TRUSTED SUPPLY LTD

What TRUSTED SUPPLY LTD does

Trusted Supply Ltd is a London-based, privately-held recruitment consultancy founded in 2024, specialising in talent placement for the UK built environment. The firm serves Design & Build fit-out contractors, traditional fit-out and refurbishment contractors, and principal contractors operating across commercial, hotel, high-end residential, leisure, data centre, education, and laboratory sectors. Its offering spans temporary labour, freelance/contract recruitment, and permanent placements covering both white-collar professionals (project managers, quantity surveyors, commercial staff, designers, technical services) and blue-collar trades and labour, with verification of certifications such as CSCS, SSSTS, and SMSTS.

The company operates as a traditional, consultant-led recruitment business with no proprietary technology platform; candidate sourcing and screening are delivered through a vetted network supplemented by headhunting, reference checks, and structured shortlisting. Its process is organised around four stages — outcome alignment, shortlist build, hire securement, and post-placement account management — supported by content marketing through a Resource Hub, a dedicated job board, LinkedIn presence, and email newsletters. Named reference clients include Oktra, QBRE, and Curo Workspace.

Revenue is generated exclusively through transaction fees charged to hiring clients on successful permanent placements, freelance contract mark-ups, and temporary labour supply; the service is free to candidates. With a 1-10 person team led by co-founders Elliott Payne and Charlie Sykes, the firm claims 500+ placements in its first 12 months, 98% of contract roles filled within 24 hours, and 90-95% of business sourced from repeat clients or referrals. No external funding has been disclosed and the company operates from a single London office at Mermaid House, 2 Puddle Dock (EC4V 3DS).

Name

TRUSTED SUPPLY LTD

Legal name

TRUSTED SUPPLY LTD

Website

https://trustedsupply.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trusted Supply Ltd is a London-based, founder-led recruitment consultancy founded in 2024 that places temporary, freelance, and permanent candidates across white- and blue-collar built environment roles for Design & Build fit-out, traditional fit-out, and principal contracting clients in the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Built environment recruitment
• Construction staffing services
• Permanent placement services
• Temporary labour staffing
• Fit-out contractor staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Placement Fees: Trusted Supply generates revenue by charging clients for successful placement of candidates. They provide services across temporary labour, freelance contract recruitment, and permanent appointments. The service is free for candidates, with fees charged to hiring companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Trusted Supply provides specialist recruitment services for the built environment, delivering temporary labour, freelance contractors, and permanent hires across white-collar and blue-collar roles. The firm is organised around three verticals: Design & Build Fit-Out, Traditional Fit-Out, and Principal Contracting. Services are free to candidates, with placement fees charged to hiring companies on successful hires.

Product overview

Trusted Supply is a specialist recruitment services company serving the built environment. The company operates as a unified recruitment platform offering temporary labour, freelance contract recruitment, and permanent hiring services across three core verticals: Design & Build Fit-Out, Traditional Fit-Out, and Principal Contracting. Their offering spans both white-collar professionals (project managers, designers, quantity surveyors, contracts managers) and blue-collar contractors and tradespeople. The Resource Hub provides supplementary expert insights and market guidance content. The company does not offer a software product but rather delivers human capital services through a network of vetted candidates, rigorous screening processes, and sector-specific expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design & Build Fit-Out Recruitment

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ placements in the past 12 months
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page (Construction & Property division): Global recruitment major with a dedicated UK construction and property practice covering fit-out, main contracting, and property roles. Larger and broader portfolio but offers overlapping services to the same enterprise client base as Trusted Supply.
• Hays Construction & Property: Major UK and global recruiter with a specialist construction and property division. Provides both temporary and permanent built environment placements and competes for the same enterprise mandates, though as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Reed Construction & Property: Large UK-wide recruiter with a dedicated construction, property, and built environment practice. Overlaps with Trusted Supply on permanent and contract placements but operates at far greater scale across additional sectors.
• Randstad Construction & Property: Global staffing group with a UK construction and property division covering both temporary trades and permanent professional placements. Direct overlap on temporary/contract services though significantly broader scope.

Direct peers

• Cityscape Recruitment: Built environment specialist recruiter focused on construction and property roles in the UK. Comparable in vertical specialisation and consultant-led service model to Trusted Supply.
• Skilled Careers: UK construction and built environment recruitment firm covering both permanent and contract placements. Directly comparable target market and recruiter-only, network-based GTM approach.
• Blayze Group: UK recruitment consultancy with a dedicated built environment practice covering construction, property, and fit-out sectors. Competes for the same client brief and candidate pool as Trusted Supply.
• Fawkes & Reece: UK-headquartered specialist recruitment firm serving the construction and built environment across permanent and contract placements. Direct overlap with Trusted Supply's three core verticals (fit-out, D&B, principal contracting) and similar white/blue collar coverage model.
• O'Neill & Brennan: Construction, civils, and built environment staffing specialist operating across the UK with both temporary and permanent offerings. Comparable in blue-collar and white-collar construction recruitment.

Emerging players

• Sphere (Recruitment): UK-based emerging recruitment firm with vertical specialisation including built environment-adjacent property and construction mandates. Comparable boutique scale and specialisation ethos even if not perfectly overlapping on every subvertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trusted-supply

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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