What Mane does

Mane Contract Services is a privately-held UK-headquartered technical recruitment consultancy, founded approximately in the mid-1990s and operating under The Mane Group, which comprises Mane Contract Services Ltd (UK), Mane GmbH (Germany), and Mane BV (Netherlands). The firm provides contract, temporary, and permanent staffing solutions alongside executive search, international recruitment with compliant payroll across 45+ countries, project recruitment, and consultancy services (including talent insights and salary benchmarking). Its core technology is a recruitment consultancy platform featuring a job search portal, candidate registration system, CV management, and job alerts — standard sector tooling rather than proprietary AI infrastructure.

The business is organised around six vertical sub-brands — Aerospace, Automotive/F1 & Motorsport, Defence, Energy, Engineering & Manufacturing, and Infrastructure (including a dedicated Mission Critical practice for data centres). Each vertical operates with dedicated sector-specialised consultants who build deep client and candidate networks within their domain. Revenue is generated predominantly through transaction fees tied to placements, with contract and temporary staffing volumes complemented by permanent placement fees and dedicated executive search engagements. Customer outcomes disclosed include 6,384 placements in the trailing 12 months, a 9.5 average NPS, and 96% client retention.

Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with enterprise clients engaged via sector-specialised consultants rather than self-service channels. Named engagements span large capital projects across European offshore wind (GodeWind, Hornsea, Doggerbank, Moray, Baltic Eagle, Seamade, St Brieuc), North Sea oil & gas (Tyra, Harald, Gryphon FPSO, Ailsa FPSO), emerging Power-to-X (Flagship One, Greensands), and US/APAC offshore wind (Skipjack, Ocean Winds 01, Hai Long, Greater Changhua). The firm invests in sector-specific content marketing, including Talent Market Intelligence Reports across each vertical, as a thought leadership and demand generation channel. Leadership comprises Gary Shayler (CEO), Christian Pascale (COO), and Ismail Mansoor (Client Success Director), with no disclosed external institutional ownership.

Name

Mane

Legal name

MANE CONTRACT SERVICES

Website

https://mane.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Mane is a UK-headquartered technical recruitment consultancy providing contract, temporary, and permanent staffing across Aerospace, Automotive/F1, Defence, Energy, Engineering & Manufacturing, and Infrastructure verticals, serving enterprise clients in 45+ countries through sector-specialised consultants and an international group structure spanning the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Watford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contract and Temporary Placement: Placement of contractors and temporary workers creating flexible workforce solutions that can be scaled to meet resource peaks. Mane designs and implements talent strategies as part of client growth plans.
2. Permanent Staffing: Expert consultancy to identify exact requirements and timeframes, creating bespoke permanent recruitment campaigns with targeted candidate sourcing, screening, assessment and ongoing candidate management.
3. Dedicated Search Partnership (Executive Search): Specialized search for extraordinary talent who are a natural fit with company culture, needs, and projects. Focused on executive and senior-level placements.
4. Project Recruitment: Workforce solutions for new product launches, facility expansions, or projects with tight delivery schedules. Provides consultancy and technology services for human capital strategy.
5. Consultancy Services: Supporting clients with transformation agenda using latest technology including talent insights, salary benchmarking and supporting services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mane is a sector-specialised technical recruitment consultancy that places contract, temporary, and permanent staff across aerospace, automotive/F1/motorsport, defence, energy, engineering & manufacturing, and infrastructure. It supplements placements with dedicated executive search, project recruitment, international recruitment with compliant payroll in 45+ countries, and consultancy services including salary benchmarking and talent insights.

Product overview

Mane Contract Services is a multi award-winning recruitment agency specialising in technical and engineering industries. The company operates as a unified portfolio of sector-specific recruitment services supported by shared service offerings. Its core products consist of six specialised sector divisions—Aerospace, Automotive/F1/Motorsport, Defence, Energy, Engineering & Manufacturing, and Infrastructure (including Mission Critical)—each supported by dedicated teams with deep industry expertise. These sector products are underpinned by a common set of service delivery offerings: Contract and Temporary Staffing, Permanent Staffing, Dedicated Search Partnership, International Recruitment, Project Recruitment, and Consultancy Services. The company also produces sector-specific Talent Market Intelligence Reports and industry guides as thought leadership content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mane Energy: Specialised division focusing on energy sector recruitment including renewables, oil and gas, and power generation
• Mane Aerospace
• Mane Automotive
• Mane Defence
• Mane Engineering and Manufacturing
• Mane Infrastructure
• Mane Mission Critical

Products and services

• Aerospace Recruitment Services Technical and engineering recruitment services for the aerospace sector, covering aircraft interiors, MRO, and engineering and manufacturing roles, for enterprise clients hiring into aerospace projects.
• Automotive, F1 & Motorsport Recruitment Services Specialist recruitment for the automotive, Formula 1, and motorsport industries, covering composite production, engineering, aftersales, mechanical, and vehicle repair sectors, aimed at motorsport and automotive employers.
• Defence Recruitment Services Technical recruitment for the defence sector covering land, sea, air, and cyber domains, including placements for ex-military personnel, serving defence employers and government-aligned programmes.
• Energy Recruitment Services Recruitment services across the energy sector including renewables (offshore and onshore wind, solar), oil and gas, and power-to-X/hydrogen technologies, targeted at energy companies and project developers.
• Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment Services Technical recruitment solutions for the engineering and manufacturing sector covering design, production, and operational roles, for engineering and manufacturing employers.
• Infrastructure Recruitment Services Recruitment services for infrastructure projects including mission critical facilities, construction, utilities, and rail, for infrastructure developers, contractors, and operators.
• Contract and Temporary Staffing Flexible workforce solutions for one-off or urgent contract and temporary positions, allowing scalable resource management for clients needing to flex headcount.
• Permanent Staffing Expert consultancy for permanent recruitment including targeted candidate sourcing, application screening, assessment, and ongoing candidate management for clients hiring full-time staff.
• Dedicated Search Partnership Executive search services for identifying extraordinary talent who fit company culture and bring exceptional value to business projects, targeted at clients needing senior or hard-to-fill hires.
• International Recruitment Global talent sourcing across 45+ countries with compliant payroll and employment solutions, supporting clients' international expansion.
• Project Recruitment Workforce solutions for project launches, facility expansions, and tight delivery schedules, including human capital strategy development, for clients running discrete projects.
• Recruitment Consultancy Services Complementary services supporting client transformation agendas including talent insights, salary benchmarking, and workforce planning.
• Mission Critical Recruitment Services Specialised recruitment for mission critical infrastructure including data centre construction, commissioning, and operations, serving data centre developers and operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,384 people found jobs in last 12 months
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Matchtech: UK-based engineering and technical recruitment specialist serving aerospace, defence, energy, and infrastructure. Highly comparable in sector coverage and contract/permanent mix, operating in similar UK and EMEA markets as Mane.
• NES Fircroft: Global technical recruitment firm specialising in engineering and technical contractors for energy, infrastructure, and process industries. Highly comparable to Mane given similar focus on contract/temp placements across oil & gas, renewables, and major project environments, with international payroll delivery.
• Quanta Consultancy Services: Technical and engineering recruitment firm serving life sciences, renewables, and advanced manufacturing sectors. Comparable to Mane in its vertical specialisation across technical contract staffing and international project delivery.
• Airswift: Global workforce solutions provider for the energy, process, and infrastructure sectors, with strong exposure to oil & gas, renewables, and emerging energy transition projects. Directly comparable to Mane's Energy and Infrastructure divisions, particularly in offshore wind project staffing.
• Morson Group: UK-headquartered technical recruitment and workforce solutions provider serving aerospace, defence, energy, rail, and infrastructure sectors. Direct competitor to Mane with overlapping vertical coverage, contract and permanent staffing offerings, and similar UK/EMEA operating footprint.
• SThree: Publicly listed STEM talent solutions business placing contract and permanent professionals across engineering, technology, and life sciences. Comparable to Mane in its technical/STEM recruitment focus and contract-heavy mix, with a more international footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Brunel International: Global provider of flexible workforce solutions and specialist recruitment for energy, mining, and infrastructure projects. Comparable to Mane's project recruitment and international payroll capability in energy/infrastructure verticals.
• Reed Specialist Recruitment: UK's largest privately-owned recruitment firm offering permanent, contract, and executive search across dozens of sectors. Comparable to Mane in its UK headquarters, broad sector specialisation, and permanent/contract dual model.
• Robert Half International: Global staffing and consulting firm with significant permanent and contract placement operations. Comparable to Mane in technical/professional direct hire and contract staffing, though broader in scope including finance, legal, and administrative roles.
• Hays plc: FTSE-listed global recruitment leader operating across multiple specialisms and geographies. Overlaps with Mane in engineering, aerospace, defence, and energy permanent/contract recruitment but at materially larger scale and with broader sector coverage beyond technical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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