Recruitment Services

Meridian have been one of our preferred suppliers since 2011 and during this time they have assisted us with Mechanical & Electrical tradesmen, Site Supervisors and semi-skilled operatives across the North West. Meridian listen and understand to our requirements and the labour provided across numerous projects has always been to a high standard. Our main point of contact at Meridian is Mark Wilcock and we’ve always received a good service; any issues are dealt with in a timely manner and his knowledge and understanding of the market is first class. Meridian provides a refreshing, honest approach to recruitment which has helped us develop a good working relationship and will continue to use their services on future projects.

Dave Scott Principal Contract Manager, Ameon Building Services Engineering

Many recruitment consultants jump on the bandwagon, seeing an easy buck in a seriously resource-constrained market with relatively mobile candidates. However, as in any specialist profession, subject matter knowledge is important to be able to source for an employer the right candidate and to identify for candidates a position of real opportunity for growth. Fred Ewing at Meridian is the only recruitment consultant that I know who truly understands the profession. Fred has taken a genuine interest in what makes transport planning and transport planners tick so that he can speak our language with confidence. He stays up to date with new developments in our field, both technical and political. He appreciates the nuances between strategic transport models and microsimulation (to mention some of our jargon) so that I can be sure that a proposed candidate will both have the relevant skills and an appetite for career growth and a long-term commitment to my team and business.

Tom Van Vuren Divisional Director, Mott MacDonald

We have been using Meridian for around two years now and have always found their staff to be flexible, well trained and prepared for the role. The calibre of candidates is high and there is always good communication with the agency – in the current staffing crisis I can honestly say that Meridian have never let us down with agency sickness, which sadly is becoming an issue with other agencies.  The feedback I get from Meridian staff is always that they feel valued, well supported and treated well by their agency – which again contrasts with the feedback other agency staff often give about their agencies.  Meridian offer a high-quality service and keep their staff happy, which provides us with consistency in our own services.

Dianna Trigger Locality Manager, Discovery

We have worked with Meridian for the past 12 years and they have provided an excellent service to our business in that time.  One of the real benefits of closely aligning with Meridian has been the drive to understand our business as a whole, our cultures and values and the individual needs of each department in order to support more effectively. The result; we receive a choice of CV’s in a timely fashion that are closely aligned to our needs and the management support to ensure the employees engage with the business leading to a high success rate of permanent take on.

James Hughes Operations Manager, Spirax Sarco

Alpla have been partnering with Meridian for over 15 years. Meridian have provided a predominately temporary solution for Alpla over these years but more recently they have supported with the permanent delivery as the market has changed. Alpla initially required 8 Packing Operatives at a brand new site of ours which was extended to our Head Office site for a further 9 Operatives, and engaged with Meridian to recruit these on a permanent basis rather than our historical approach of temp to perm due to the current shortage of quality candidates available in the market place. Meridian’s National Recruitment Centre have a team of dedicated recruiters that were able to implement this project at short notice for us resulting in 17 hires within 2 weeks. All candidates were fully compliant prior to attending interview and offered a role the same day with Meridian ensuring start dates were communicated effectively ensuring a full turn out on day 1 of their employment with us. We are so pleased with the delivery of this project that we continue to use Meridian with more volume permanent hires due to the quality and speed of their process. I would recommend Meridian’s National Recruitment Centre to assist in the delivery of a permanent volume recruitment solution.

Ben Rimmer Head of Human Resources, Alpla

I didn’t have much confidence in Recruitment Agencies, as I found that they promised everything and delivered nothing. Tom from Meridian's Cheltenham branch is so very different; from the first telephone conversation with him I felt that this was the person who could help me find that perfect Deputy, and he did!   During my dealings with Tom I found him to be; Professional, Pleasant, Calm, Proactive and he kept me updated at every point along the way. As a result of his hard work, I have now appointed a Deputy Manager via Meridian. He represents Meridian very well.

Harriet Dunn Domestic Services Manager, Cheltenham Ladies College