Someone good, someone now.
Contract Recruitment Experts (CRE) is a contract recruitment agency based in Leeds, specialising in providing highly skilled contractors in Building & Construction, IT, and the Energy sector. With nearly three decades of experience, we pride ourselves on our reliability, consistency, and efficiency in delivering top-notch temporary staff to our clients. Our dedicated experts work closely with clients to understand their specific needs and provide tailored solutions that meet their requirements.
Our commitment to building strong relationships with our clients and candidates has earned us a reputation for being a trusted and reliable partner. We take pride in our 70% repeat business rate, working with second-generation employees, and our extensive database of high-calibre, time-served contractors built over the past 25 years.
Our CSG Partnership
CRE is part of CSG, a global talent expert with a presence in over 50 countries. This partnership enables us to tap into a vast network of candidates across numerous industries, providing a complete recruitment service to our clients. With CSG, we can make permanent placements, further expanding our range of services to clients.
Our Sectors
We specialise in three key sectors:
- Building & Construction: Our dedicated experts provide highly skilled contract labour in seven specialist areas, including Fitout and Shopfitting, Site Managers, Construction, Civils, Joinery and Carpentry, Modular, Mechanical and Electrical, and Painting and Decorating.
- Energy: We provide highly skilled contractors in the energy sector, including renewable energy, power generation, and transmission.
- IT: Our IT division specializes in providing high-calibre contractors in IT, including software development, infrastructure, and technical support.
Our Values
Our strategy is simple: to operate with complete transparency. We lead with the following values:
- Consistency: We source candidates with a proven track record of success, ensuring the highest calibre of talent.
- Reliability: We work hard to deliver contracting solutions quickly and efficiently, with an average turnaround time of 24 hours.
- Efficiency: We care about our client and candidate relationships, following up on every contract job we place to ensure the perfect match.
Our Clients
We pride ourselves on building close, professional relationships with our clients. Our testimonials speak to the reliable and efficient service we provide, with 70% of our business coming from existing clients.
Overall Experience
The reviews of this agency are overwhelmingly negative, with most reviewers expressing dissatisfaction with their experience.
Communication Issues
Several reviewers mentioned problems with communication, including unreturned calls and ignored messages. One reviewer, Tim S., waited three weeks for payment details that never arrived, despite multiple attempts to contact the agency. Epic Master Epic Master had a similar experience, with a representative denying a previous conversation.
Payment Concerns
Scott Wood, who gave a 1-star rating, reported being owed 8 hours of pay and receiving "excuse after excuse" from the agency. Similarly, Stonehead, also with a 1-star rating, expressed dissatisfaction with the agency's responsiveness, quality, professionalism, and value.
Positive Experiences
However, Noel Nedsmar's 5-star review stood out as a rare positive exception. They praised the agency for not forcing them to use specific payroll companies and for paying them on time every morning.
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