OLG Recruitment

What OLG Recruitment does

OLG Recruitment is a privately-held UK recruitment agency founded in 1990 (originally as On Line People) and headquartered in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire. The company connects employers with candidates across permanent, temporary, and contract-to-perm arrangements, operating nationwide across five sectors: Engineering, Health and Safety, IT and Technology, Logistics, and Oil and Gas. Its client base spans both blue-collar and white-collar roles, with named engagement examples including Taylors of Lincolnshire.

The company's core technology is a dedicated online job portal (jobs.olgrecruitment.com) that supports job postings, CV submissions, applicant tracking, and job alerts. This sits alongside a public marketing website (olgrecruitment.com) that publishes sector content, employer/candidate advice, and company news. Recruitment Consultants deliver personalized service via direct outreach, supported by phone-based candidate guidance covering CV writing, interview preparation, and onboarding documentation. The firm is a member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), operating under its ethics and conduct framework.

OLG's revenue model is built on two streams: contingency-based permanent placement fees (typically a percentage of placed candidate salary, payable on successful hire) and temporary/contract staffing bill rates over the duration of engagements, with temp-to-perm conversion as an upsell path. Go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct employer engagement with self-serve job portal applications and support from a team of consultants. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, parent entity, or institutional investors, with ownership appearing to be founder- or management-led.

Name

OLG Recruitment

Legal name

OLG Recruitment

Website

https://olpeople.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

OLG Recruitment is a UK-based nationwide recruitment agency founded in 1990, placing candidates in permanent, temporary, and contract roles across engineering, health and safety, IT, logistics, and oil and gas sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

RPO Technology, ATS Administration & Recruitment Operations (BPACABAN), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Permanent recruitment services
• Temporary staffing solutions
• Contract hire services
• Engineering recruitment UK
• Oil and gas staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Immingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Fees: Contingency-based placement fees charged to employers upon successful placement of a candidate in a permanent role. Fees are typically structured as a percentage of the candidate's annual salary.
2. Temporary/Contract Staffing: Revenue generated from placing temporary workers with employers, charging for the duration of the assignment. The company supports temp-to-perm arrangements where temporary placements can convert to permanent roles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OLG Recruitment is a UK-based independent recruitment agency providing permanent, temporary, and contract staffing solutions to employers across engineering, health and safety, IT, logistics, and oil and gas sectors. The company sources, screens, and places candidates using an online job portal and consultant-led matching, serving both client companies and job seekers through a fee-based service model.

Product overview

OLG Recruitment is a UK-based nationwide recruitment agency operating since 1990, offering a unified recruitment platform with distinct service lines for both employers and candidates. The core offering comprises employer-focused Recruitment Solutions (encompassing Temp to Perm, Contract Hire, and Permanent Recruitment) alongside a Job Search Platform for candidates. Additional support services include CV Writing Assistance, Interview Preparation, Candidate Screening, and Onboarding Support. The company specializes in engineering, manufacturing, construction, healthcare, and blue collar roles across multiple sectors including Health and Safety, IT and Technology, Logistics, and Oil and Gas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Recruitment End-to-end permanent placement service for UK employers across engineering, health and safety, IT, logistics, and oil and gas sectors. Recruiters source, screen, and present qualified candidates for direct hire.
• Temporary Staffing Provision of temporary workers to UK employers across engineering, health and safety, IT, logistics, and oil and gas sectors. Candidates are placed on short-term assignments managed by OLG Recruitment.
• Contract Hire Contract-based placement of skilled professionals for project-based or fixed-term assignments across the agency's core sectors.
• Online Job Portal Web-based job search platform where candidates can browse and apply for permanent, temporary, and contract roles advertised by OLG Recruitment's client employers.
• CV Writing and Interview Preparation Services Support services for job seekers including CV writing assistance and interview preparation coaching, provided as add-ons to candidates engaging with OLG Recruitment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully placed thousands of candidates across various sectors since 1990
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)coreOthersOLG Recruitment is an accredited member of the REC, adhering to the highest principles of ethics and professional conduct in the recruitment industry. This membership demonstrates commitment to industry standards and best practices.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Reed: One of the UK's largest and longest-established recruitment agencies, operating a multi-sector, multi-channel model closely aligned with OLG's nationwide, multi-vertical permanent and temporary placement approach.
• Hays: UK-listed global recruiter with strong overlap in Engineering, IT, and Construction sectors — directly comparable verticals to OLG, with a similar mix of permanent placement and contract staffing revenue.
• Michael Page: UK-originated professional recruitment firm focused on permanent placement across white-collar sectors, operating a comparable contingency fee model in overlapping industries such as engineering, technology, and operations.
• Morgan Hunt: UK-based recruitment agency offering permanent, temporary, and contract placements across multiple sectors including public sector, commercial, and industrial — comparable in size and multi-sector approach to OLG.
• Office Angels: UK recruitment brand offering temporary, contract, and permanent staffing across office, industrial, and professional sectors with a similar nationwide distribution and consultant-led GTM.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco UK: UK arm of a global staffing leader, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions across all of OLG's sectors as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Randstad UK: UK operation of one of the world's largest staffing firms, with permanent, temporary, and contract recruitment across industrial, professional, and technology verticals overlapping with OLG.
• Manpower UK: Global staffing firm with a significant UK presence offering temporary, contract, and permanent recruitment services across industrial, engineering, and logistics sectors relevant to OLG.

Others

• CV-Library: UK-focused online job board and CV database — an ecosystem participant and indirect competitor to OLG's own job portal, serving similar employers and candidates through a digital-only channel.
• Indeed UK: Leading global job search platform operating in the UK — an adjacent distribution channel that competes for candidate attention and employer job postings alongside traditional recruiters like OLG.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/On_Line_People
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEh8M0uDPNDUdLDpK9fu2aw/about
• Facebookfacebook.com/olpeople
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/on-line-people-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/olgrecruitment?igsh=ZHF2YWl6dGcydWp0

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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