Business Details
34 Years
experience
Your Trusted Recruitment Partner in Cardiff
Petrie Recruitment has been a trusted name in the South Wales recruitment market since 1992, combining over 75 years of collective experience within our team. Our approach prioritises integrity and honesty, ensuring candidates and clients receive tailored solutions that align with their specific needs. Operating from a central Cardiff office, we serve diverse industries ranging from multinational corporations to emerging start-ups, with a commitment to understanding local market dynamics and candidate requirements. Our privately owned structure allows us to maintain agility and focus on long-term relationships rather than short-term sales targets. We specialise in temporary and permanent placements across sectors including engineering, IT, procurement, quality control, science, and sales.The teams extensive industry knowledge, gained through decades of hands-on experience, enables us to deliver efficient recruitment processes that prioritise candidate-client compatibility. Our database, meticulously maintained by our IT administrator, ensures high-quality CV formatting and accurate candidate records. Client confidentiality and candidate consent are paramount, with all applications requiring explicit approval before submission. We provide ongoing support throughout the application process, ensuring transparency about role locations and employer details. With a culture of continuous improvement instilled by our directors, Petrie Recruitment remains a preferred partner for recruitment solutions in South Wales.
Services
Temporary Staffing
Permanent Recruitment
Candidate Support
Client Consultancy
CV Formatting
Industry-Specific Placements
Administrative Recruitment
Engineering Recruitment
Quality Control Recruitment
Science Sector Recruitment
Details
- Year established: 1992
Highlights and features
- We combine over 75 years of recruitment experience in South Wales
- Our team maintains a culture of integrity and candidate confidentiality
- We specialise in matching industry-specific requirements with local expertise
- Our database ensures consistent, high-quality candidate presentation
- We prioritise long-term relationships over transactional sales approaches
Services
Temporary Staffing
Petrie Recruitment provides temporary staffing solutions across South Wales, connecting businesses with skilled professionals for short-term requirements. Our process ensures candidates receive full role details before application, maintaining transparency about location and employer specifics. We specialise in sectors including engineering, quality control, and science, offering flexible workforce solutions that adapt to client operational needs while maintaining candidate consent throughout the process.
Permanent Recruitment
Our permanent recruitment service matches candidates with long-term opportunities across diverse industries. We conduct thorough consultations to understand both employer requirements and candidate aspirations, ensuring compatibility beyond basic qualifications. With expertise in sectors like IT, procurement, and sales, our approach prioritises long-term success over quick placements, supported by our extensive candidate database and commitment to maintaining industry-specific knowledge.
Candidate Support
Petrie Recruitment offers comprehensive support for job seekers, including CV formatting, application guidance, and career advice. Our team provides honest assessments of market opportunities while respecting individual preferences regarding employer approaches. Candidates receive full role information before decisions, with ongoing progress updates maintained throughout the application process to ensure transparency and informed choices.
Client Consultancy
We provide tailored recruitment consultancy for businesses seeking workforce solutions in South Wales. Our approach combines industry-specific expertise with local market insights to identify candidates matching both technical requirements and company culture. From multinational corporations to start-ups, we offer strategic staffing advice that considers commuting patterns, sector challenges, and long-term organisational needs while maintaining strict candidate confidentiality protocols.
CV Formatting
Our professional CV formatting service ensures candidate profiles meet industry standards through consistent presentation. Managed by our dedicated IT administrator, this process enhances document readability while preserving accurate professional histories. This service forms part of our commitment to presenting candidates effectively to potential employers, with formatting applied uniformly across all candidate records in our database.
People
Paul Harris
Director
With engineering and purchasing expertise from multinational automotive roles, Paul co-owns Petrie Recruitment since 2004. He focuses on strategic growth while maintaining service excellence standards across all operations.
Sarah Lyons
Recruitment Consultant
Having joined in 2010 with prior recruitment experience, Sarah brings nearly 20 years of market knowledge. Her background in administrative and customer service roles enhances her understanding of diverse candidate needs.
Estelle Thomas
Recruitment Consultant
A business management graduate, Estelle progressed from candidate coordinator to consultant over nine years. Her experience spans both multinational recruitment firms and Petrie's client-focused approach.
Daniel Fewings
Database and IT Administrator
Since 1997, Daniel has built 95% of our candidate database. He ensures consistent CV formatting standards while managing digital infrastructure and social media operations from our Cardiff office.
Sarah Evans
Administrator
With over 20 years in administrative roles, Sarah transitioned from candidate coordinator to handle temporary worker administration, maintaining direct candidate communication capabilities while ensuring compliance with employment regulations.
Questions
What industries does Petrie Recruitment specialise in?
We specialise in engineering, IT, procurement, logistics, quality control, science, and sales sectors across South Wales.
How does Petrie Recruitment protect candidate privacy?
We never submit candidate details without explicit consent and maintain strict confidentiality throughout the process.
Do you offer both temporary and permanent roles?
Yes, we provide both temporary staffing solutions and permanent placement opportunities across multiple industries.
How can I apply for a position through Petrie Recruitment?
You can use our Quick CV Drop feature or contact our Cardiff office directly to discuss available opportunities.
What makes Petrie Recruitment different from other agencies?
Our focus on integrity, local market expertise, and candidate-centric approach distinguishes us from traditional sales-driven agencies.
Reviews (4)
Bluebird
Dec 19, 2019
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Joke of a recruitment company who can't even be bothered to follow up applications. Complete waste of space.
Jeremy Downes
Nov 30, 2019
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Company whereby GDPR does'nt exist, and being underhanded for the benefit of the company unfortunately is the norm.
Mark Vaccarious
Nov 10, 2019
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I worked for perkinelmer for 9 years i got verbally bullied in the last 7 months of my employment the management and HR then made a decision after me being off work with stress to sack me . Lovely place to work for so be warned due to this experience i decided never to work for a company like that again.
Qype User Cupcak
Oct 01, 2008
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A company that truly gives 5 star service. They are a small team who make a lot of effort to get things right. The recruitment agency specialise in permanent recruitment in anything from Management and Engineering to Human Resources. They really seem to care about the people that they are working with and seem to realise that without good candidates they would not have anything to sell to companies.
Another good thing is that if you are no good for a job that you have applied for, they will tell you this and let you know exactly why rather than trying to fob you off like most agencies. Very honest
Another good thing is that if you are no good for a job that you have applied for, they will tell you this and let you know exactly why rather than trying to fob you off like most agencies. Very honest
