Consortio Recruitment Group

What Consortio Recruitment Group does

Consortio Recruitment Group is a privately-held specialist recruitment firm headquartered in Southampton, United Kingdom, with an additional regional office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2014 by Shaun Dunman (Managing Director) and Chris Watson (Director), the company operates as Consortio RG Ltd and employs 35+ sector-specialist recruiters serving clients and candidates across 30+ countries.

The firm delivers recruitment services across nine primary verticals: Shipping & Maritime, Oil & Gas, Ports/Terminals/Tank Storage, Trading, Cruise/Superyacht/Crewing, Construction, Renewables, Defence, and Sales/Marketing/Professional Services. Core offerings include permanent placement, contract and temporary staffing, and executive search via proactive headhunting of passive candidates — a methodology the company contrasts with the reactive job-board approach used by most competitors. The firm holds Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) accreditation for seafarer recruitment and operates a web-based candidate platform supporting CV registration, job search, and configurable job alerts across all sectors and geographies.

Revenue is generated through placement fees on permanent hires and margin on contract/temporary billings, with pricing structured as a percentage of candidate salary for permanent roles and hourly/daily rates for contract engagements (no publicly disclosed pricing). The go-to-market is sales-led B2B, combining direct consultant engagement with enterprise clients and a self-service candidate portal. Customers are enterprise shipping, maritime, oil & gas, commodity trading, and energy employers globally. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed funding rounds and no parent company.

Name

Consortio Recruitment Group

Legal name

Consortio RG Ltd

Website

https://consortiorg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Consortio Recruitment Group is a privately-held UK-based specialist recruitment firm with offices in Southampton and Dubai, employing 35+ recruiters to deliver permanent, contract and executive search services across maritime, shipping, oil & gas, trading and adjacent energy verticals worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAFAA

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Permanent Placement & Direct Hire

SECONDARYBPACAFAC

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Permanent Placement & Direct Hire

SECONDARYBPACAFAO

Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Permanent Placement & Direct Hire

Keywords

• Maritime recruitment
• Shipping recruitment
• Oil and gas hiring
• Executive search
• Contract staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Southampton

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement: Permanent recruitment solutions placing candidates in permanent positions with clients across all sectors served
2. Contract/Temporary Staffing: Contract and temporary recruitment solutions for short-term workforce needs
3. Executive Search: Senior and executive level recruitment services using headhunting methodology

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Consortio Recruitment Group provides specialist recruitment services across maritime, shipping, oil & gas, trading, ports/terminals/tank storage, cruise/superyacht/crewing, renewables, defence, construction, and sales/marketing/professional services sectors. Services include permanent placement, contract and temporary staffing, and executive search, supported by a web-based candidate portal with CV registration, job search, and job alerts. Headquartered in Southampton (UK) with an office in Dubai, the firm uses a proactive headhunting methodology targeting passive talent at clients' competitors.

Product overview

Consortio Recruitment Group operates as a specialist recruitment business offering a web-based platform for job seekers and employers. The core platform enables CV registration, job searching, and job alert subscriptions. The company provides sector-specific recruitment services including Shipping & Maritime, Oil & Gas, Ports/Terminals/Tank Storage, Trading, Cruise/Superyacht/Crewing (MLC-accredited), Defence, Renewables, Construction, and Sales/Marketing/Professional Services. Services include permanent, contract, temporary and executive search recruitment solutions. The platform supports global job searches across multiple locations including the UK, Europe, USA, Asia, Middle East, and Brazil.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Placement Recruitment Recruitment service placing candidates into permanent positions with clients across the firm's served sectors, charged as a percentage of the placed candidate's salary.
• Contract and Temporary Staffing Contract and temporary recruitment solutions for short-term workforce needs across served sectors, typically billed on hourly or daily rates.
• Executive Search Senior and executive-level recruitment service using a headhunting methodology to access passive candidates at client competitors.
• Shipping & Maritime Recruitment Specialist recruitment service for ship owners, operators, management companies, ship yards, P&I clubs, equipment manufacturers, and consultancies in the maritime sector, across permanent, contract, and executive search.
• Oil & Gas Recruitment Recruitment service for the oil & gas sector, providing niche talent for upstream, midstream, and downstream operations globally, across technical and commercial roles.
• Ports, Terminals & Tank Storage Recruitment Specialist recruitment service for ports, terminals, and tank storage businesses supplying oil, chemicals, and gas (LNG and LPG) worldwide.
• Trading Recruitment Recruitment service partnering with commodity trading companies globally to supply talent for trading floors, including commodity and marine fuel trading roles.
• Cruise, Superyacht and Crewing Recruitment MLC-accredited recruitment service for cruise lines, superyachts, and shipping companies, providing staff for onboard positions with discretion and transparency under Maritime Labour Convention standards.
• Defence Recruitment Specialist recruitment service for defence companies providing talent for both technical and commercial roles.
• Renewables Recruitment Recruitment service partnering with landowners, developers, OEMs, and operators across the renewables market to supply specialist talent.
• Construction Recruitment Recruitment service for contractors, councils, consultancies, and construction sites.
• Sales, Marketing and Professional Services Recruitment Recruitment service providing maritime and adjacent businesses with sales, marketing, and professional services professionals to support commercial growth and business development.

Named customers7 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• Hays: Global recruitment major with dedicated energy and resources practices including oil & gas and maritime. Larger incumbent competing for enterprise-level technical mandates.
• Robert Walters: Large publicly listed recruitment group with established shipping and energy practices. Competes for the same senior maritime/trading professionals but across a much wider portfolio.
• Michael Page: Large generalist recruiter with active shipping and trading desks in London. Overlaps with Consortio on mid-to-senior maritime commercial and trading placements.

Direct peers

• Faststream Recruitment: UK-headquartered maritime and shipping specialist recruiter serving ship owners, operators, and offshore clients globally. Directly competes with Consortio in permanent and contract maritime placements.
• Ably Resources: UK-based shipping, offshore and energy recruiter with offices in multiple locations. Competes head-to-head with Consortio for maritime technical and commercial roles.
• Norman Broadbent: UK executive search and recruitment firm with a notable shipping, ports and logistics practice. Directly competes for senior maritime and executive search mandates.
• Orion Group: Global technical recruitment firm with strong energy, marine and engineering verticals. Competes with Consortio for engineering and technical maritime/oil & gas talent.
• WRS - Worldwide Recruitment Solutions: Maritime and energy recruitment firm providing permanent, contract and executive search across shipping, offshore and oil & gas. Closely comparable specialist focus.
• Select Offshore: Maritime and offshore specialist recruiter focused on technical and operational personnel for vessels, rigs, and energy projects. Comparable niche specialism and customer base.
• Spinnaker Global: Maritime, shipping, and offshore recruitment specialist with a strong London presence and global reach. Directly competes in the same niche maritime verticals as Consortio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ConsortioRG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consortio-recruitment-group

Compliance2 records

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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