly and stays accountable from brief through onboarding, ensuring that hiring outcomes meet operational needs and contribute to sustained performance.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtAll industriesGovernment AdministrationLaw EnforcementCulinary ArtsTravel & Tourism OperationsEvent Planning

HQRochdale, United Kingdom

Richard Abson Group

Richard Abson Group is a specialist automotive recruitment partner focused on the UK motor trade, connecting franchised and independent dealerships, national dealer groups, used car retailers, and aftermarket service businesses with proven professionals across sales, service, parts, bodyshop, finance, and leadership roles. The firm delivers permanent recruitment for front of house positions such as sales executives, business managers, sales administrators, and customer experience advisors; technical and aftersales talent including vehicle technicians, master technicians, MOT testers, service advisors, workshop controllers, parts advisors, and bodyshop professionals; and management appointments ranging from department heads and dealership leaders to senior regional and head office roles. For clients needing flexibility, the team supports contract and interim hiring to cover projects, peak demand, and leave, and manages discreet executive search for critical and confidential leadership hires. Its consultants combine deep sector knowledge with a rigorous process that includes role scoping and calibration, targeted sourcing and talent mapping, proactive outreach, behavioral and competency screening, structured shortlisting, and transparent market insight on salary, availability, and employer brand positioning. Leveraging a nationwide network, industry referrals, and modern search tools, Richard Abson Group engages both active and passive candidates while safeguarding compliance through references and right to work checks. Candidates benefit from honest feedback, CV and interview guidance, and access to opportunities aligned to long term career goals. Clients receive curated shortlists, consistent communication, and data on pipeline health and conversion to help reduce time to hire and improve retention. Whether supporting a single urgent vacancy or a multi site hiring campaign, the firm focuses on cultural fit, measurable performance, and customer experience in the showroom and the workshop, aiming to place people who elevate sales performance, service efficiency, and aftersales profitability across the automotive retail and aftersales landscape.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseElectrical EngineeringIndustrial AutomationSales & Business Development

HQChester, United Kingdom

Elite Staffing Solutions

Elite Staffing Solutions is an award winning recruitment agency based in Taunton, Somerset, supporting employers and job seekers across the South West and throughout the UK. Guided by the principle recruitment with integrity and vision, the team delivers a tailored, consultative service that goes beyond matching CVs to job specs, taking time to understand each clients culture, goals, and hiring challenges as well as every candidates aspirations. The firm provides permanent recruitment, agile temporary staffing, and strategic support and guidance that helps organizations build robust talent acquisition processes and make confident hiring decisions. For temporary assignments from a single week to several months, Elite handles the full worker lifecycle, sourcing and selecting high calibre talent to brief and managing weekly payroll including tax, NI, and holiday pay to keep engagements compliant and hassle free. Their sector expertise spans Insurance and Financial Services, Accountancy and Finance, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, Legal, Property, Administration, Reception and Customer Service, and Senior and Executive appointments, with dedicated content and insight for clients and candidates and an active vacancies board with CV upload. Whether engaging on a confidential executive mandate, scaling a customer service team at pace, or hiring specialist insurance and accountancy professionals, Elite combines rigorous screening, market insight, and a partnership mindset to deliver lasting placements that align skill, motivation, and cultural fit. Clients value the agencys transparent communication, proactivity, and commitment to service excellence, while candidates benefit from clear guidance, feedback, and access to a broad network of reputable employers. From defining hiring strategies and selection processes to navigating a fast moving employment landscape, Elite Staffing Solutions acts as a trusted, long term recruitment partner focused on sustainable results for both businesses and talent.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtBankingInsuranceInvestment ManagementProject ManagementResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real Estate

HQTaunton, United Kingdom

Fortice

Fortice is an independent, purpose driven recruitment consultancy focused on helping organizations across consulting and technology build and scale high performing teams. Operating across the UK public sector and private markets, the firm is trusted to deliver talent for critically important national security programs that require SC and DV clearance, as well as broader change, digital, and data initiatives in the wider public sector. Fortice partners with founders, scale ups, and established consulting practices to address complex hiring challenges, from single key hires to building cleared delivery teams at pace. The company provides permanent recruitment and contract solutions, guiding professionals and clients through practical considerations such as IR35 and first time contracting, and leveraging deep networks across software engineering, data, cyber, cloud, infrastructure, architecture, product, and business change. Their approach emphasizes empathy, trust, and consistency, reflected in a values ethos known as Forza Fortice and reinforced by an insights program and detailed case studies. Fortice is recognized by and collaborates with leading consulting and technology brands, with client logos on its site including Boeing, Deloitte, Palantir, IBM, and PwC, alongside industry affiliations that underscore a commitment to quality and compliance. Candidates benefit from informed market guidance and discreet access to security cleared opportunities, while clients gain a transparent, collaborative partner able to deliver scarce skills where reliability and clearance are paramount. Whether supporting mission critical public sector work or advancing private sector innovation, Fortice aligns the right people to the right problems and sustains long term relationships that create measurable business impact.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceEducation AdministrationManagement ConsultingLegal

HQBristol, United Kingdom

Henry Nicholas Associates

Henry Nicholas Associates is an independent recruitment consultancy that helps organizations hire high caliber marketing, digital, creative, communications, and technology professionals across permanent, contract, and interim mandates. Built on a relationship driven model, the firm partners with startups, scale ups, and established enterprises as well as agency side teams to solve hiring challenges ranging from individual specialist roles to multi hire growth programs. Its consultants operate as niche experts, combining headhunting, network led sourcing, targeted outreach, and rigorous screening to present shortlists that balance proven capability with cultural fit. Employers benefit from transparent process management, structured interview frameworks, salary benchmarking, and current market intelligence that de risks decision making and shortens time to hire, while candidates receive clear communication, preparation support, and honest feedback throughout. The practice covers a broad spectrum of disciplines including brand and product marketing, performance and growth marketing, PR and corporate communications, content and social, account and project management, e commerce and CRM, UX and UI, creative and design, data and analytics, and adjacent technology functions that underpin modern marketing operations. For senior and hard to find leadership requirements, Henry Nicholas Associates delivers retained and confidential search with dedicated research, stakeholder calibration, and assessment rigor tailored to executive appointments. The firm emphasizes quality over volume, prioritizing long term value, diversity and inclusion, and compliance with all relevant hiring standards and data protection requirements. Whether the brief is to stand up a new in house team, scale an agency portfolio with client ready talent, or secure an interim leader to drive transformation, Henry Nicholas Associates provides a pragmatic, outcomes focused service designed to align talent strategy with commercial goals and create enduring success for employers and professionals alike.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtDigital MarketingContent CreationPublic RelationsCybersecurityData ScienceIT Infrastructure

HQBristol, United Kingdom

FWD Thinking

FWD Thinking is a specialist recruitment agency based in Bath, serving the South West of England with a clear focus on Marketing, Digital, and Sales roles. Established in 2015, the firm partners with scale ups, hyper growth businesses, and established brands to build high performing teams while helping candidates forge meaningful, long term careers. The team leverages deep local knowledge and an insider network to connect clients with hard to reach talent across eCommerce, digital marketing, and commercial disciplines, and they pride themselves on being friendly, consultative, and relentlessly committed to results. Director Sam Laite brings over 18 years of experience recruiting for eCommerce and marketing professionals, combining sector insight with a practical, hands on approach that keeps both clients and candidates informed and supported at every stage. Testimonials from senior leaders and candidates consistently reference diligence, cultural understanding, and high quality delivery. The firm has helped forge 500+ careers, partnered with 25+ eCom start ups in 2022, and actively supports community and charity initiatives. Whether hiring a first marketer for a start up, assembling a growth focused digital team, or appointing a senior commercial leader, FWD Thinking provides permanent recruitment, executive search, and interim/contract solutions tailored to the brief. Candidates benefit from guidance on opportunities across the South West, interview preparation, and honest feedback designed to accelerate their journeys. Clients value FWD Thinking as a trusted ally who understands their business, champions culture and fit, and moves quickly to secure the right talent. Grounded in local relationships and a modern, no nonsense ethos, the agency continues to rebel against recruitment mediocrity by delivering a personable, expert, and outcomes driven service for Marketing, Digital, and Sales hiring.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtDigital MarketingContent CreationPublic RelationsIT InfrastructureTelecommunicationsCloud Computing

HQBath, United Kingdom

Forte Agency and Best Recruitment

Forte Agency and Best Recruitment is presented as a recruitment partner focused on connecting organizations with the talent they need to grow, while supporting candidates with clear guidance and honest communication. Although detailed public information about its industry specializations, locations, and founding background is not available in the provided data, the firm positions itself as a generalist recruitment agency able to respond to a range of hiring needs across business functions. Its core service mix typically includes permanent recruitment for critical hires, contract and project based staffing to add flexible capacity, and executive search and interim management to secure leadership and transformation capability. Working to a structured and transparent process, the team emphasizes discovery and briefing to define success criteria, followed by targeted outreach, market mapping, screening, and competency based assessment to curate balanced shortlists. For clients, the agency coordinates end to end hiring workflows including interview scheduling, feedback loops, offer management, and pre start checks, while maintaining a strong candidate experience to protect and enhance employer brand. For candidates, it offers market insight, resume and interview advice, and timely feedback to help them navigate opportunities with confidence. The firm is oriented toward white collar and executive level mandates spanning functions such as operations, finance, HR, sales, marketing, and technology, adapting to retained or contingent engagement models based on role criticality and time to hire. Quality assurance practices such as reference validation and compliance checks are built in to reduce risk and support smooth onboarding. While the source materials do not include case studies or geographic coverage, the agency signals a commitment to accountability, discretion, and long term relationship building, aiming to deliver a hiring experience that balances speed, rigor, and cultural fit for sustainable outcomes.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtAll industriesGeneralist - white collar professionalsSenior Executives

HQPoole, United Kingdom

Harbron Recruit

Harbron Recruit Ltd is a specialist construction recruitment agency serving the South West and the wider UK since 2005. Formed directly from a construction company and part of the independent Harbron Group, the business brings practical, on site understanding to every hire, backing clients with a database of more than 100,000 fully vetted candidates across all construction sectors and disciplines. The firm delivers temporary, fixed term and permanent solutions at speed, from day workers and holiday cover through to full time and part time placements, supported by sector specific consultants who understand what great performance looks like in each trade and profession. Coverage spans construction trades such as bricklayers, carpenters, plasterers, painters and decorators, plumbers, electricians, scaffolders, roofers, tilers, labourers, stonemasons and dry liners; civils, heavy lifting and plant including civil engineers, groundworkers, 360 excavator and crane operators, concrete, highways, marine, demolition, telehandler and general operatives; building, construction and housing management roles; mechanical and electrical; power and renewables; architecture and professional services including architects, CAD technicians, technologists, building and structural surveyors, design managers, BIM managers and structural engineers; FM and maintenance for planned and reactive works; executive construction management; office and business support; and rail, with both temporary and permanent staffing options. All candidates are reference checked and card checked as standard, with certifications such as CSCS, CPCS, NPORS and ITSAR verified, and in house training available. Harbron Recruit enhances delivery with a 24/7 answering service and an online portal providing rapid ordering, invoices, pay rates, site statistics, and emergency contacts and medical information. Clients also benefit from competitive pricing and a bespoke credit account to support cash flow. Trusted by major names including Bovis Homes, Galliford Try, Barratt Developments PLC, Balfour Beatty and Mitie, Harbron Recruit combines scale, speed and specialist knowledge to match the right people to each project, on time and within budget.

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

HQNewton Abbot, United Kingdom

Hanover Fox International

Hanover Fox International is a UK based executive search firm established in 1996 that focuses on building dynamic leadership teams by finding exceptional senior talent for organizations across private, public, and non profit sectors. The firm delivers retained executive search, interim leadership appointments, and senior permanent recruitment through a bespoke process that starts with a detailed discovery phase to understand mission, culture, and strategic objectives. Drawing on deep sector knowledge and collaborative research, Hanover Fox structures each assignment around the unique needs of every client, maps target markets, engages high calibre passive candidates, and manages a thorough, respectful assessment experience for both clients and candidates. Its coverage spans manufacturing and engineering, technology including digital health, transport, logistics and infrastructure, consumer markets, education, defense, and the not for profit community. Recent case studies demonstrate this breadth, with successful appointments at Watson Marlow Fluid Technology Group, Brightwell Limited, Arburg, Tullis Russell, the Royal Astronomical Society, and the Tallow Chandlers Company, as well as senior leaders in functions such as research and development, global business development, sales, and human resources. Clients consistently highlight the teams diligence, transparent communication, and ability to surface outstanding people they would not have reached on their own, while candidates emphasize attentive listening and a partnership led approach. Hanover Fox is a member of the AESC community, reflecting a commitment to high professional and ethical standards in executive search. Typical mandates include board, CEO and managing director roles, executive director positions, and critical functional leadership across operations, commercial, technology, and people disciplines, as well as time sensitive interim assignments. Through careful role definition, targeted search, and curated, diverse shortlists, the firm helps employers secure leaders who deliver lasting value. Staying true to its promise on the homepage, Hanover Fox focuses on one clear purpose: building dynamic teams by bringing the right people together.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsAutomotiveAerospaceDefensePhilanthropySoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

HQWells, United Kingdom

Iris Resourcing

Iris Resourcing is a UK based specialist recruitment consultancy focused exclusively on childrens social work, fostering, and adoption. With over eighteen years of experience, the firm partners with Independent Fostering Agencies and not for profit fostering organisations to appoint qualified social workers and leaders who safeguard and grow high quality fostering services. Operating UK wide, Iris Resourcing combines deep sector knowledge with a personal, open approach to match skills, values, and aspirations, with a clear focus on permanent recruitment while also handling fixed term engagements when needed. Typical mandates span Supervising Social Worker, Senior Practitioner, Team Manager, Registered Manager, Regional Manager, Deputy Manager (adoption), and senior leadership appointments up to Director level, reflecting its ability to deliver both practitioner and management hires. Clients value the agencys responsive and bespoke service, underpinned by thorough market mapping, careful shortlisting, and consistent communication; candidates appreciate candid guidance on career development, interview preparation, and navigating national IFA opportunities, including home based and hybrid roles across the South West, South Coast, West Midlands, North West, and beyond. Because fostering is a regulated environment, Iris Resourcing embeds safeguarding, compliance, and reference diligence throughout the process, aligning with organizational policies and Ofsted expectations while prioritizing cultural fit, caseload realities, and sustainable retention. The consultancy maintains long term relationships across the sector and acts as a steady partner during periods of change, whether opening new regions, strengthening teams, or hiring the first registered manager for a new service. By uniting mission driven social care professionals with organizations that share their commitment to looked after children, Iris Resourcing helps IFAs and charities build resilient services that improve outcomes, strengthen carer support, and deliver consistent, high quality social care.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingFundraisingSocial ServicesEnvironmental ConservationMedical DevicesHealthcare AdministrationMental Health Care

HQCullompton, United Kingdom

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