TXM Recruit

What TXM Recruit does

TXM Recruit is a UK-based staffing and recruiting agency founded in 2005 and headquartered in Milton Keynes, with an additional office in Derby. The firm specializes in Engineering, Facilities Management, and Rail sector talent acquisition, offering four core service lines: permanent recruitment (one-time placement fees), contingent/contract hiring (transaction fees on off-payroll staffing), executive search for senior leadership roles, and outsourced payroll services. It serves enterprise clients across construction (Bellway), utilities (British Gas, ENGIE), consumer/F&B (Costa), infrastructure (Hitachi), and motorsport (Red Bull Racing), with stated cumulative scale of 40,000+ contract engineers and 3,000+ permanent engineers placed since inception.

The company operates a sales-led GTM motion built on dedicated recruitment consultants engaging hiring managers and candidates directly; underlying technology is limited to a CRM platform and talent pooling tooling, with no proprietary AI or matching engine disclosed. Service delivery is enhanced by add-on offerings including salary benchmarking (Talent Intelligence), attraction campaigns, and talent pooling for keep-warm candidate engagement. Pricing is quote-based, not publicly disclosed, and varies by role complexity and seniority.

TXM Recruit is the founding subsidiary of the privately held TXM Group, a diversified conglomerate of 15-17 companies with stated annual turnover of £200-300M+, spanning healthcare staffing (TXM Healthcare), global energy recruitment (Petroplan), RPO/contingent workforce (Talent Works, acquired 2024), and consulting (TXM Consult, formed 2020). The group operates across the UK, Europe, North America, Canada, Australia, and the Middle East, with approximately 22 locations and 400-500 employees group-wide. Leadership includes Gavin Hanrahan (Director, TXM Recruit) and Andrew Midgley (Group Board Director); no external investors or public-market activity are disclosed.

Name

TXM Recruit

Legal name

TXM Recruit Ltd

Website

https://txmrecruit.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TXM Recruit is a UK-based specialist recruitment agency founded in 2005 that provides permanent, contract, executive search, and payroll staffing services to enterprise clients in the Engineering, Facilities Management, and Rail sectors. It is the founding subsidiary of the privately held TXM Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialist Engineering & Technical Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain, Logistics & Procurement (Technical/Operations) Staffing (BPACADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics Direct Hire (BPACAFAE), General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Engineering recruitment services
• Technical staffing solutions
• Permanent placement hiring
• Contract workforce hiring
• Rail and facilities recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Milton Keynes

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Recruitment: Sourcing and recruiting top-tier candidates for client organisations on a permanent placement basis.
2. Contingent/Contract Hiring: Delivering contract and off-payroll hiring solutions for temporary workforce needs.
3. Executive Search: Confidential mapping and outreach services for senior leadership roles.
4. Payroll Services: Global payroll platform providing accurate and timely workforce payment services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TXM Recruit is a specialist talent acquisition agency that sources and recruits engineering, facilities management, and rail professionals for client organisations, covering both permanent and contract hiring from graduate through board-level. The firm offers end-to-end recruitment services including permanent placement, contingent and off-payroll contract hiring, executive search with confidential mapping, and managed payroll services, enhanced by talent pooling, attraction campaigns, and salary benchmarking. It operates as the flagship recruitment brand of the privately held TXM Group of Companies.

Product overview

TXM Recruit operates as a specialized recruitment brand within the TXM Group, offering a comprehensive portfolio of talent acquisition services. The core offering centers on TXM Recruit itself as the primary recruitment brand serving Engineering, Facilities Management, and Rail sectors through four main service modules: Permanent Recruitment, Contingent Recruitment, Executive Search, and Payroll Services. These can be enhanced with add-on services including Talent Intelligence, Attraction Campaigns, CRM Platform, and Talent Pooling. TXM Recruit is one of multiple specialist brands within TXM Group, alongside TXM Healthcare (NHS and private healthcare staffing), Petroplan (global energy recruitment), and Talent Works (contingent workforce and RPO solutions). The Group also includes TXM Consult for consulting and transformation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TXM Consult: Consulting division providing strategic transformation and change services across Mobility, Aerospace and Defence, and Energy and Resources sectors.
• TXM Healthcare
• Petroplan
• Talent Works
• TXM Canada
• 2XM Consult
• Step5

Products and services

• TXM Recruit Permanent Recruitment Full-service permanent hiring solution involving deep engagement with client requirements, values, culture, and sector knowledge to source, shortlist, and place skilled engineering, rail, and facilities management candidates from graduate through to board level.
• TXM Recruit Contingent Recruitment Contract and off-payroll hiring solution delivering multi-sector expertise to respond quickly and build talent pipelines for skills gaps, critical projects, and short-term workforce expansion across Engineering, Rail, and Facilities Management.
• TXM Recruit Executive Search Confidential senior-level recruitment service delivering talent mapping and outreach for business-critical leadership roles, engaging and approaching top-tier talent on behalf of client organisations in the Engineering, Rail, and Facilities Management sectors.
• TXM Recruit Payroll Services Global payroll platform ensuring the workforce is paid accurately and on time, removing administrative pressure and keeping operational processes running smoothly in compliance with contracts for Engineering, Rail, and Facilities Management clients.
• TXM Recruit Talent Intelligence Supplementary service providing salary benchmarking, market insight, and reporting to support strategic hiring decisions for clients across the Engineering, Rail, and Facilities Management sectors.
• TXM Recruit Attraction Campaigns Campaign service designed to raise awareness of client roles with target candidate audiences in engineering, rail, and facilities management.
• TXM Recruit Talent Pooling Service that builds and maintains talent pools and runs keep-warm communications with candidates for future role opportunities within client engineering, rail, and facilities management organisations.
• TXM Healthcare Specialist healthcare staffing brand within the TXM Group, operating as a collaborative partner to the NHS and private sector for healthcare staffing solutions.
• Petroplan Global energy industry recruitment and talent management specialist within TXM Group, recognised as a leader in the global energy sector.
• Talent Works Strategic talent solutions organisation within TXM Group that shapes and delivers comprehensive, scalable contingent workforce and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) programs for complex organisations worldwide.
• TXM Consult Global consulting division providing advisory, transformation, and delivery services across Mobility, Aerospace and Defence, and Energy and Resources sectors, from bespoke projects to large-scale infrastructure programmes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40,000+ Contract Engineers Placed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TXM HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the TXM Group ecosystem, providing specialist healthcare staffing solutions as a collaborative partner to the NHS and Private sector.
• PetroplancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTXM Group brand and world leader in recruitment and management of first-class talent in the global energy industry.
• Talent WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic talent solutions organisation that shapes and delivers comprehensive, scalable contingent workforce and RPO programs for complex organisations. Joined TXM Group in 2024.
• TXM ConsultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of TXM Group consulting division combining global expertise with local insight for bespoke projects to largescale infrastructure programmes in Mobility, Aerospace and Defence, or Energy and Resources.
• TXM CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the TXM Consult consulting services teams, delivering consulting solutions in North America.
• 2XM ConsultcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the TXM Consult consulting services teams, contributing to global consultancy vision for service excellence.
• Step5coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the TXM Consult consulting services teams focused on transformation and delivery services.
• Recruitment and Employment ConfederationminorOthersProfessional body membership ensuring adherence to industry codes of conduct and professional standards.
• Association of Professional Staffing CompaniesminorOthersPROSTA membership for professional staffing companies, engaging with other organisations and professional bodies to learn and share best practice.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hays plc: UK-headquartered global recruitment firm with a strong Engineering, Rail, Facilities Management, and technical staffing practice that directly overlaps TXM Recruit's core verticals and target enterprise client base.
• SThree plc: STEM-focused specialist recruiter (SThree, Computer Futures, Real Staffing) with deep engineering contractor placement capabilities, directly comparable to TXM Recruit's contract engineer franchise.
• Morson Group: UK-based engineering and technical recruitment specialist serving Rail, Aerospace, Nuclear, and Infrastructure — a near-direct competitor to TXM Recruit in contract and permanent engineering placement.
• Matchtech (Gattaca plc): UK specialist recruiter focused on engineering and technology, with strong Rail and Infrastructure exposure that directly mirrors TXM Recruit's vertical mix.
• Venn Group: Specialist UK recruitment firm with dedicated Engineering and Infrastructure divisions providing permanent, contract, and executive search services comparable to TXM Recruit's offering.

Broad incumbents

• PageGroup (Michael Page): Global professional staffing firm whose engineering and technical divisions compete with TXM Recruit for mid-to-senior permanent placements, though PageGroup operates across all white-collar disciplines.
• Robert Half: Global professional staffing and consulting firm that overlaps TXM Recruit on permanent engineering and technical placements within its broader finance, technology, and administrative portfolio.
• Adecco Group: World's largest staffing company with significant UK engineering and technical staffing exposure, competing with TXM Recruit on volume contract and permanent mandates.
• Randstad: Global HR services leader whose UK Engineering, Aerospace, and Infrastructure divisions compete directly with TXM Recruit, particularly on large enterprise RPO and volume hiring.

Emerging players

• Petroplan: Energy-sector specialist recruiter now operating as a TXM Group sub-brand; relevant as an internal sibling rather than external peer, but its global energy focus makes it a useful comparison for cross-vertical expansion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/txm-recruit

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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