Proactive Personnel is a recruitment agency with multiple divisions and offices across the UK. It provides both temporary and permanent staffing solutions for industrial, commercial, transport, technical, and executive recruitment. It prides itself on being responsive to client needs, maintaining high standards of service quality, and developing close relationships with both clients and candidates.

1. Proactive Personnel Ltd Proactive Personnel (West Midlands) Ltd
industrial division
8 Limes Walk Bilston Street
Oakengates Wolverhampton
Telford WV1 3AW
TF2 6EP T: 01902 838383
T: 01952 525252 F: 01902 838384
F: 01952 525253
Proactive Personnel Ltd Proactive Personnel (West Midlands) Ltd
commercial division
Windsor House 160 High Street
Pepper Street West Bromwich
Chester B70 7QS
CH1 1DF T: 0121 532 3232
T: 01244 222000 F: 0121 532 3233
F: 01244 222001
Proactive Personnel Ltd Proactive Personnel (West Midlands) Ltd
60 Spring Gardens Anglia House
transport division
Proactive Manchester
M2 2BQ
High Green
Cannock
Personnel T: 0161 661 8000 WS11 1DZ
“ Suppliers of Te po
m rary & Permanent Sta ” F: 0161 661 8001 T: 01543 506000
“Suppliers of Temporary & Permanent Sta ” F: 01543 506050
Proactive Personnel Ltd Proactive Personnel (West Midlands) Ltd
Barclays House 38 Freer Street
technical division
Moor elds Walsall
Liverpool WS1 1QF
L2 2RU T: 01922 443333
T: 0151 905 9050 F: 01922 443334
F: 0151 905 9051
Proactive Personnel Ltd Proactive Personnel (West Midlands) Ltd
15A Pride Hill 65 High Street
search & selection
Shrewsbury Dudley
SY1 1DQ DY1 1PY
T: 01743 360360 T: 01384 837837
F: 01743 360340 F: 01384 837838

2. About Proactive... Industrial division
Founded in 1999, Proactive Personnel has lived up to its name by providing its
customers with what they want, when they want it. From the first contact, our Whether it is a factory, warehouse or an outdoor environment, our
service is tailored to suit the individual needs of our clients who range from small industrial consultants provide staff to cover shortfalls in staffing
engineering companies to multi-national blue chip organisations. levels such as holiday and sickness, last minute orders and
additional workloads, as well as permanent placements.
From key locations in Shropshire, the West Midlands and the North West, Proactive
Personnel can provide temporary and permanent staff at any level in any category Proactive Personnel’s industrial consultants work to ensure that tight
that our clients may require, ensuring the highest level of account management, deadlines are met and their ability to provide a flexible on-site
continuity and cost effectiveness. The networking strength between the closely presence at key times, allows them to overcome and plan around
located branches ensures our contracts are serviced to maximum potential. most staffing issues.
Proactive Personnel believe that our success to date is
based on market awareness, professionalism, honesty Frequent advertising and town centre
and realism as well as listening to and understanding the locations that attract a constant flow of “We are very conscious of the support
“The staff at Proactive are responsive, needs of clients. Open from 7am - 6pm, Monday - Friday applicants allow Proactive Personnel to
and 8am - noon on Saturday coupled with an effective supply temporary workers at short notice work provided by Proactive to ensure
professional and client focused. out-of-hours service means that Proactive Personnel at any time of the day or night. that all temporary workers are fully
They consistently manage to surpass really are available for its customers 24 hours a day, 365
days a year. Proactive Personnel have the experience,
aware of our working environment and
our high recruitment expectations” capacity and flexibility to provide anything the levels of performance and behaviour
Proactive Personnel has achieved Investor in People
and Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) from one temporary worker to several we expect of them”
– Gordon Burns, Human Resource Manager, Ifor Williams
Audited Status. These audited logos demonstrate that hundred on a short-term basis or as part
independent firms of auditors have assessed our of a fully managed on-site contract. – Pippa Dingley, HR Assistant, Premier Foods.
business and we are fully compliant with industry
regulations and best practice. All of Proactive Personnel’s industrial consultants visit client
premises to ensure awareness of the skills and abilities required by
On site co-ordination, accurate payroll and administration services, close contract our clients and that the candidates have the necessary certificates
supervision, account management, tailored service and out of area supply ensure and workwear to do the job.
Proactive Personnel can be trusted to provide everything that its customers could
ever need.
About Proactive...
Industrial division

3. Commercial division Transport division
Proactive Personnel’s specialist Commercial Division can recruit staff for the Proactive Personnel’s busy Transport Divisions are manned by consultants
various office functions and provide them on either a temporary or permanent who are fully aware of the daily requirements of the modern logistics set up.
basis. From office administrators to secretaries, accounts, customer service, Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week allows the Transport Division to
sales personnel, linguists and human resources, the list is virtually endless. provide its clients with the peace of mind needed to work within this hectic
industry. Professional drivers ranging from Class 1 to van, can be provided
Each Proactive Personnel Commercial Division has at short notice, either on standard jobs, multi-drop and trunking or with
specialist consultants who are experts in their chosen specialist licence requirements.
“Proactive invest time and effort to forge field, ensuring we are able to provide advice and
guidance at every step of the recruitment process. All Proactive Personnel’s drivers are vetted, reference checked and will
close relationships with their clients. With every candidate, a thorough telephone interview have their licences copied and regularly checked by consultants who have
This extra effort results in a real is conducted to assess their relevant suitability prior to experience and knowledge of driver regulations and requirements. Our
understanding of our business a formal interview held at our premises. consultants are able to work with the drivers to provide support and
guidance with the administration required by the
and recruitment requirements” All candidates are skills tested in branch to ensure Working Time Directive. “Time after time Proactive show that they
- Tom Somervile, Operations Manager, they have the necessary abilities required. Our can exceed our business needs, in some
Complete Credit Management. assessments range from numeracy to aptitude tests Our closely linked branches ensure our clients
as well as more specialist secretarial assessments, have a large database of drivers to call upon at instances under very short notice.
which confirm speed as well as accuracy and competence. any time of the day or night enabling them to Communication is first class,
plan their workloads and routes so that their
contracts can run as smoothly as possible.
prompt and courteous.”
All candidates are fully referenced prior to employment to provide our clients with
peace of mind that their previous employment will support their application. – Mike Messham, Stock & Administration Manager,
Boots UK Limited.
Commercial division
Transport division

4. Technical division Search & Selection
Proactive Personnel’s Technical Division supply highly skilled When Proactive Personnel’s clients need to recruit on a more senior
engineering and technical staff from ‘shop floor’ to management level, then our Search & Selection team provide a confidential service,
levels. The ability to fill skills shortages at all levels within its client’s identifying management and executives across a variety of disciplines.
organisations has proved an invaluable service. Through our network, we can target candidates and work with our
clients to produce advertising designed to generate a broad response.
Whether the client requires a temporary welder to complete a large
order or is looking to employ a project engineer on a fixed term Our Search & Selection teams work closely alongside our clients to
contract, the specialist team at Proactive Personnel will use their establish a more in-depth knowledge of their particular industry in order
expertise in engineering and technical disciplines to ensure that the to gain more than just a job description. At this level of recruitment a
correct candidate is placed in accordance ‘candidate specification’ is also vital to identify that a senior member of
“I would recommend Proactive to anyone to skills and experience as well as the staff can meet a company’s needs, especially
client’s company culture. in a management role that will need a “Proactive have been Culina Logistics sole
who needs quality engineering and thorough understanding of the client’s culture
management personnel; service is friendly, Proactive Personnel’s clients are assured and future aspirations. supplier of agency personnel since
that a technical booking will be matched March 2003. They consistently continue
efficient and gets the job done. Proactive across a larger pool of candidates thanks to Telephone assessments and interviews are to manage our business in a professional
by name, Proactive by nature” our networking strength. combined with more detailed testing facilities
– Fran McCollum, UK Operations Manager, including personality profiling and and efficient way”
We are also able to provide members of psychometric testing to gain a more all-
STTS UK Ltd. staff across many engineering and technical - Mick McCarron, UK Transport Manager,
round assessment of a candidate and identify Culina Logistics
disciplines on a permanent basis, either key areas of strength to gain the best
through searching our extensive database or through specific candidate for the role.
advertising in specialist publications, trade journals or Internet sites.
Search & Selection
Technical division

5. Registered Office:
Proactive Personnel
8 Limes Walk, Oakengates
Telford, TF2 6EP
Tel: 01952 52 52 52 Fax: 01952 52 52 53
www.proactivepersonnel.net
Proactive Personnel Ltd
Company Registration No. 3807344
Proactive Personnel (West Midlands) Ltd
Company Registration No. 4056480
Proactive
Personnel
“Suppliers of Temporary & Permanent Staff ”
Incorporated in England “Suppliers of Temporary & Permanent Staff”