What NES Global Talent does

NES Fircroft (operating as NES Global Talent) is a privately held UK-headquartered global technical and engineering recruitment firm founded in 1970. The company operates from 80+ offices across 45 countries, supported by 2,200+ dedicated employees and a contractor base exceeding 24,000 personnel in 70+ countries. It serves enterprise clients across ten primary verticals: Oil & Gas, Renewable & Alternative Energy, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, IT & Technology, Power, Manufacturing, and Data Centres, with marquee customers including NEOM Green Hydrogen Project, a major Saudi Arabia giga-project valued at $20B, Air Products, and Sydney Rail/WestConnex joint ventures.

The firm's core service portfolio spans Contract Staffing, Permanent Hire (including Executive Search), Employer of Record (EOR), Global Mobility, and Managed Solutions (MSP and RPO) delivered through the NES Advantage Solutions division. Underpinning these is a global payroll infrastructure with regional teams managing in-country tax and labor compliance, supported by proprietary benchmarking and consultancy services. The company holds ISO9001 (since 1994), ISO14001, and ISO45001 certifications, and reports a 99%+ contractual compliance rate maintained since 2015. It expanded technical capabilities through acquisitions of Frontica Advantage Group (2016), Redbock (2018), Bedrock Petroleum Consultants (2018), and Halian (2025).

Revenue is generated through margin on contractor rates (contract staffing), placement fees (permanent hire), per-employee service fees (EOR), and managed services program fees (MSP/RPO). Pricing is custom and quote-based with multi-year contracts. The firm does not disclose revenue publicly but is recognized by APSCo in the >£250M turnover category and by Staffing Industry Analysts across multiple geographies. Distribution is entirely B2B enterprise sales-led, with no self-serve consumer channel beyond a candidate job portal. Geographic expansion has prioritized the Middle East, where it has built EOR legal-entity infrastructure across seven countries, and the US, where it was named among SIA's fastest-growing staffing firms.

Name

NES Global Talent

Legal name

NES Fircroft

Website

https://nesfircroft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

NES Fircroft is a global technical and engineering recruitment firm operating from 80+ offices in 45 countries, placing contract and permanent staff across energy, chemicals, construction, life sciences, and IT for enterprise clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering & Technical Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT & Software Engineering Staffing (BPACADAA), Data, AI/ML & Analytics Staffing (BPACADAB), Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

Keywords

• Engineering recruitment services
• Technical staffing solutions
• Contract workforce management
• Employer of record services
• Energy sector staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Altrincham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Staffing: Placement of contract workers for projects. The company manages tens of thousands of contractors globally, delivering industry-leading logistics support and payroll services. Revenue generated through margin on contractor rates.
2. Permanent Hire / Direct Recruitment: Retained and contingency search for permanent positions. Over 50 years of experience in orchestrating retained search activities enabling businesses to hire strategically. Fees typically charged on successful placement.
3. Employer of Record (EOR): Legal employment services allowing companies to hire compliantly in countries where they lack legal entities. NES Fircroft acts as employer of record, managing payroll, compliance, and visa sponsorship. Revenue derived from service fees per employee.
4. Managed Solutions (MSP/RPO): NES Advantage Solutions provides Managed Service Provider programs and Recruitment Process Outsourcing. Delivers comprehensive outsourced workforce solutions including payroll, EOR, compliance, consolidation, and talent pooling services.
5. Executive Search: C-suite and senior leadership search services for board-level placements and succession planning. Leverages global talent pool to find personnel with shared responsibility and purpose.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

NES Global Talent (NES Fircroft) is a global technical and engineering recruitment firm providing contract staffing, permanent hire, employer of record (EOR), global mobility, and managed solutions (MSP/RPO) services. The company serves enterprise clients across oil & gas, renewable energy, chemicals, construction & infrastructure, life sciences, mining, power, manufacturing, IT, and data centres. It supports 24,000+ contractors across 70+ countries through 80+ offices in 45 countries, with 2,200+ dedicated employees.

Product overview

NES Fircroft is a global technical and engineering recruitment company offering a comprehensive portfolio of talent acquisition and workforce management services. The core offering includes Contract Staffing, Employer of Record (EOR), Global Mobility, Permanent Hire, and Managed Solutions (delivered through the NES Advantage Solutions division for MSP and RPO services). Supporting these core services are Assignment Support, Payroll Services, Workforce Consolidation, Executive Search, Consulting & Advisory, and Compliance Services. The company also operates regional EOR brands including Movetek, EOR Middle East, and EOR Americas. Services span multiple industry verticals including Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy, Life Sciences, Construction & Infrastructure, Mining, Chemicals, Manufacturing, IT/Tech, Power, and Data Centres. The company operates across 80+ offices in 45 countries with over 2,200 employees supporting 24,000+ contractors globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NES Advantage Solutions: Specialized division delivering comprehensive outsourced solutions in MSP and RPO across the globe for over 10 years.
• Movetek
• KindNES Foundation
• EngineeringPro

Products and services

• Contract Staffing Provides contract and temporary staffing solutions placing technical and engineering professionals with enterprise clients across oil & gas, renewable energy, chemicals, construction, life sciences, mining, power, manufacturing, IT, and data centres. Includes assignment support, payroll, and mobilisation services.
• Permanent Hire Direct/permanent recruitment services including retained and contingency search for strategic hires across technical, managerial, and supervisory positions. Fees charged on successful placement.
• Employer of Record (EOR) Enables companies to hire employees internationally without establishing local legal entities, with NES Fircroft acting as legal employer, managing payroll, tax compliance, visa sponsorship, and statutory benefits across multiple jurisdictions.
• Managed Solutions (NES Advantage Solutions) Outsourced workforce management solutions delivered through the NES Advantage Solutions division, including Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) services for enterprise clients seeking consolidated contingent workforce management, payroll, EOR, compliance, and consulting.
• Global Mobility Workforce mobility services including expatriate assignment support, immigration services, visa sponsorship (including L1 visa solutions), international relocation management, and in-country orientation support for deployed contractor workforces.
• Executive Search C-suite, board-level, and senior leadership retained search services for succession planning and strategic leadership placements, leveraging global talent networks.
• Technical Consultancy Services Specialist technical consulting services for engineering and construction projects, providing expert technical personnel for project-based engagements.
• Payroll Services Compliant international payroll services for contractor workforces, with regional payroll teams managing country-specific payroll, tax, and statutory requirements for 24,000+ contractors across 70+ countries.
• MSP (Managed Service Provider) Managed Service Provider solutions for contingent workforce management, providing vendor consolidation, programme governance, and operational oversight for enterprise clients.
• RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) Recruitment Process Outsourcing services managing high-volume direct hiring, end-to-end recruitment process ownership, and global candidate reach for enterprise clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99%+ contractual compliance rate month on month since 2015
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HaliancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025NES Fircroft acquired Halian to expand global technology and talent capabilities, strengthening offerings across cyber security, cloud, data, AI, and digital transformation as demand for specialist IT expertise grows.
• Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNES Fircroft is excited to work with GWEC and Renewables UK to communicate the benefits of the renewables sector and support clients and candidates operating within the industry. Company sponsors GWEC's Global Offshore Wind Report 2024.
• Renewables UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Renewables UK to support the wind power industry and communicate benefits of the renewables sector to clients and candidates.
• Energy Jobline / Energy JobsearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn partnership with Energy Jobline, NES Fircroft runs an 'energy transition' survey to gauge workers' sentiments on the evolving energy industry. Co-published salary snapshots and training reports.
• Global Energy Skills (GES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for the 'Aligning Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Industry' report published in 2026.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• PageGroup (Michael Page): Global professional recruitment firm with significant engineering and technical placement practices across 30+ countries. Overlaps with NES on permanent hire in technical and engineering disciplines.
• Robert Half International: Large publicly listed staffing firm with broad professional services and IT consulting practices. Larger and more diversified than NES but competes for the same enterprise contract and permanent placement business.
• ManpowerGroup: One of the world's largest staffing firms with global MSP/RPO capabilities (Experis, Talent Solutions). Competes with NES Advantage Solutions in managed services and large enterprise workforce programs.

Direct peers

• Hays plc: Global professional staffing group with deep exposure to engineering, energy, construction, and life sciences across 30+ countries. Directly comparable to NES in technical and engineering permanent and contract placement.
• SThree plc: Specialist STEM staffing firm operating across energy, engineering, and technology verticals globally. Closely comparable business model to NES with similar contract and permanent placement mix in technical disciplines.
• Brunel International: Dutch-headquartered specialist in engineering, energy, and offshore project resourcing with operations in over 40 countries. Highly comparable to NES's contract staffing and mobilization model in oil & gas and renewables.
• Airswift: Global workforce solutions provider focused on energy, process, and infrastructure sectors with strong contract staffing and EOR capabilities. Directly comparable target market, customer base, and service mix to NES.
• Orion Group: Specialist technical staffing firm with strong oil & gas, energy, and infrastructure presence globally, including significant Middle East operations. Direct competitor for engineering contract roles.
• Petroplan: Boutique energy recruitment specialist focused on oil & gas, petrochemical, and renewables contract and permanent placement. Highly comparable niche focus though at smaller scale than NES.
• Alexander Mann Solutions: UK-headquartered RPO and talent acquisition specialist serving enterprise clients globally. Comparable NES Advantage Solutions division in the RPO/MSP segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCz8QaiLt2nW50IItC5TFT-A
• Facebookfacebook.com/NESGlobalRecruitment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nes-global-talent
• Instagraminstagram.com/nesfircroft
• Xx.com/nesglobaltalent

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A3 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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