Number 8 Resourcing

What Number 8 Resourcing does

Number 8 Resourcing Ltd is a privately-held UK recruitment and labour-supply agency founded in 2008 by Pete Hart and Zinzan Brooke, headquartered in Windsor. The company places temporary trades, labour and plant operatives into the London and UK construction and demolition sectors, with an associate membership of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors (NFDC) since 2012 and CCDO-card training delivered via a long-term partnership with the NDTG. Beyond its core construction offering, it runs a Retail Services & Installations line covering nationwide electrical, branding and shelving rollouts for retailers and brands, a permanent recruitment service for existing clients, and a Freelance Contracting product that places contractors into New Zealand public sector frameworks with in-house payroll management. The firm differentiates through compliance rigour (zero-tolerance on immigration and employment status), team pedigree drawn from the construction trades rather than generic recruiters, and a Socially Responsible Resourcing programme that recruits from prisons, the military leaver community, women, and disabled workers with pre-deployment training.

Name

Number 8 Resourcing

Legal name

Number 8 Resourcing Ltd

Website

https://number8group.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Number 8 Resourcing is a UK-based recruitment and labour-supply agency placing temporary trades, labour and plant operatives into construction, demolition, and retail projects, with NZ public-sector contractor placement and a socially responsible resourcing programme.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Trades (Electricians/Plumbers/HVAC/Carpenters) Staffing (BPACAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction & Real Estate Direct Hire (BPACAFAN), Contingent Workforce / Contractor RPO (Contractor Recruiting) (BPACABAK), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Construction labour supply
• Demolition recruitment
• Temporary trades staffing
• Permanent recruitment services
• Ethical resourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

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. Temporary Labour Supply: Places workers in temporary roles with clients in construction, demolition, and retail sectors. Revenue generated through mark-up on worker wages or fixed fees per placement.
2. Permanent Recruitment: Permanent placement services offered to clients when required, providing recruitment search and placement for temp and perm roles.
3. Freelance/Contractor Payroll Management: Internal payroll management service for contractors recruited through public sector frameworks, providing compliance and payment services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Number 8 Resourcing is a UK-based recruitment and labour supply agency that places temporary and permanent trades, labour, and plant operatives into the London and UK construction, demolition, civil, residential, and commercial construction sectors, as well as providing retail installation and branding rollout teams. The firm also offers permanent recruitment, freelance/contractor payroll management through NZ public sector frameworks, NZ construction opportunity placements, and socially responsible resourcing for under-represented groups including ex-offenders, military service leavers, women, and disabled workers.

Product overview

Number 8 Resourcing operates as a labour supply and recruitment agency focused on the UK construction and demolition sectors. The company offers a portfolio of services including Trades, Labour & Plant Operatives supply (their core offering), Retail Services and Installations, Permanent Recruitment Services, Freelance Contracting through public sector frameworks, New Zealand Construction Opportunities, and Socially Responsible Resourcing & Diversity initiatives targeting ex-offenders, military leavers, women, and disabled workers. These services are delivered through an experienced team with construction industry backgrounds, emphasizing compliance, ethical practices, and workforce training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trades, Labour & Plant Operatives Supply of competent temporary trades, labour, and plant operatives to the London and UK construction sector, covering demolition, civil construction, residential construction, and commercial construction.
• Retail Services and Installations Nationwide capability to provide trades and specialist labour for retail store technology updates, display applications, electrical surveys, branding rollouts, and shelving systems upgrades.
• Recruitment Services Permanent recruitment services offered to existing clients, leveraging detailed knowledge of client business culture to identify suitable candidates across various disciplines and sectors.
• Freelance Contracting Access to public sector frameworks for recruiting contractors, with internal payroll management providing compliant and comprehensive contractor services.
• New Zealand Construction Opportunities Recruitment service connecting UK workers with construction opportunities in New Zealand, placing competent trades and professionals into roles with NZ clients.
• Socially Responsible Resourcing & Diversity Ethical resourcing service focusing on placing workers from under-represented groups including ex-offenders, military service leavers, women into construction roles, and disabled workers into appropriate roles.

Quantifiable outcome

• NFDC associate member since 2012
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NFDC (National Federation of Demolition Contractors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate member since 2012. The NFDC membership adds responsibility to train competent CCDO carded operatives who understand the specific challenges of the demolition industry. Number 8 promotes the CCDO card as a minimum requirement for access to demolition sites.
• NDTG (Training Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term member providing additional responsibility to train competent CCDO carded operatives. Collaboration on training standards and certification for the demolition industry.
• UK Prisons and Justice Department BodiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished relationships with prisons and justice department bodies to prepare hand-selected leavers for demolition or construction work upon sentence completion. CCDO and other training available internally and externally prior to release.
• Training Providers (Construction and Demolition)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious training provider relationships to provide accreditation and training for entry-level workers including ex-offenders, women into construction, and disabled workers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carrington West: UK recruitment specialist focused on construction, infrastructure, property, and engineering permanent and contract placements. Closely comparable recruitment services and UK target market to Number 8's permanent recruitment offering.
• VGC Group: UK construction labour supply and site services specialist offering temporary trades, operatives, and project support. Directly comparable niche position and customer base to Number 8's core construction labour supply business.
• Hays: Global UK-listed recruitment firm with significant construction, property, and trades staffing exposure. Direct peer competing for the same UK construction contractor and permanent placement mandates, though at far greater scale.
• Daniel Owen: UK construction, property, and trades recruitment specialist offering permanent and temporary staffing. Closely comparable to Number 8's UK construction-focused recruitment services.
• Reed: UK's largest domestically-owned recruitment agency offering temporary and permanent staffing across construction, trades, and industrial sectors. Directly comparable business model to Number 8's labour supply and placement services.
• Morson Group: UK-headquartered technical and construction staffing group providing temporary and permanent labour to infrastructure, construction, and engineering clients. Comparable recruitment and labour supply services to Number 8, though with technical/engineering orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco UK: UK subsidiary of global staffing group offering industrial, construction, and trades recruitment. Comparable offering to Number 8's labour supply services but with broader portfolio and significantly greater scale.
• ManpowerGroup UK: UK operations of global staffing giant providing temporary and permanent labour across construction, trades, and industrial sectors. Comparable staffing services though much broader portfolio and scale.
• Bilfinger UK: UK arm of industrial services group offering construction, engineering, and skilled trades labour across major infrastructure and industrial projects. Overlap with Number 8's skilled trades workforce supply, though operating as a much larger industrial services incumbent.
• Randstad UK: UK arm of global staffing leader with broad construction, industrial, and trades staffing capabilities across temporary and permanent placement. Comparable staffing services though operating at much larger scale and broader sector mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Number8Group
• Facebookfacebook.com/Number8Group
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/number8group

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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