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Sonatec

Sonatec is a global recruitment and executive search consultancy headquartered in the United Kingdom and focused exclusively on leadership and management roles within the manufacturing and engineering industries. Led by founder Adam Jackson, the firm partners with organizations across chemical manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and packaging and container sectors to solve complex hiring challenges in operations. Typical mandates span plant, site, and unit leadership through to regional and global operations, manufacturing directors, VP or president of operations, and COO appointments, as well as heads of function and mid to senior managers. Sonatec delivers three core services tailored to client needs: retained and executive search for critical leadership hires, permanent recruitment for essential team build outs, and project direct recruitment to supply temporary talent that supports investment, modification, and expansion programs. The team operates with a consultative approach rooted in ethical practice, reliability, and rigorous attention to detail, ensuring high touch processes, market insight, and precise execution that consistently lead to successful outcomes. With coverage across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa, Sonatec supports venture backed scale ups, multi site domestic operators, mid tier international businesses, and global Fortune 500 enterprises. Candidates benefit from thorough support including CV and resume consultation, comprehensive interview preparation with mock sessions, tailored briefings on role, client, and panel, transparent feedback, offer management, and onboarding guidance such as medicals and relocation. Industry depth, a global network, and a meticulous search methodology underpin Sonatec’s track record of placing high impact leaders who drive safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement. The company also collaborates with a licensed partner in Switzerland for compliant international engagement, reinforcing its commitment to best practice across borders while providing clients a seamless, locally attuned solution to global hiring needs.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseMedical DevicesHealthcare AdministrationMental Health Care

HQChester, United Kingdom

Swift Temps

Swift Temps is a UK recruitment agency focused on delivering dependable temporary and permanent staffing, supported by managed recruitment services that keep operations running smoothly through peaks, absences, and seasonal demand. With a people first, hands on approach, the team prioritizes understanding each clients site, processes, and standards, then supplies candidates who meet specific requirements rather than forwarding unfiltered applicants. The business serves a broad portfolio across industrial and logistics, manufacturing, engineering, agriculture and food production, driving, and selected commercial and professional functions including human resources, legal, and sales and marketing. Consultants offer fast, compliant solutions that include sourcing, screening, employment checks, payroll administration, scheduling, and on site support, helping employers reduce time to hire and minimize downtime. Acting as an extension of internal resourcing teams, Swift Temps provides training and candidate support before, during, and after shifts, learns site procedures, and helps ensure safe, productive starts. Their network of branches across the West Midlands, the North West, and other key UK locations enables rapid response, often within hours, and gives access to deep local talent pools for single shift cover through to full workforce builds. Clients also benefit from market aligned salary insights, role marketing that amplifies employer brand, and a consultative service shaped by more than 100 years of combined experience with major industrial and logistics operators. Testimonials highlight reliable fulfilment for picking, packing, dispatch, and production roles at short notice, reflecting a strong track record in fast paced, high volume environments. By building long term relationships with employers and candidates and maintaining rigorous compliance and service standards, Swift Temps consistently delivers the right people, at the right time, with the right support to sustain performance across warehouses, factories, and production lines nationwide.

Temporary StaffingPermanent RecruitmentMSPFarmingFood ProcessingFishing & AquacultureFreight ForwardingAirlines & AviationMaritime

HQRedditch, United Kingdom

Aqua-Tech Recruitment

Aqua-Tech Recruitment is a UK-based specialist talent partner and technical consultancy focused on the water and utilities ecosystem, with reach across adjacent sectors including energy, manufacturing, construction, aquaculture, FMCG, house building, and transport. Through a dual approach that blends specialised recruitment with hands-on technical services, the company helps owners, operators, framework suppliers, and project delivery teams close skill gaps, accelerate projects, and de-risk outcomes. Its recruitment function curates a well-vetted community of engineers and technical professionals across civils, mechanical, electrical, ICA and controls, process and design, and project delivery disciplines, supporting clients who need reliable capability aligned to industry challenges. When a headcount addition is not the right answer, Aqua-Techs in-house engineering services provide an alternative route to solving operational and project challenges, spanning consultancy, optimisation, controls, DSEAR and ATEX considerations, and service and maintenance. The firm also invests in practical innovations such as 3D scanning, flow monitoring, and broadband electro-magnetic technology to improve asset insight, compliance, and delivery assurance. Known for pragmatic advice and fast response, Aqua-Tech integrates seamlessly with client teams, taking ownership of technical detail so stakeholders can stay focused on scope, cost, and outcomes. With offices in Edinburgh and Bamber Bridge and a commitment to robust quality, safety, and cyber standards, Aqua-Tech provides a reliable partner model from role definition and targeted search through to scoped project solutions. Whether the requirement is a permanent engineer, a short term contract specialist, or a defined outcome delivered under a technical services scope, Aqua-Tech aligns capability to need, keeping critical assets and programs moving across water, utilities, aquaculture, energy, FMCG, construction, manufacturing, and transport.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQEdinburgh, United Kingdom

Talascend International

Talascend International is a UK based recruitment agency that has supported clients for more than 20 years by building both contract and permanent workforces across life sciences, legal, rail, infrastructure, energy, and power. Operating from its Warrington office and delivering on projects throughout the UK as well as internationally across Europe, Abu Dhabi, and India, the firm combines sector knowledge with disciplined recruitment processes to source technical, professional, and site based talent for complex programs and business as usual needs. Talascend International focuses on understanding each clients operating environment, safety and quality expectations, and regulatory requirements so it can provide candidates who are vetted for competence, compliance, and cultural fit. The company delivers permanent recruitment and contract staffing solutions and also supports agency workers with clear pay and engagement information, publishing Key Information Documents covering PAYE, umbrella, and PSC (outside IR35) models to promote transparency and compliance with the Conduct Regulations and evolving IR35 rules. In sectors such as rail and wider infrastructure, the team helps organizations scale project delivery with engineers, planners, and project controls specialists alongside operations support; in energy and power, it addresses demand for multidisciplinary professionals who can work safely and efficiently in highly regulated environments; and in life sciences, it connects companies with talent that supports research, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory outcomes. By maintaining close, long term relationships with clients and candidates, leveraging targeted search, and staying current with changing legislation and market dynamics, Talascend International strives to reduce time to hire, improve retention, and deliver consistent value across permanent and contingent hiring. The result is a responsive, compliance led partner that enables organizations to secure the skills they need today and build sustainable teams for tomorrow.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingHospital & Health Care (Nursing)PhysiciansPharmaceuticalsUtilitiesSupply Chain ManagementFreight Forwarding

HQWarrington, United Kingdom

WJF Technical Support

WJF Technical Support is a UK based recruitment partner that sources and places technical and specialist staff across defence, transport, energy, and technology, operating since 2010 in the UK and internationally. The company combines a practical, engineer led understanding of client environments with a rigorous recruitment process to deliver permanent, contract, and temporary to permanent hires at pace. In transport, WJF supplies mechanics, technicians, and auto electricians to keep HGV and PSV fleets, coach companies, council services, emergency services, and trailer operations road ready, reacting quickly to cover sickness, recruitment shortages, and campaign peaks, and working to shift patterns and weekends to meet vehicle availability. In defence, the team maintains a strong bench of ex REME and experienced wheeled and tracked vehicle mechanics and can deploy security cleared personnel on fixed site or roaming campaigns across the UK and Europe, embedding drivers where needed so mechanics stay productive. In energy, WJF supports oil and gas, renewables, and transition projects onshore and offshore, using its Achilles FPAL approved talent pool and a competency matrix that presents skills, service history, and certification at a glance for well intervention, pipeline and process, drilling, completion, downstream, and inspection roles. In technology, WJF connects startups, scale ups, and enterprises with software engineering, data and analytics, product, cloud and DevOps, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure talent, from junior coders through to IT managers and CISOs, via a consultative, targeted, and efficient approach. Candidates are vetted through CV and interview stages, qualification and reference checks, and compliance against industry standards, and are supported with training, certification, visas, and mobilisation so they can focus on delivery. Accreditations include ISO 9001:2015, JOSCAR, RISQS, CIRAS, and Cyber Essentials. With nationwide reach and on time payroll aligned to sector norms, WJF Technical Support is trusted to mobilise the right people, with the right competencies, at short notice to keep critical projects and fleets moving.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningTruckingWarehousingDistribution

HQBlackpool, United Kingdom

Ably Resources

Ably Resources is a recruitment consultancy that connects businesses with skilled professionals across energy, engineering, and construction markets, alongside corporate and operational support functions. The firm delivers permanent recruitment, contract staffing, and executive search solutions tailored to project lifecycles and business plans, enabling organizations to secure scarce technical expertise and leadership talent at pace. Its consultants combine sector knowledge with disciplined search, proactive sourcing, and candidate care to identify, assess, and engage qualified professionals who align with client culture and performance expectations. Within energy, Ably Resources supports oil and gas, renewables, power, and utilities organizations with roles spanning engineering, maintenance, HSE, operations, and commercial disciplines. In manufacturing and engineering, the team covers design, production, quality, reliability, and automation roles for OEMs, EPCs, and industrial services providers. In the built environment, the practice addresses the full construction value chain, from development and project management to site-based supervision and skilled trades. Ably Resources emphasizes transparent communication, compliance, and a rigorous screening process that balances technical capability with soft skills, and it maintains long-term relationships with candidates to ensure mobility, onboarding, and retention are managed smoothly. Clients engage the firm to scale teams quickly through contract hires, to make strategic leadership appointments through retained search, and to secure critical permanent staff across multiple locations. Candidates rely on its market insight, interview preparation, and feedback-driven approach to progress their careers effectively. By aligning talent strategy with business outcomes, Ably Resources helps organizations reduce hiring risk, compress time to hire, and build resilient teams ready to deliver on complex projects, operational excellence, and continuous improvement agendas.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQGlasgow, United Kingdom

Total Search Partners

Total Search Partners is a specialist recruitment firm dedicated to the Food and Beverage Manufacturing, FMCG, and broader consumer sectors, bringing a search and selection mindset to every brief. Established in 2021, the company was founded to add real value to the hiring process in Food and Drink Manufacturing by combining a problem solving approach with deep market understanding. Acting as true strategic partners to both employers and candidates, their consultants focus on listening, diagnosing needs, and designing tailored solutions that simplify hiring and career decisions. The team is trusted to work on an exclusive basis by businesses ranging from scaling innovators to established market leaders, and they are known for building long term relationships that unlock hard to find talent and opportunities that are often not publicly advertised. Total Search Partners delivers permanent recruitment, executive search, and selectively managed contract appointments across core manufacturing functions, aligning capability and culture to improve retention and performance. Their process blends rigorous market mapping, targeted outreach, and transparent communication to create an experience that is personal, valuable, and successful for all stakeholders. For candidates, they provide honest advice, market insight, and access to roles across the product lifecycle, operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, and commercial leadership in the food and drink value chain. For employers, they offer flexible search and selection solutions that adapt to changing demand, from single critical hires to multi role builds, always with a focus on speed, fit, and accountability. Driven by passion for matchmaking and a commitment to understanding what truly matters to people and organizations, Total Search Partners positions itself as an industry leading partner throughout the end to end search and selection journey in FMCG manufacturing.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseFashion & ApparelFood & BeverageConsumer Electronics

HQChester, United Kingdom

Aspirare Recruitment

Aspirare Recruitment is a UK recruitment specialist founded in 2002 and headquartered at Brandon Gate in Hamilton, supporting employers and candidates across Scotland and the wider UK. The firm delivers flexible hiring solutions spanning permanent recruitment, contract recruitment, and payroll solutions, with additional talent management support designed to improve time to hire, candidate experience, and long term retention. Aspirare operates dedicated practices across civil engineering, construction, engineering, facilities management, office and business services, and warehouse and logistics, enabling sector focused shortlists and relevant market insight. Employers benefit from a 24 to 48 hour turnaround on qualified CVs, interview management, and a three month placement guarantee, while candidates receive practical guidance through CV support, interview preparation, and career resources via the companys knowledge vault. The team combines 22 years of domain knowledge with a consultative approach, covering both blue collar and white collar roles from skilled trades and technical engineering through to office based operations and support functions. A robust process underpins every search, from requirements scoping and targeted candidate search to compliance, vetting, and proactive communication that manages expectations on both sides. Aspirare offers a streamlined candidate search tool to surface available talent by role and location, and provides ongoing post placement check ins to ensure successful onboarding and performance. For clients seeking workforce flexibility, its contract recruitment and payroll solutions simplify engagement and administration while reducing risk and overhead, making it easier to scale up for projects or seasonal peaks. For permanent hiring, sector aligned recruiters build shortlists quickly without sacrificing quality, helping businesses secure talent in competitive markets. With strong testimonials and community engagement, Aspirare focuses on delivering measurable outcomes, faster hiring cycles, and partnerships built on service, transparency, and results.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingPayrolling/EORAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseSupply Chain ManagementFreight ForwardingAirlines & Aviation

HQHamilton, United Kingdom

Thorpe Molloy Recruitment

Thorpe Molloy Recruitment, known today as TMM Recruitment, is an Aberdeen based talent partner supporting employers and professionals across the North East of Scotland and beyond. The firm delivers permanent recruitment, contract staffing, and temporary workforce solutions across a wide portfolio of office based and technical disciplines, reflecting deep roots in the energy economy and its supply chain alongside strong capability in professional services and growing technology markets. Multi specialist teams focus on areas such as accountancy and finance, engineering, supply chain and logistics, human resources, legal and office support, marketing and communications, QHSE, and information technology, enabling clients to work with a single partner for niche, business critical appointments through to volume hiring. Consultants combine local market insight with rigorous search, targeted sourcing, and structured assessment to present shortlists that balance capability, potential, and culture add, while maintaining a candidate experience grounded in transparency, preparation, and practical career advice. For employers, the company provides market intelligence, salary benchmarking, and process guidance that shortens time to hire and strengthens retention, with delivery models tailored to urgent backfills, project ramp ups, and steady state growth. For candidates, it offers access to opportunities with established operators, ambitious SMEs, and innovative startups, supporting moves within energy and industrial supply chains as well as cross sector career transitions into professional and digital roles. The business operates with a strong emphasis on compliance and risk management suited to regulated industries, bringing diligence to right to work checks, contractor onboarding, and data privacy. Its reputation is built on long standing relationships, ethical practice, and consistent outcomes in a competitive regional market, making it a trusted choice for organizations seeking white collar and executive talent across energy, professional services, and technology focused environments.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningProject ManagementSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurity

HQAberdeen, United Kingdom

The Herne Group

The Herne Group is a bespoke project consultancy that partners with clients to plan, govern, and deliver complex initiatives in some of the UK and Europes most regulated and safety conscious environments. Rather than operating at arms length, the team embeds within client organizations, cuts through land and grab behaviors, and works shoulder to shoulder with stakeholders to understand objectives, constraints, risks, and values before shaping practical delivery solutions. Drawing on in house specialists and a vetted network of experienced associates, The Herne Group provides flexible engagement models that range from targeted subject matter expertise to full outcomes based work packages, enabling clients to scale capability quickly while maintaining assurance over cost, schedule, and scope. Core expertise spans risk and issues management, quantitative and qualitative risk analysis, programme and project controls (schedule, cost, change, EVM), commercial and quantity surveying, tendering and procurement strategy, supplier evaluation, contract management, and performance reporting. The firm has experience across nuclear and wider energy and utilities, aerospace and defense manufacturing and engineering, and public sector programs that demand rigorous governance and demonstrable value for money. Its approach emphasizes measurable outcomes such as reduced risk exposure, improved predictability, stronger commercial control, and higher supplier performance, supported by practical toolsets, clear communications, and disciplined assurance. The Herne Group is committed to ethical business practices and supply chain integrity, reflected in its modern slavery and human trafficking statement, and it shows a strong focus on quality and cyber hygiene as signposted by industry recognitions displayed on its site. Headquartered in Wigan and active across the UK and Europe, the consultancy equips executives, sponsors, PMOs, and delivery teams with the right talent and methods to move from strategy and business case through planning, delivery, handover, and benefits realization. Whether clients require a critical intervention, interim leadership, or a full statement of work team, The Herne Group aligns expertise to help organizations deliver major projects with confidence.

SOW/ProjectsContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQWigan, United Kingdom

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