The Acorn Group is a leading UK recruitment and training specialist founded in 1992. It has a turnover of £102 million and employs 280 staff across 39 branches. It specializes in temporary, contract, and permanent placements for public and private sector clients. Acorn's mechanical and electrical division recruits for positions like engineers, electricians, and technicians from its database to place up to 6,500 temporary workers weekly. It carefully screens candidates, checks references, and can provide both short and long-term contract workers to suit clients' needs.

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The Acorn Group is one of the leading recruitment and training
specialists in the UK. Our client base covers public and private
sector companies, all utilising Acorn’s professional expertise in
sourcing, selecting and recruiting high-quality staff covering
temporary, contract and permanent placements.
Founded in 1992, with its Head Office in Newport, South Wales, Acorn has grown into a multi-million
pound organisation, with a turnover of £102m and employs some 280 staff across 39 different
branches and on-site offices.
• at peak we place up to 6,500 temporary staff on assignments weekly
• placing workers with up to 850 clients per day across the UK
• making approximately 1,700 permanent placements annually
• delivering training to 1,000 individuals every month
benefit from working with Acorn’s
specialist Mechanical & Electrical Division
For many organisations, recruiting staff can be a costly, time-consuming and complex process.
This is why so many companies rely on the advice and support of Acorn’s qualified Recruitment
Consultants who are ideally equipped to find the people you want in your construction jobs across
in the UK.
Acorn’s specialist Mechanical & Electrical Division covers a wide range of sectors and our team of
Consultants are experts in the field and have the skills to match the best available candidates.
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96% of customers say
that they would recommend
Acorn to others
the Acorn Group

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mechanical:
• Mechanical Supervisors
• Instrument Pipefitter
• Pipefitters
• Plumbers
• Pipefitters / Welders
• Fabricator Welders
• Coded Welders
• Mechanical Fitters
• Platers
• Mechanical Improvers / Mates
electrical:
• Electrical Supervisors
• Instrument Technician
• Approved Electrician ECS / JIB
• Electricians ECS / JIB
• Testing & Inspection Engineers
• Panel Wirers
• Electrical Improvers / Mates
mechanical & electrical technical:
• Mechanical Technician
• Quantity Surveyor
• Estimator
• Contracts Manager
we can supply experienced skilled,
semi-skilled and unskilled workers
for the following positions:
• Electrical Engineer
• CAD designers / Draughtsman
• Mechanical Engineer
• Electrical Technician

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receive a quality service
Finding the right people for a client, often at short notice, demands a professional,
experienced team. Acorn is superbly positioned in Newport and across South Wales
with consistently high levels of brand awareness allowing us to benefit from an enviable,
longstanding reputation and this helps us to continuously attract good numbers of
appropriate quality candidates.
Our comprehensive database gives you access to hundreds of skilled workers. Searches
are carried out by experienced Recruitment Consultants, who’ll carefully profile your ideal
candidates and provide a closely-matched shortlist.
For temporary requirements we can arrange short or long-term contracts to suit your needs,
whether it’s cover for a day or over a year.
Acting for you locally, nationally or internationally, Acorn applies tried and tested solutions
that include recruitment advertising, selection, response handling, psychometric testing,
assessment centres and personality profiling.
We take pride in the quality of our candidates, and carefully screen them, checking all
references and certifications. Our stringent reference and vetting procedure can be tailored
to our clients’needs and requirements.
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100% of our clients say
we understand their needs
and requirements
the Acorn Group is:
• a full member of the Recruitment & Employment
Confederation (REC)
• fully approved to BS EN ISO 9001:2008
• an Investors in People company
• licensed with the Gangmaster Licensing Authority
• Europe’s 5th largest recruitment company and
15th globally
• JIB (joint industry board) affiliated
• ISO recognised
• BIFM affiliated
• Achilles recognised
• RICA acredited

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our
locations
England
Barnstaple, Bideford,
Bristol, Crewe, Exeter,
Gloucester, London,
Newton Abbot, Plymouth,
Preston, Southampton,
Stoke-on-Trent, Taunton,
Tiverton, Truro, Widnes,
Yeovil.
Wales
Blackwood, Caerphilly,
Cardiff, Flint, Newport,
Swansea, Wrexham.
contact details:
James Exall
Manager - Mechanical & Electrical
t: 07788 336 491 / 01633 760 148
e: james.exall@acornpeople.com
Head Office
On-site locations
Branches
On-site locations
Cardiff, Crewe, Doncaster, Exeter (2), Flint, LLanelli, Magor,
Market Drayton, Minsterley, Natwich, St Columb Major.
Overseas
Adelaide, Perth and Darwin.
David Smith
Recruitment Consultant - Mechanical & Electrical
t: 07800 635 363 / 01633 760 148
e: david.smith@acornpeople.com
Acorn Head Office
Somerton House, Hazell Drive, Newport NP10 8FY