Bluestones Supply Chain

What Bluestones Supply Chain does

Bluestones Supply Chain is a UK-based recruitment and staffing agency specialising in the supply chain, logistics, transport, and industrial sectors, operating as a subsidiary of Bluestones Investment Group. The firm supplies temporary, contract, and permanent workers across three service lines: Driving (HGV Class 1, Class 2, van drivers), Industrial (warehouse, factory, FLT, picking/packing, production line), and Office (logistics administration, clerical, and management roles). It operates three regional offices in Bellshill/Glasgow, Seaham (North East England), and Worsley/Manchester (North West England), with active job postings spanning Scotland, North East, North West, Yorkshire, the Midlands, East of England, South West, South East, and Wales.

The business model is transactional staffing: client businesses are charged placement or hourly fees, and workers are paid weekly in arrears via PAYE, umbrella (Quest Pay), or limited company arrangements. Pricing is role- and shift-specific, with HGV Class 1 driver rates ranging roughly £16.50-£25.00 per hour depending on contract, shift pattern, and weekend/bank holiday uplift, and a minimum of National Minimum Wage across all roles. Distribution is direct sales-led through the three branch offices plus a self-serve website job portal, supported by third-party job boards (CV Library, Reed, Indeed, Total Jobs, TruckingJobs.co.uk) and structured social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. A £1,000 referral scheme incentivises candidate sourcing for Class 1 and 2 HGV drivers.

The technology stack is conventional and not proprietary: a CRM (DataStar), website-based candidate registration and job portal, document upload workflows, and Tier 3 cloud-connected database infrastructure. Compliance is a documented operational pillar, with policies covering GDPR, the Modern Slavery Act 2015, Equality Act 2010, Working Time Regulations, Agency Workers Regulations 2010, and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. Named enterprise clients featured on the website include Yodel, Greencore, Wincanton, and A.W. Jenkinson Transport. A joint venture with Skill Force Recruitment was announced in February 2026 to deepen North West capability. The broader Bluestones Investment Group employs 325+ people across 27 UK locations.

Name

Bluestones Supply Chain

Legal name

Bluestones Supply Chain Limited

Website

https://bluestones-sc.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bluestones Supply Chain is a UK recruitment and staffing agency specialising in supply chain, logistics, and industrial sectors, supplying temporary and permanent HGV drivers, warehouse workers, and office staff to enterprise and SME clients via three regional offices and an online job portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellshill

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Staffing and recruitment agency fees: Bluestones Supply Chain generates revenue by supplying temporary, contract, and permanent workers to client businesses. Fees are charged to clients (hirers) for placements. For agency workers engaged under a contract for services, the company pays workers weekly in arrears and handles payroll through PAYE, umbrella companies (Quest Pay), or limited company arrangements. For contractor-to-permanent conversions within 12 months, a transfer fee is charged to the client per the Conduct Regulations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bluestones Supply Chain is a UK-based recruitment and staffing agency that supplies temporary, contract, and permanent workers to the supply chain, logistics, transport, and industrial sectors. Its core offerings span three recruitment verticals — Driving (HGV Class 1, Class 2, van drivers), Industrial (FLT drivers, warehouse picking/packing, production line/assembly), and Office (clerical to senior management logistics staff) — delivered through three regional branch offices in Glasgow, North East, and North West England, plus an online job portal and candidate registration system.

Product overview

Bluestones Supply Chain operates as a staffing and recruitment agency specializing in supply chain and logistics workforce solutions. The company offers a unified recruitment platform with three core services: Driving Recruitment (HGV Class 1/2, van driving), Industrial Recruitment (warehouses, factories, FLT), and Office Recruitment (logistics administration). The Candidate Hub serves as the primary online interface where candidates register, search jobs by sector or location, manage holiday requests, and access referral programs. Client Services provides recruitment solutions to businesses. The company maintains three regional offices in Glasgow, North East, and North West to serve the UK market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Driving Recruitment Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Candidates can be placed out working the very next day after completing online registration
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Skill Force RecruitmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2026Bluestones Supply Chain announced a joint venture with Skill Force Recruitment, founded by Dan Wilde. The partnership brings together two highly experienced recruitment professionals and marks a significant step in strengthening the company's presence and service capability across the North West of England. This joint venture was announced on 25th February 2026.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Manpower UK: Major UK staffing firm with a substantial industrial and logistics workforce solutions offering. Comparable for overlap in temporary and contract placement of warehouse and driving personnel, though much larger and more diversified.
• Reed: Largest UK-domestic recruitment brand, with dedicated driving, industrial, and office desks and a major job-board platform. Comparable as a full-service rival operating across the same candidate and client categories though at substantially broader scale.
• Hays UK: Listed UK recruitment group with dedicated supply chain, logistics, and office support specialisms. Comparable in office-based logistics recruitment; less direct overlap in blue-collar driving/industrial placement.
• Gi Group UK: Global staffing provider with a UK industrial, logistics, and driving vertical. Comparable for its temporary staffing model serving e-commerce, manufacturing, and transport clients across multiple UK regions.
• Adecco UK: Global staffing firm's UK arm with significant industrial, driving, and logistics placement. Comparable as a broader, incumbent competitor with more extensive geographic reach and corporate contracts.

Direct peers

• KPI Recruiting: UK recruitment agency with dedicated driving, industrial, and commercial divisions across the Midlands and North of England. Comparable for its regional UK branch model and specialisation in supply chain and logistics talent.
• Pertemps: One of the UK's largest independent recruitment agencies, with a substantial driving, industrial, and logistics desk. Comparable given its multi-sector reach covering HGV drivers, warehouse, and office logistics roles across regional offices.
• Staffline Group: UK-listed recruitment and workforce solutions provider with a strong driving and industrial vertical, including on-site managed service contracts. Comparable for its dominance in the same driver/warehouse placement segment and its multi-branch UK footprint.
• Driver Require: UK specialist HGV and LGV driver recruitment agency placing Class 1 and Class 2 drivers across transport, logistics, and distribution. Most directly comparable given the depth of overlap in driver-recruitment focus, shift-based fulfilment, and UK industrial client base.

Others

• TruckingJobs.co.uk: UK specialist job board focused exclusively on HGV and LGV driver vacancies. Comparable as a channel competitor rather than direct agency rival — it appears on Bluestones' own media-buying list as a third-party distribution channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bluestonessc
• Facebookfacebook.com/BluestonesSupplyChain
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bluestones-supply-chain

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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