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Nelson Permanent Placements

Nelson Permanent Placements is a UK recruitment agency focused on delivering high quality permanent and temporary hiring solutions across engineering, construction, M&E, trades and labour, and a range of commercial functions. Operating nationwide from hubs in Birmingham, Tamworth, the East Midlands, and London, the company brings a team of industry specialist consultants with over 20 years of experience to every assignment. Built on values of quality, compliance, consistency, honesty, and diversity, Nelson Permanent Placements partners closely with employers to understand role requirements, design effective job descriptions, source and assess candidates, and provide clear communication and post placement support. The business has a strong track record placing talent across complete business structures, from field engineers and skilled trades to office based commercial roles and senior managers, with testimonials referencing successful delivery in control and automation and software engineering as well as broader operational positions. For job seekers, the agency offers practical guidance through CV writing tips, interview preparation, and constructive feedback, while keeping candidates informed about suitable vacancies and supporting them through each step of the process. Clients value the firm for its integrity, responsiveness, and ability to save time by rapidly presenting well matched shortlists that align with technical needs and cultural fit. As part of Nelson Group Holdings, Nelson Permanent Placements benefits from the strength of a larger recruitment group while maintaining a niche focus on permanent and temporary staffing for technical and commercial teams. Whether an employer is scaling project delivery in construction and M&E, adding precision skills to a manufacturing or engineering environment, or securing hard to find white collar and leadership talent, the agency provides a reliable, nationwide service designed to achieve lasting matches that help organizations and people thrive.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseInterior DesignSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

HQBirmingham, United Kingdom

PSR Solutions

PSR Solutions is a specialist recruitment business focused on the built environment, connecting skilled professionals and project driven employers across construction and engineering. Its consultants deliver permanent recruitment, temporary staffing, and contract solutions that cover the full project lifecycle, including planning, design, commercial management, site engineering, skilled trades, supervision, and project leadership. The firm partners with main contractors, specialist subcontractors, developers, and consultancies operating in residential and commercial building, fit out and refurbishment, building services, and civil engineering and infrastructure. With a delivery model built on sector knowledge, disciplined search, and rigor in compliance and safety, PSR Solutions maps local talent pools, proactively engages passive candidates, and runs structured screening, right to work checks, and reference verifications to ensure swift, low risk hiring. Clients benefit from market insight on pay rates and availability, fast access to vetted temporary labor for peak workloads, and targeted shortlists for hard to fill permanent roles, while candidates receive clear communication, prompt payroll for contingent assignments, and support in preparing for interviews and on site onboarding. The team leverages a blend of database reach, targeted advertising, community referral networks, and on the ground presence at sites and industry events to maintain a steady pipeline of qualified engineers, tradespeople, supervisors, managers, and commercial professionals. Whether mobilizing a multi week crew for a fast track project or appointing a permanent site manager, quantity surveyor, design engineer, or construction director, PSR Solutions aligns its process to each engagement, sets measurable service levels, and maintains continuity through account management. A focus on reliability, safety culture, and long term relationships underpins each assignment so that projects progress on time, teams are resourced with confidence, and both clients and candidates view each placement as the start of an enduring partnership.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionInterior DesignConstruction & Skilled TradesEngineering

HQNelson, United Kingdom

Project Resource

Project Resource is a specialist recruitment agency focused on the built environment, bringing together talent and employers across construction, infrastructure, and engineering disciplines. The firm partners with main contractors, developers, consultancies, and client side organizations to deliver permanent hires, interim and contract talent, and targeted executive appointments across the full project lifecycle, including preconstruction, design, commercial, project management, planning, site delivery, commissioning, and handover. Its consultants operate in discipline led teams that understand the technical nuances of quantity surveying, cost and commercial management, planning and scheduling, design and engineering, building services, HSE, and project controls, enabling them to present shortlists that balance proven capability, cultural alignment, and program timelines. Project Resource supports clients ranging from niche specialists and mid market firms to large enterprises, and aligns its search approach to each engagement through market mapping, proactive headhunting, referral networks, and data driven talent insights. For contract and freelance requirements, the agency manages compliance, onboarding, and timesheet processes to keep projects moving, while for critical leadership roles it conducts confidential executive search with rigorous screening and referencing. Candidates benefit from career coaching, CV and interview preparation, transparent feedback loops, and access to unadvertised roles that match their ambitions across commercial, technical, and leadership tracks. The team emphasizes measurable outcomes such as quality of hire, time to hire, and retention, and works to reduce hiring risk through structured assessment, reference validation, and clear communication at every stage. By combining sector expertise with responsive delivery, Project Resource provides a dependable recruitment partner to organizations shaping the built environment, helping them secure the right people at the right time so projects can be planned, procured, and delivered with confidence.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionRailroadTruckingWarehousing

HQSolihull, United Kingdom

Rubicon Consulting

Rubicon Consulting is a UK based talent management and recruitment consultancy that helps organizations optimize business performance and competitive advantage by choosing the right people first time. The business has grown into a leading recruitment company operating in niche vertical markets, with a strong reputation for supplying specialist talent across construction, power and utilities, technology, and telecoms. The firm partners with clients on permanent appointments and contract or temporary resourcing needs, and it emphasizes speed and precision, commonly filling urgent roles within 24 to 48 hours without compromising on quality. Its consultants cultivate deep networks of engineers, project professionals, site and field specialists, and technical managers, enabling rapid shortlisting and delivery on complex projects and mobilizations. Clients use the Upload Your Vacancy channel to brief roles and gain quick access to matched candidates, while professionals are encouraged to Upload Your CV to stay informed about ongoing contracts and live opportunities. Rubicon Consulting supports both large infrastructure operators and tier one contractors as well as technology and telecom providers, balancing compliance, safety, and delivery requirements with candidate care. The companys approach is relationship led and outcomes focused, reflected in client feedback that credits Rubicon with resolving previously challenging requirements and sustaining positive long term partnerships; endorsements from Siemens Plc and Vinci Construction underline its capacity to source scarce skills at pace. Whether assembling multi discipline project teams, backfilling critical positions, or securing hard to find specialists, Rubicon Consulting aligns market insight with transparent process management, prompt communication, and rigorous screening. The result is a reliable recruitment service that helps businesses reduce time to hire, minimize risk, and achieve project and operational targets across the built environment, energy networks, and digital infrastructure.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData Science

HQHockley Heath, United Kingdom

Recra Consulting

Founded in 2020, Recra Consulting is a UK recruitment agency headquartered in Leicester that partners with startups, high growth SMEs, and blue chip organisations to build teams across construction, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, industrial operations, office support, and leadership. Known for a hands on, ethical approach, the firm blends executive search with permanent hiring and flexible interim and temporary solutions, working inside and outside office hours to proactively source, interview, and qualify talent. Recra delivers a full lifecycle service for clients and candidates alike: detailed requirement analysis, market mapping, targeted outreach that attracts passive candidates, thorough screening and referencing, interview scheduling and preparation, and diligent vetting and onboarding support, followed by consistent check ins through probation to ensure long term success. Within construction, Recra focuses on white collar roles such as commercial and site leadership, project and design management, planning, estimating, procurement, health and safety, and quantity surveying. In engineering and general manufacturing, the team supports a breadth of technical, operational, and support disciplines, while in logistics and industrial settings they supply dependable staff attuned to the realities of fast paced warehousing, co pack, and distribution environments. Recra is a GLAA registered partner to the food manufacturing sector and has a track record placing professionals across FMCG and related supply chains, from production and quality to engineering, compliance, and back office functions. Executive mandates span C level, departmental leadership, consultancy, and human resources across multiple industries. Built by founder and managing director Nicole Cooling, Recra is driven by honesty, transparency, and relationship building, with a commitment to always respond, move quickly, and create bespoke solutions that fit each business. The result is a personal, high touch service designed to make the perfect match and reduce hiring friction for employers and job seekers across the UK.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingFarmingFood ProcessingFishing & AquacultureFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQLeicester, United Kingdom

Simon Acres Recruitment

Simon Acres Recruitment is a specialist UK recruitment partner dedicated to the Kitchen, Bathroom and Bedroom (KBB), builders merchant, and wider construction ecosystem. Operating as part of Simon Acres Group, the team combines deep sector knowledge with a proactive, relationship led approach to deliver hiring outcomes quickly and accurately. Clients gain access to a KBB specific talent network of more than 26,000 CVs supported by targeted headhunting for leadership and hard to find skills, while candidates benefit from a clear process that includes registration on a live job board, CV guidance, interview preparation, and ongoing career advice. Consultants routinely visit client premises to capture role requirements and culture, produce focused shortlists, and fully vet and brief candidates for success, all under strict GDPR compliant practices. Core solutions span permanent recruitment across sales, design, operations and management roles, executive search for senior and board level appointments, and flexible interim or temporary options to address spikes in demand or project needs. Through sister brands KBB Recruitment, Building and Construction Recruitment, and Oval Deene Recruitment, the group covers showroom retail, product manufacturing, trade distribution, and site based roles, giving national reach and depth across the KBB and merchant landscape. Complementary services extend value beyond placement, with Simon Acres Training delivering online and bespoke commercial training designed to lift conversion and average order value, and Simon Acres Media producing video, photography, websites and social content that help employers attract talent and customers alike. The company actively champions apprenticeships and skills development, evidenced by industry recognition including the East Midlands Apprenticeship Ambassador Network SME Engagement Award, and contributes insights through regular podcasts, events and industry spotlight features. Headquartered at Atlanta House, Midland Road, Higham Ferrers NN10 8DN, Simon Acres Recruitment focuses on saving clients time and securing the very best candidates.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtTemporary StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionSupply Chain ManagementFreight ForwardingAirlines & Aviation

HQHigham Ferrers, United Kingdom

Thorn Baker Construction

Thorn Baker Construction is a specialist recruitment partner dedicated to the construction and built environment sector. The team supports contractors, developers, housebuilders, fit out specialists, and civils and infrastructure businesses by supplying skilled people when and where they are needed. Its service offering covers temporary, contract, and permanent hiring across trades and labor as well as technical and commercial disciplines. On the trades and site side, the firm sources general laborers, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters, groundworkers, plant and machine operators, steel fixers, concrete operatives, dryliners, and finishing specialists, alongside working foremen, site supervisors, and health and safety professionals. On the technical and commercial side, it places site engineers, project managers, quantity surveyors, estimators, planners, document controllers, design and architectural technicians, and construction administrators. Thorn Baker Construction builds proactive talent pools for residential, commercial, industrial, fit out, refurbishment, and infrastructure projects, enabling clients to mobilize quickly for peak workloads and critical deadlines. Every candidate is carefully vetted with identity and right to work checks, skills verification, qualifications validation, and recent references, and is briefed on site standards, productivity expectations, and safety requirements. For contingent labor, the company manages fast response call off, onboarding, timesheets, and payroll accuracy, giving site teams a single point of contact and dependable coverage for short notice needs. For permanent and contract roles, consultants run targeted search, advertising, screening, shortlisting, and interview support to ensure cultural and technical fit. Clients value the practical, solutions focused approach, clear communication, and accountability that drives retention and repeat business, while candidates benefit from market insight, honest feedback, and access to reputable projects. By combining sector knowledge with disciplined delivery, Thorn Baker Construction helps build teams that deliver quality, safety, and program certainty across the construction lifecycle.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionInterior DesignConstruction & Skilled TradesEngineering

HQBirmingham, United Kingdom

Steel Connexions Ltd

Steel Connexions Ltd is a specialist recruitment consultancy focused on the structural steel, metalwork, and wider engineering and construction supply chain. The firm partners with fabricators, steelwork contractors, engineering consultancies, and manufacturers to identify, attract, and secure talent across permanent, contract, and interim appointments. Combining deep market knowledge with a practical understanding of workshop, site, and office based operations, the team delivers searches for white collar, blue collar, and leadership positions that keep projects moving and businesses growing. Typical assignments span design and drawing office roles such as CAD and BIM technicians, steel detailers, and structural engineers; commercial and project disciplines including estimators, planners, quantity surveyors, project managers, and contract managers; production and operations leadership from workshop supervisors to plant managers; as well as skilled trades like fabricators, welders, platers, and site erectors. Clients range from owner managed SMEs to national contractors and OEMs, and each engagement is tailored through a consultative process that maps requirements, labor availability, and timescales, then applies targeted search, proactive headhunting, and robust screening to deliver shortlists that balance technical capability, safety, and cultural fit. For contract and interim hiring, Steel Connexions Ltd mobilizes compliant talent quickly and manages extensions, timesheeting, and aftercare to minimize downtime, while permanent recruitment combines advertising, network referrals, and discreet search to secure long term hires. Candidates benefit from open feedback, CV and interview guidance, and access to opportunities that match career goals across workshop, site, and office environments. Whether supporting a fast track fabrication program, building a design team, or appointing senior operations leadership, Steel Connexions Ltd provides responsive service, clear communication, and sector focused expertise that helps organizations deliver quality, schedule, and value on every project.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstruction

HQDerby, United Kingdom

Elvet Recruitment

Elvet Recruitment is a specialist construction recruitment agency focused on building, housing, and infrastructure across the North East, Yorkshire, and Cumbria, with a clear vision to become a market leader across the built environment. Founded in 2021, the team brings over 30 years of combined experience and a belief in the growth of people and growth through people, applying this mindset to every engagement with employers and candidates. Elvet partners with contractors, developers, and civil engineering businesses to deliver permanent, contract, and temporary white collar talent that drives project delivery and business performance. Their consultants recruit technical and managerial professionals across commercial, technical, pre-construction, operations, and business services functions, including quantity surveyors, buyers, estimators, bid and business development specialists, design managers and coordinators, technical managers, contracts and project managers, site managers and engineers, health and safety practitioners, and support roles in HR, office management, document control, administration, and PA. For clients, Elvet invests time up front to understand culture, goals, and role requirements, then applies a rigorous, consultative process to identify, assess, and introduce the best available talent while maintaining transparent communication from brief to post-placement follow up. The company supports employers with market insight, salary benchmarking, proactive talent pipelining, and interview preparation guidance to ensure a strong candidate experience and effective selection. Its sector coverage spans residential development, commercial building, and civil infrastructure, and the firm is trusted by recognized regional names. Consultants operate with discretion and speed, providing shortlists built from targeted search, curated networks, and active market outreach. Candidates benefit from tailored and confidential career support that goes beyond vacancy listings, including CV guidance and interview coaching, with bespoke plans to uncover or even create new opportunities aligned to individual ambitions. Elvet's approach emphasizes quality, communication, and collaboration, with each assignment managed end to end by a specialist who remains accountable beyond start date. Since inception the business has grown year on year, underpinned by long-term partnerships, specialist market knowledge, and a commitment to excellence, integrity, and authenticity across the construction, civil engineering, and housing sectors.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionInterior DesignConstruction & Skilled TradesEngineering

HQDurham, United Kingdom

Temp Labour

Temp Labour is a staffing partner that helps organizations find reliable people fast, with a clear focus on flexible, work ready talent for operational environments. The company centers its delivery on temporary staffing, supporting businesses that need cover for shift gaps, seasonal peaks, rush orders, and project builds. It also provides contract staffing for longer assignments where continuity and specialist skills are required, and permanent recruitment for employers who want to secure proven team members for core roles. Temp Labour attracts and retains candidates across production, warehousing, logistics, and construction, screening every worker for right to work, safety awareness, and job relevant skills. Its consultants manage the full cycle from intake briefing and role scoping to sourcing, vetting, onboarding, and post placement care, coordinating site inductions, time capture, and payroll instructions to ensure smooth day one starts. The firm prioritizes compliance and risk management, maintaining clear documentation, assignment confirmations, and proactive communication so clients can scale teams with confidence. For candidates, Temp Labour offers transparent assignments, fair pay practices administered by the client or an approved payroll partner, and consistent feedback to support long term employability. Clients value the agency's practical market knowledge, fast response, and ability to mobilize crews safely and efficiently, whether the need is a single operative for a night shift or a multi week team across several sites. By aligning role requirements with verified experience and availability, Temp Labour reduces downtime, improves productivity on the floor and on site, and helps businesses meet deadlines without compromising standards. The result is a dependable staffing solution built around responsiveness, accountability, and measurable outcomes for both employers and workers.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingPermanent RecruitmentAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseSupply Chain ManagementFreight ForwardingAirlines & Aviation

HQBirmingham, United Kingdom

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