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As Trades and Labour specialists, Multi Trade consultants are able to address all positions in the Construction industry ranging from all trades skills to quantity surveyors and management. We have more than 30 years' experience within Construction and comprehensively assess all candidates to ensure that they have the skills and qualifications expected from our clients. Our tailored and economical staffing solutions are available nationwide.
Henleaze Business Centre, Harbury Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS9 4PN
+ 9 other offices
Ivy Resource Group is an established recruitment consultancy agency with years of experience in supplying skilled, unskilled and professional personnel for temporary and permanent roles in the construction industry. How can we add value to your business? Competitive rates - Talented and reliable candidates - 24/7 support - Sector specific & experienced Consultants & Managers.
Bristol Temple Quay, 1 Friary, Temple Quay, Bristol, Bristol, BS1 6EA
+ 7 other offices
Reed's specialist construction recruiters work across the sector, supplying permanent and temporary solutions for your organisation. We can recruit for all positions and experience levels within the construction market including site/project managers, engineers, quantity surveyors, design managers and skilled trades personnel. In addition, we will support you throughout the whole recruitment journey, from advertising to interviews and onboarding.
4th Floor, Castlemead, Lower Castle St, Bristol, City and County of Bristol, BS1 3AG
+ 62 other offices
Working in partnership with Recruited UK is like no other. We represent your organisation as a team member, by endorsing your companies’ values and USPs. Our journey is professional, passionate, and memorable, leaving our partners immensely inspired by the knowledge and understanding we have for their business and the recruitment services we provide to them. Recruited UK delivers a 5 star service. Please see our Trustpilot reviews!
Elliston Road, Bristol, Bristol, BS6 6QE
+ 5 other offices
Drayton Fox operates exclusively within the Built Environment and Construction industry, specialising in handling Land & Planning, Urban Design & Architecture, Construction Management, Consulting Engineers, Skilled Tradesman, Site Support, and other vacancies. With their main office located in Bristol, Drayton Fox offers their permanent, temporary, and contract solutions to entities across the South West.
52 Old Sneed Avenue, Bristol, Avon, BS9 1SE
DBR Solutions delivers Construction and Built Environment recruitment solutions to both public and private firms locally and internationally. They find candidates for areas including, but not limited to, main contracting, volume housebuilding and architecture. Available roles can either be on a permanent, temporary, contract or self-employed setup. They began in 2009 and are operated by a team that has over 20 years of experience in the industry.
13 Rockside Drive, Bristol, Avon, BS9 4NW
Global Tunneling is a workforce solutions supplier in the Tunnel Construction industry. The firm provides swift and dependable recruitment services, supplying employees for all jobs on tunnel building sites and beyond. They recruit for a variety of positions like Construction Manager, Conveyor Belt Electrician, Forklift Operator, and Plant Supervisor. The company has offices in Denmark, The Netherlands, Qatar, and the UK.
Unit 2 Gordano Court, Bristol, Avon, BS20 7FS
SRL primarily caters to the M&E Building Services sector of the Construction industry. With over 14 years in the industry, they have established long-standing relationships with contractors and candidates throughout the UK. Some of the jobs they have previously successfully recruited for are Regional Director, Pre-Construction Manager, Head of Building Services, M&E Design Manager, Operations Director, and more.
Avon Quay House Cumberland Basin, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6XL
A national talent sourcing specialist, Hews Recruit covers a broad range of fields in the Construction industry, including Building Surveying, Environmental, Health & Safety, and Project Management. They have been hiring on a permanent, interim, and contract basis for over five years. From their Bristol office, they also provide services for various sectors, such as Commercial, Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Utilities.
21C Somerset Square, Bristol, Avon, BS48 1RQ
Based in Clevedon, they specialise in the placement of temporary and permanent Construction staff. Established in 2006, they recruit everything from Labourers to Site Managers across Bristol, the South West and throughout the UK. They have a team of recruitment consultants who hold previous experience in the Trades, Site Management and Recruitment sectors.
5a Yeo Bank Business Park, Kenn Road, Clevedon, Avon, BS21 6UW
Pivotal is an agency that supplies workforce solutions in the Construction industry with the following divisions: Mechanical & Electrical, Infrastructure, Trades & Labour, and Construction Management. They also offer a permanent placement rebate period and construction apprenticeships. Pivotal sources candidates such as Electricians, Plumbers, Pipefitters, CSCS Labourers, 180/360 Operators, Crane Operators, and Business Development Managers.
1st Floor Braebourne House, Woodlands, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, Avon, BS32 4JT
Walker & Sloan is based in Bristol and provides interim, contract, and permanent staffing solutions to the Marketing, Industrial, and Construction industries in the UK. They also offer retained recruitment and executive search services. They recruit for a variety of roles such as Operations Manager, Recruitment Consultant, Quantity Surveyor, Account Manager, and Head of Paid Search.
6-8 Bath Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6HL
Founded in 2011, Flagship Recruitment is a specialist recruiting firm that provides professionals to the Property, Building Surveying, Engineering & Water, Procurement & Supply Chain, and Construction & Residential sectors. They have worked with companies like Kendall Kingscott, Kier, Leslie Clark, MAC Construction, Mace, and more. Some job roles they fill include Senior Project Manager, Principal Designer, Architectural Technician, etc.
11 Colston Yard, Bristol, Avon, BS1 5BD
Established in 2001, Flagship Consulting is a recruitment firm that provides solutions to companies in the Property Consultancy, Building, Engineering & Water, Procurement & Supply Chain, and Construction sectors. The agency supplies both temporary and permanent staff to UK Construction companies like Paragon, NCP, Provelio, Quantem, Ridge, and Rider Levett Bucknall. The company is based in Bristol.
11 Colston Yard, Bristol, Avon, BS1 5BD
ARV Solutions stands for Adding Real Value to recruitment. They mainly provide Sales, Design, Manufacturing, Operations, and Construction staffing solutions. Located in Bristol, they cater to firms nationwide and internationally. Since 2003, they have delivered workers to over 209 offsite construction clients. ARV Solutions is a Professional Member of the REC and has a Gold accreditation from Investors in People.
1 Buckingham Court, Beaufort Park, Woodlands, Bristol, Bristol, Avon, BS32 4NF
Mustard Jobs is a trusted provider of skilled professionals to clients in the European and Asian markets. From their offices based in London, Bristol, and Hong Kong, they have offered permanent, interim, temporary, contract, and temp-to-perm staffing support for over 10 years. Mustard Jobs covers the Interior Design, Built Environment, Experiential, Events and Exhibition, Visualisation Motion, Marketing & Design, Graphics, and Digital sectors.
The Tramshed, 25 Lower Park Road, Bristol, Avon, BS1 5BN
+ 2 other offices
Logical Personnel Solutions is a manpower provider to a wide range of sectors like Construction, Logistics, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Rail. They are ISO 9001, REC, RISQS, and SSIP accredited, Constructionline Gold Members, and Achilles UVDB Verified. Their safety record averages to 1,000,000 accident free hours per year and they offer training, vetting, salary benchmarking, short listing, skills testing, and more.
Suite 5, Willow Brook Centre Savages Wood Road, Bristol, Avon, BS32 8BS
+ 2 other offices
Time 4 Recruitment Solutions is an independent agency that supplies staff and personnel to the Construction, Mechanical & Electrical, Industrial and Catering, and Hospitality sectors across the UK. They recruit workers of all levels on a temporary, freelance and permanent basis, from Assistants, Trades and Labour to Supervisory, Executive, and Professional positions. The agency has branches in Cardiff, Bristol, and London.
61 North Road, Bristol, Avon, BS6 5AD
+ 3 other offices
Established in 2015, Autograph Recruitment focuses in the following markets: Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Logistics, Accountancy & Finance, Civil Engineering, and Construction. The firm provides both temporary and permanent recruitment services to their clients, as well as executive search services. Some roles they hire for are Accounts Supervisor, Operations Coordinator, Administrator, Civils Planner, etc.
77 High Street, Bristol, Avon, BS35 2AW
+ 3 other offices
A national and multi-sector recruitment agency, Talentia Group assigns staff to the following industries: Compliance, Construction, Education, Finance, Marketing & Sales, Technology, and Warehousing. They have been filling permanent, temporary, and contract roles for over two years. The group operates along with its six networks, including Dovetail & Slate, Formulate Associates, Innotech Partners, Pivotal, Prince Resourcing, and Workin People.
Manchester 1st Floor, Unit 106, 1 Hardman St, Manchester, Lancashire, M3 3EB
+ 3 other offices
With over 20 years of experience, Thorn Baker Construction areas of expertise include Build, Fit-Out, Housing and residential, Demolition, Civil Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical, and more. The company has been operating since 1988 and has offices in Bristol, Birmingham, Essex, Leeds, and Nottingham.
21 Prince Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 4PH
+ 4 other offices
Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering assists the recruitment needs of individuals and establishments in the Construction, Property, Engineering and Rail fields. With 4,752 offices in 39 countries, they have a global reach for roles like Surveyors, Groundworkers and Electricians. Their operations began in 1960 and their UK offices can be found in Bedfordshire, Edinburgh and more.
1st Floor, Embassy House, 86 Queens Avenue, Bristol, Avon, BS8 1SB
+ 11 other offices
BMSL Group supplies permanent and temporary Building Services, Construction, Rail and Engineering workers globally. With over 100,000 candidate contacts, they are able to fulfil requirements from a single labourer to a whole crew. Some of the projects they have worked on are Wembley Stadium and Heathrow Terminal 5. They started in 1996 and have teams in 7 UK locations.
Unit 4, Apex Court, Woodlands, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, Avon, BS32 4JT
+ 7 other offices
Established in 2005, Sphere Solutions is a specialist Construction agency. They cover Construction Management, Building, Civil Engineering, Rail, Housing, Mechanical and Electrical. They recruit across Wales and South of England from their offices in Cardiff, Swansea, Bristol, Southampton, Plymouth, and Cornwall.
Unit 1, Orion house, Axis 4-5 Alpha, Bristol, Avon, BS32 4JT
+ 6 other offices
O'Neill and Brennan, founded in 1990, is a niche recruiterr for the Construction sector. Besides their headquarters in Potters Bar, they have branches in more than 10 other locations in the UK, Ireland and Scotland. Providing Labourers, Forklift Operators and Site Managers, among many others, some of their serviced projects are East Village, Ballincollig Town Centre and Abell & Cleland Apartments.
Redwood House, Brotherswood Court, Almondsbury Business Park, Bristol, Avon, BS32 4QW
+ 8 other offices
WB Employment specialises in finding workers for the Industrial, Driving, Engineering, Commercial and Construction industries. Their operations began in 2000 and now they provide services for businesses located in Hampshire, Somerset, Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall. They have previously worked with companies of all sizes, including Hovis Bakery, ParcelForce and Royal Mail.
219 Cheltenham Rd, Bishopston, Bristol, Avon, BS6 5QP
+ 4 other offices
Acorn Recruitment is a multi-faceted consultancy established in 1992 for various areas including, but not limited to, Aerospace & Defence, Energy, and Life Sciences. With 600 branches worldwide, they have experience in supplying employees for permanent, temporary and contract jobs, in addition to confidential executive search services and international placements. In the UK, they have offices in Newport and nearly 20 other locations.
First, Floor, 53 High Street, Bristol, Avon, BS35 2AR
+ 20 other offices
Options Resourcing is a national supplier of staffing services for an array of temporary and permanent assignments. Their operation has been covering employers in the Accounting & Finance, Construction & Property, Commercial, and Technical & Engineering sectors since 2011. They are an accredited member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, with teams based in six locations, including Bristol, Southampton, and Taunton.
12 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, Avon, BS8 2NN
+ 5 other offices
Integra People is a national agency with a focus on providing recruitment for the Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing & Industrial, IT & Telecommunications, Commercial & Business Support, Healthcare and Education industries. Established in 2008, they hire permanent and temporary candidates from their nine UK offices.
5th Floor, Broad Quay House, Prince Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 4DJ
+ 5 other offices
Fusion People is an independent recruiter for the Rail and Engineering sectors. They fill permanent and temporary vacancies across the UK. They ranked in Recruitment International’s “TOP 250” as one of the top 40 largest recruitment businesses in the UK.
Suite 5D, Whitefriars, Lewins Mead, Bristol, Avon, BS1 2NT
+ 8 other offices
Meridian Business Support is a multi-specialist recruitment solutions provider for the following verticals: Built Environment, Health, Office & Professional and Industrial. Founded in 1989, they have more than 25 branches across 10 regions in the UK including a primary office in Manchester. By delivering services from ad hoc staffing to managed workforce systems, they work with 1,500 companies and supply thousands of workers every week.
Charlotte Place, Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 4EX
+ 16 other offices
Adecco provides support to candidates and employers on a temporary, permanent or contract basis; they recruit for a multitude of roles across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
1st Floor, 104 Victoria Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6PU
+ 57 other offices
Pay rates in Avon track South West demand, with Bristol and Bath often at the top end. Labourers tend to sit around £12 to £15 per hour on PAYE, or a little higher on CIS for short runs. Skilled trades like carpenters, bricklayers, dry liners, and plumbers often command £20 to £30 per hour depending on project type and shift pattern. Gold card electricians and testing roles can reach £28 to £32 per hour on high-spec work. Working site supervisors holding SSSTS often see £230 to £270 a day, with SMSTS site managers around £260 to £350 a day on busy commercial or civils jobs. Permanent salaries vary, with assistant site managers commonly £35,000 to £45,000, site managers £45,000 to £60,000, quantity surveyors £45,000 to £70,000, and project managers £55,000 to £80,000. Agency costs differ by service, temp margins cover holiday pay, NI, and overheads, permanent recruitment fees sit in a band that many local employment firms use, often 15 percent to 20 percent of basic salary, with rebates. If you need a fast start on a temp desk, some recruiters can fill same-day shifts for site labour, many will ask for a minimum call-off of eight hours. Speak early about recruitment fees, transfer terms, and any temp-to-perm conversions.
Most sites across Avon expect valid CSCS as a baseline, with CPCS or NPORS for plant operators. Supervisors and managers often need SSSTS or SMSTS, plus First Aid at Work. M&E roles may ask for ECS, AM2, 18th Edition, or NICEIC supervision experience. Gas Safe registration is needed for gas work, and many live school or healthcare sites require an enhanced DBS. CDM Regulations sit behind most principal contractor processes, so expect RAMS awareness and site inductions. Short courses like Asbestos Awareness, Working at Height, IPAF, and PASMA are common asks from recruitment consultants before release to site.
Avon covers Bristol, Bath, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. Commuter links on the M4, M5, and M32 pull talent across the patch, with Temple Meads and Parkway supporting early starts. Aztec West, Avonmouth, and Royal Portbury Dock drive civils and industrial work, while Bath brings heritage refurbishment and listed-building care. The Bristol and Bath Science Park and Filton’s aerospace cluster add demand for clean-room fit-out, M&E control panels, and high-spec finishes. Recruiters know how travel times and parking shape attendance, so discuss start windows, lifts to site, and shuttle options when you hire staff.
The labour market stays tight for certain roles. Bricklayers, shuttering carpenters, steel fixers, and chargehands can be hard to find on civils bursts. Estimators, planners, and building services engineers often draw multiple offers. Avonmouth projects need inductions and port passes, which can slow starts. Hinkley Point supply chains still pull specialist trades from North Somerset, lifting pay rates for short spells. Retention improves when businesses set clear rotas, keep prompt sign-off on timesheets, and pay fair overtime uplifts. Local employers who plan night shifts around public transport in Bristol see better attendance.
Construction recruitment agencies in Avon place general labourers, groundworkers, bricklayers, carpenters, painters, and plant operators. They fill electricians, plumbers, and HVAC engineers for commercial fit-out, and deliver dry liners, ceiling fixers, and floor layers for retail refresh. On the white-collar side they handle assistant site managers, site managers, quantity surveyors, estimators, planners, design managers, and health and safety advisors. Executive search teams cover contracts managers and heads of construction for regional businesses.
CITB apprenticeships and local colleges give a practical route into site work. City of Bristol College, Bath College, and Weston College offer trade NVQs and day-release options that suit employers running live projects. Many agencies will help jobseekers book or renew CSCS tests, and arrange short H&S courses before start. Candidates who build an NVQ Level 2 or 3, then add SSSTS or a plant ticket, open steady progression to lead hand and foreman roles.
Staffing agencies in Avon cover temporary, permanent, and fixed-term contract work. Temp cover suits weekend shutdowns, reactive snagging, and phased handovers. Contract placements fit programme-bound roles like planners or site engineers. Permanent recruitment works well for continuity on housing frameworks and regional offices. If you need to find employees quickly, ask about pre-vetted workers with references in Aztec West or Avonmouth, this can cut onboarding time. Jobseekers can register with an agency in person or online, upload cards and tickets, and set travel limits.
Clear talk on pay rates, overtime, travel, and digs helps both sides. Set daywork rates in writing, for example £250 for a SSSTS working foreman on nights in central Bristol, or £220 for a finishing carpenter in Bath, then add overtime bands. Agree charge rates and recruitment fees before start, confirm PPE, parking, and any tool allowances. For PAYE temps, recruiters handle holiday pay and NI. CIS supply is common, but make status checks and keep records that fit your audit. Permanent fees can be staged with a rebate period, many businesses prefer that for retention.
Housebuilding in North Bristol and South Gloucestershire keeps trades busy, retail refresh and logistics units cluster near Cribbs Causeway and the M5. Heritage work around Bath needs stone masons, lime plasterers, and careful joinery. Education and healthcare projects bring steady frameworks, with live-site rules and DBS checks. Port activity at Avonmouth supports civils, concrete repairs, and marine works. Employers across these sectors use recruitment agencies and staffing agencies to scale up for peaks, then hold core teams for steady delivery.
A typical path moves from labourer to skilled trade, then to lead hand, assistant site manager, and site manager. On the commercial side, trainees move into assistant quantity surveyor, quantity surveyor, and senior QS roles. Building services candidates climb from improver to approved electrician or plumbing supervisor, then into site management or compliance. Recruiters often spot lateral moves, for example a strong dry liner stepping into a finishing foreman post.
How fast can a temp start in Avon?
Same day is possible for labour and some trades, pending cards and site clearance.
What documents will a recruiter ask for?
Photo ID, Right to Work, proof of address, CSCS or ECS, and any CPCS or NPORS cards.
Can agencies help with travel across the patch?
Many plan around M4 and M5 links, and set pick-ups near Temple Meads or Parkway.
Do I pay candidates weekly?
Most temp desks run weekly pay, with approved timesheets by Monday.
What if I want to move a temp to permanent?
Agree a temp-to-perm fee or free transfer window at the start, and get it in writing.
What raises retention on busy sites?
Fair pay, steady hours, quick feedback on work, and clean welfare make a clear difference.
Local recruiters know the job market, the commuter flow, and the pinch points across Bristol, Bath, and the wider Avon area. Employers can hire staff faster by sharing site access rules, shift times, and required tickets early. Candidates and jobseekers benefit from clear briefs, safe sites, and prompt pay. If you want to find employees or register with an agency, a short call with a construction consultant can map the right route, from temporary cover through to permanent hires with long-term prospects.