Recruiters are all the same, right? Wrong. We set up Darcy Associates to change the face of the construction recruitment industry and we won't stop until we do it. We've worked with hundreds of clients and registered thousands of candidates. And we're only just getting started.
Looking for your next job in the construction industry?
You're in the right place. Check out some of the great roles we're hiring for right now, including temporary, contract and permanent.
We've worked with more than 200 clients since we launched three years ago: main contractors, shop fitters, trade specific subcontractors, M&E contractors and national house builders.
Here are a few names you might recognise.
Blog by Chris O'Grady Mental health is a concern for working people, especially with the increased stresses of modern life. It is important to be aware of your own mental state and ensuring you have the right balance between work and home life. Day to day – like many of us – I work hard and am committed to my job. Providing an excellent service to my clients and candidates. I would like to see myself as someone who always goes that extra mile to ensure high standards are always met. What can I say I am a good guy. Recruitment is a particularly tough industry – it’s not a 9 to 5 job as many think. It is often something you do outside of work, just as much as inside work. Fortunately for me - my fiancé is extremely understanding and appreciates how seriously I take my job. That being said, it’s really important for everyone to remember to put the phone down and enjoy life as it is, putting work aside. Outside of work you will find me enjoying downtime with my fiancé and my two boys. I live in Glastonbury and am blessed with the surrounding nature and beauty of Somerset. As a family, we enjoy nothing more than letting the kids run wild – enjoying the outdoors as it should be. Sport is also a great get away from the hustle and bustle of working life for me and my family. On Sundays, we enjoy supporting my eldest boy who plays rugby with his team at TOR RFC Under 8’s. One of my biggest passions in life is fishing. I love all things fishy. I love Carp, Pike and Course angling but as long as I have a rod in my hands – I am a happy chappy. Juggling family and work to maintain the correct balance is tough which means I don’t always get as much time on the bank as I used to. But when I do, I am more excited than ever and appreciative of the time to relax whether fishing on my own, with my friends or with the family. Its great if I can drag my Dad along who is responsible for starting my obsession with fishing – but he himself is also a very busy man in work. Fishing is a great way for me to reset and switch off from the day to day. My biggest piece of advice to everyone who works hard all week, it would be to set aside enough time for you and your loved ones to enjoy life. Set goals in and out of work and challenge yourself to be the best you. Darcy Associates is a great place to work and is built around a fantastic team who are all likeminded people. While work can be stressful at times, having a great team around you helps you realize that sometimes there is more to life than working. Thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts, if you would like to chat more about what I can do in work for you (exceptional recruitment for the construction sector) or even a good chinwag about fishing – give me a call in the office on 01172140052.
At no extra charge to our clients or candidates, we provide free training to all of our workers. Having skilled staff and operating in a safe working environment is incredibly important for everyone in Construction and our training services is one of our key unique selling points. We work extremely hard at Darcy Associates setting ourselves apart from our competitors and providing the best possible candidates for all our jobs. Building relationships between us, our clients and candidates is of the utmost importance for us and providing excellent customer service is one of the values that we always stick to at Darcy. We aim to instill peace of mind that everyone on our books - across all spectrum of jobs we fill - is working to the same high standards. This is invaluable to us. Being fully trained can be an extra advantage for placing our younger candidates who are up against more experienced workers who could be less qualified. Some of our training is completed on-site. Complete free. All our consultants are qualified Face Fit RPE trainers and can visit your projects to complete the training. We come to your office or site and train whomever you need to be trained. As a proud supplier of Moldex PPE - we provide exceptionally high quality Face Masks, Filters, Ear Protection and PPE for the Construction sector. Here is a comprehensive list of all the training we provide at Darcy Associates: Asbestos Awareness Abrasive Wheels COSHH Awareness Electrical Safety Fire Marshall Advanced Manual Handling Noise Safety Slips, Trips and Falls Working at Height Work Equipment Safeguarding Face fit RPE Asbestos awareness is a particularly popular training course for our clients and is especially popular with the demolition or refurbishment sector, Although within the UK importation and use of Asbestos has been banned since 1986 and 2005 in the EU - there are of course buildings where it can still be found today. Asbestos can be in any building ranging from houses through to factories and hospitals built before 2000. It is particularly common in our hospitals which many areas have awareness stickers placed to avoid disturbance. It is the single greatest cause of UK work-related deaths, hence why the training programme of Asbestos Awareness has become extremely important in our sector. So why not take advantage of our free training platform which provides these importance training courses? Get your staff trained up! Call one of our fully trained consultants today! Our offices are open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 17.30pm We have a 24/7 standby team always able to assist Free training services provided to all clients and candidates Credit terms available Single point of contact consultants Bristol 01172140052 Liverpool 01513175440 London 02039626990 Darcy Associates Limited | Recruiters for the Construction Industry
According to the construction index the UK construction workforce is ageing: ‘Between 1991 and 2011 there was a 13% increase in the numbers of construction workers aged 45 years and over. However non-UK nationals are younger – only 18% are over 45, while 47% of native UK construction workers are over 45 years old.' So the question is - what is so unattractive about working in the construction industry as a young person in the UK? Is it the case that we have simply lacked education to the younger generations about construction? Here we have an abundance of labourers registering with us daily. This number is increasing day by day. It is the case across the whole of the UK – From Cornwall to the top of Scotland. Why is this the case? Why aren’t more varied trades registering in their droves? Are there enough apprenticeship schemes across all trades in the industry? Popular trades such as Electricians and Plumbers seem to be well catered for with a vast number of schemes available from when people leave school. This is not the case with what is deemed to be "less attractive jobs" such as 360 Operators or Bricklayers. But are they "less attractive" as people are left to believe. We believe not. Did you know over the last year - we have seen the largest increase in pay rates for the more niche trades like Bricklaying. Just check out this article in the Sun that was posted earlier this year: https://goo.gl/iizbH1 Up to £90K. Fantastic. With the touchy subject of Brexit, how can we bridge this gap if according to statistics - most of our younger workforce is coming from non-UK nationals. We need to be attracting more young people into this sector! Construction is a stable career and this should be appealing as there will always be jobs available. Domestic and Commercial builds are being planned and built every single day. What is the heavily funded CITB doing to attract people into the younger generation? We don't think much. Are we targeting the youth in schools? Are we talking about the varied job prospects in construction? Are we letting people know about the earning potential? We need to be securing the future of our industry. Sean Rice, Resourcer at Darcy Associates is working hard by registering as many Under 30s as possible. Attracting talent is always a challenge but by remaining transparent, honest and approachable - we are setting a new image for the recruitment sector and giving the younger generation opportunities. Darcy Associates is a young business that is always looking to lead the market. We advertise through LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. Social Media is an excellent platform for the younger generation to find job opportunities. Experience and qualifications come with time and effort - you really do have to be in it to win it. Pick up the phone and talk to our extremely knowledgeable consultants. We can help you start your construction career today! Our offices are open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 17.30pm We have a 24/7 standby team always able to assist Free training services provided to all clients and candidates Credit terms available Single point of contact consultants Bristol 01172140052 Liverpool 01513175440 London 02039626990 Darcy Associates Limited | Recruiters for the Construction Industry
Reliability in the recruitment industry is everything. It can be our biggest disappointment at Darcy when we spend time vetting candidates thoroughly and they let us down. This is bound to happen on occasion and we appreciate things can crop up - however not everyone in the recruitment world is as honest as we are. It certainly doesn’t help our clients who are expecting people on site and have deadlines to work too. Managing this headache when it occurs is part of our service. It is frustrating for us when it happens because our customer is let down and in turn our reputation is tarnished. And we have been given every excuse in the book from some people. The hardest thing to manage is when someone says they are up for a job, has a wealth of experience and does not show up. As part of our service for both customers and candidates we ring all of our starters on the morning they go in - ensuring they have got to site and are happy with the job. On the odd occasion they do not show up, we have a contingency plan in place. Our team gets back on the case for a replacement immediately as a matter of urgency. We are operational 24 hours a day and open the office from 7:30am. That makes us ready to help our clients and candidates as early as possible. As a rule of thumb we shortlist a number of candidates per job but only ever offer the correct amount of candidates the work. We always inform anyone who was unsuccessful they will be kept in mind for a back-up. This keeps with our values of being ethical. Sean Rice, Resourcer at Darcy Associates comments on let downs: "The recruitment industry is tarnished with a reputation of unreliability. Darcy Associates is looking to change this image. While we have no control on people whether they turn up for work or not - one thing we can do is to vet candidates properly. Sometimes it can be hard not to take let downs to heart but having a strong team behind you to help resolve issues for our clients really makes us stand out" We use the latest technology and CRM system to get the best pool of candidates for the job. There is always a plan and process in place to be on standby with resolutions happening as quick as possible for our clients. In an ideal world we try for a same day replacement so the job is not disrupted. If you are looking for a recruitment agency that cares about its clients and candidates, vets applicants strictly and always strives to be number one - give us a call. Our offices are open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 17.30pm We have a 24/7 standby team always able to assist Free training services provided to all clients and candidates Credit terms available Single point of contact consultants Bristol 01172140052 Liverpool 01513175440 London 02039626990 Darcy Associates Limited | Recruiters for the Construction Industry
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