The People Group

What The People Group does

The People Group is a UK-based specialist recruitment agency founded in 2004 that places construction, engineering, and property professionals on both permanent and contract bases. It operates as a vertical-specialist recruiter across more than ten niches, including Built Environment, MEP/Building Services, Infrastructure, Rail, Aviation, Data Centres, Power & Utilities, and Highways, with dedicated sector heads for Construction, Transport & Infrastructure, and Energy & Renewables. The underlying technology stack is conventional rather than differentiated: an in-house website job board (with LinkedIn 'Apply with LinkedIn' OAuth integration) and an RSM Intime-powered timesheet portal for contract workers, but no proprietary AI/ML, no public API, and no SDK.

Revenue is generated through two streams disclosed in the company's Modern Slavery Act statement: permanent placement fees (transaction-fee model, charging clients for successful candidate introductions) and contract/temporary staffing (managed-services model, supplying contractors and acting as employer/intermediary for payroll and timesheet management). The go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct client engagement and consultant-led candidate sourcing, with content marketing (blog, LinkedIn, expat guidance for Saudi Arabia) supporting top-of-funnel candidate attraction and employer brand visibility. The firm reported global annual turnover of £50M for FY ending 31 December 2023 and is privately held under The People Group Limited. International reach outside the UK is delivered through People Group (Arabia) LLC, a recently established joint venture with CJB Search headquartered and registered in Riyadh and led by a dedicated Country Director.

Name

The People Group

Legal name

The People Group Limited

Website

https://peoplegroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The People Group is a UK-based specialist recruitment agency founded in 2004 that places construction, engineering, and property professionals across verticals including MEP, infrastructure, data centres, and rail, serving employers and candidates in the UK and Saudi Arabia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction & Engineering Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (561320), 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

Construction & General Labor Staffing (BPACAEAA), Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

Keywords

• Construction recruitment services
• Engineering staffing solutions
• Permanent placement services
• Contract staffing agency
• Building services recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Fees: Fees charged to clients for introducing and placing permanent candidates in roles across construction, property, and engineering sectors.
2. Contract/Temporary Staffing: Supply of temporary or contract personnel to clients, with the company acting as the employer or intermediary for payroll and timesheet management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The People Group is a specialist recruitment agency that supplies permanent and contract/temporary staff to employers in the construction, engineering, and property sectors across the UK and internationally. Its services span more than ten niche verticals including Built Environment, Building Services (MEP), Infrastructure, Rail, Aviation, Highways, Power & Utilities, Data Centres, and Corporate Services, with sector-specialist consultants matching candidates to employer roles and managing contractor payroll and timesheets.

Product overview

The People Group operates as a single unified recruitment platform rather than a modular product suite. The core offering is recruitment services for the construction, engineering, and property sectors, encompassing a Job Board Portal for candidates to browse and apply to positions, a Timesheet Portal for contractors to submit timesheets, and specialized discipline-specific recruitment modules covering Built Environment, Consultancy, Building Services (MEP), Infrastructure, Rail, Aviation, Highways, Power & Utilities, Data Centres, and Corporate Services. International expansion is delivered through People Group (Arabia) LLC for Saudi Arabian market operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment Services (Permanent & Contract) Full-service specialist recruitment agency for the construction, engineering, and property sectors, providing both permanent placements and contract/temporary staffing solutions across multiple disciplines including Built Environment, Consultancy, Building Services (MEP), Infrastructure, Rail, Aviation, Highways, Power & Utilities, Data Centres, and Corporate Services.
• Job Board Portal Online portal for candidates to browse and apply to live job positions across all ten recruitment disciplines, with LinkedIn OAuth integration enabling "Apply with LinkedIn" functionality.
• Timesheet Portal (RSM Intime) Online contractor timesheet management system powered by RSM Intime, enabling placed contractors and temporary staff to submit hours worked and supporting payroll administration for the agency's contract staffing engagements.

Named customers10 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CJB SearchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025People Group (Arabia) LLC is a joint venture between People Group and CJB Search, combining People Group's international expertise in construction, engineering, and property recruitment with CJB Search's proven Saudi Arabian track record. The new entity is headquartered and registered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, led by James Maltman as Country Director.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Reed Specialist Recruitment: Large UK-based generalist recruiter with dedicated construction, engineering, and property desks offering permanent and contract staffing at greater scale; competes directly with The People Group on enterprise clients but across a much wider portfolio.
• Randstad UK: Global listed staffing firm with substantial UK construction, engineering, and property practices; an incumbent peer offering RPO/MSP-style bundled workforce solutions against which specialist recruiters like The People Group compete.

Direct peers

• Cobalt Recruitment: UK-based specialist recruiter in property, construction, and real estate with sector-aligned desks (MEP, development, consultancy) directly mirroring The People Group's vertical coverage.
• Fawkes & Reece: UK construction and property recruitment specialist with permanent and contract desks across the same sub-sectors (MEP, infrastructure, residential/commercial development) as The People Group.
• Michael Page (PageGroup): Listed UK-headquartered permanent recruitment firm running a dedicated Construction & Property practice offering both permanent and interim/contract hires in the same end-markets as The People Group.
• Linear Recruitment: UK construction and property specialist recruiter offering contract and permanent placements across building services and infrastructure, closely comparable to The People Group's services and sectors.
• SThree: STEM specialist recruiter (Huxley, Real Staffing, SThree brands) with deep engineering and energy/infrastructure coverage; competes for technical contract and permanent placements similar to People Group's MEP, power & utilities and data centre practice.
• Brandon James: UK construction, property, and infrastructure specialist recruiter providing permanent and contract hires across many of the same disciplines (MEP, rail, development) that People Group serves.
• NES Fircroft: Specialist engineering and technical recruiter focused on energy, infrastructure, and built-environment verticals including data centres; closely comparable as a niche technical contract and permanent placement firm operating internationally.
• Hays: Global listed recruiter with a dedicated UK Construction & Property practice covering permanent and contract placements across the same verticals The People Group serves (MEP, infrastructure, rail, built environment).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/the_peoplegroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/peoplegroupuk

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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