Boots-on-site recruitment for UK trades and property maintenance.
Mon-Fri 8am-7pmUK-wide
Trades & property maintenance recruitment

Tradespeople who turn up. Vetted, ticketed, ready.

Trades World Solutions places permanent trades and property maintenance staff for UK contractors, housing operators and facilities providers. One named consultant, a written brief, and a vetted shortlist within a working week.

  • Tickets & cards verified
  • Shortlist in 5-7 days
  • Replacement guarantee
  • One direct consultant
★★★★★

"They do not send time-wasters. The two electricians they sent for our void team last month were both on site within the fortnight, both still with us."

A typical client saidUK property maintenance MD
UK-WIDE
Coverage across England, Scotland, Wales, NI
10
Trades covered, hand to leadership
5-7
Day average shortlist turnaround
1:1
One consultant per client, end to end
Trades we cover

The ten trades we place permanent staff into.

Trades, multi-trades and property maintenance leads for UK contractors, social housing operators, FM providers and private estates. Tickets verified, references checked, six-month outcomes.

Electricians

NICEIC / NAPIT-registered, JIB-graded electricians for domestic, commercial and reactive maintenance.

Plumbers

Time-served plumbers for domestic, commercial and void works. Compliance-aware and reliable.

Gas Engineers

Gas Safe registered engineers for boiler installs, servicing, breakdown and commercial gas work.

Carpenters

Site, joinery shop and second-fix carpenters. CSCS-carded with a verifiable track record.

Plasterers

Float & set, dry-lining, skim and rendering specialists for new build and refurb.

Painters & Decorators

CITB-trained P&Ds for domestic, commercial, voids and high-spec residential work.

Roofers

Pitched, flat and felt roofers, tilers and slaters. Heights ticket and CSCS verified.

Groundworkers

Drainage, kerbing, slabbing and concrete-pour specialists. Plant tickets where required.

Multi-Trades

True multi-skilled tradespeople for void teams, reactive maintenance and small-works contractors.

Property Maintenance Leads

Working supervisors, contracts managers and PM team leaders for housing and FM operators.

Why employers stay with us

The ticket matters as much as the CV.

We verify the cards, check the references, and stand behind the people we send to site.

One named consultant

The consultant who takes your brief is the one who shortlists, briefs candidates, negotiates the offer and follows up post-start. No handoffs.

5-7 day shortlist

Most live trades briefs receive their first qualified shortlist within a week. Specialist briefs may take a fortnight, we will tell you upfront.

Tickets & cards verified

CSCS, NICEIC, Gas Safe, JIB, asbestos awareness, working at height - all checked before a CV reaches your desk.

Replacement guarantee

Every permanent placement carries a free replacement period. If a hire does not stick within the agreed window, we re-run the search at no charge.

Boots-on-site vetted

References from previous foremen and PMs, not just HR. We know the difference between someone who reads well on paper and someone who turns up Monday.

Built for retention

The brief, the vetting, the offer support, and the day-7 / 30 / 90 follow-ups. All built around hires that stay on the firm.

How we work

From first call to first day, taken seriously.

A clear four-step process. No drawn-out kick-offs, no dropped balls.

01

The brief

A 30-minute call. We capture the role, the site mix, the must-have tickets, the rate band and the start window. Written brief returned.

02

Verified shortlist

Tickets, references, right-to-work and motivation - all checked. Three to five candidates per brief with our written notes.

03

Offer support

We coordinate the offer, manage counter-offer pressure and line up the start date so the offer holds.

04

Onboarding follow-up

Day 7, 30 and 90 check-ins with both sides. We close the loop on every trades hire we place.

How a Trades World brief actually runs

Trades hiring has its own rhythm. The shortlist matters more than the volume. The tickets, the temperament and the willingness to actually turn up Monday morning decide whether a multi-trades or a gas engineer is still on the firm at six months. Generalist agencies miss the signals.

Tickets and cards verified before submission

NICEIC, NAPIT, Gas Safe, JIB grade, CSCS card, asbestos awareness, working-at-height - all confirmed against issuing bodies before any CV is sent. We will not waste your time with cards you cannot rely on.

Foreman-level reference checks

We speak to the previous foreman or property maintenance lead, not just the HR department. We ask the questions that matter on site: did they turn up, did they finish, did they cause friction? The answers tell us whether the candidate is a six-month hire.

What we deliberately do not cover

White-collar professional services, executive search and clinical healthcare sit best with sector specialists. We will tell you within one call if we are not the right fit.

Need tradespeople who turn up?

Tell us the role, the tickets and the start window. We will be back same business day with a clear plan and a fee quote.

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