Mainstay Recruitment

Mainstay Recruitment: multi-industry hiring from Walsall

Mainstay Recruitment is a specialist recruitment company whose head office sits in Walsall, in the West Midlands. The firm was founded in 2015, drawing on prior experience in the recruitment sector, and states that its original purpose was to raise standards within the industry. Its first area of activity was transport and logistics; as the business expanded it diversified into further sectors and now describes itself as a multi-industry recruiter.

It works with both sides of the hiring process: employers submitting vacancies and candidates submitting CVs or browsing open roles. The company presents its model as one built on industry-specific consultants who do the groundwork before proposing candidates, with the stated aim of making the hiring process seamless for clients.

Sectors covered

The site lists six industry areas in which the company says it holds deep expertise:

• Facilities Management
• Logistics, Distribution and Supply Chain
• Engineering
• Production and Manufacturing
• Office and Admin
• Public Sector

Alongside these, the vacancy search is organised around categories such as Central Services, Driving Staff, Engineering, FM Management Positions, Professional Staffing and Management, and Senior Appointments. The site also offers quick searches for roles including mechanical engineer, change manager, software developer, project manager and DevOps.

Permanent, contract and temporary placements

Mainstay describes its activity as permanent, contract and temporary recruitment across the UK. The company positions itself as connecting ambitious businesses with what it calls top-quality candidates, and frames its work around long-lasting recruitment solutions rather than one-off placements.

Client relationships cited on the site

The company publishes several case studies and client statements. It reports acting as a preferred supplier for Microland, providing market knowledge to support decisions on financial packages and skills shortages at regional, national and international level. It also describes being one of the key recruitment partners for Serco, placing candidates monthly across the business following a campaign linked to Serco's carbon-neutral goal, and having played a role as a key supplier during Abcam's Global ERP Transformation programme. A statement attributed to Nicola Jones, HR Manager for Atkore Group, refers to permanent and temporary candidates secured over several years.

The site displays headline figures of what it calls fantastic staff, businesses pleased, placements made and value added to clients, without further breakdown in the published text.

How the team presents itself

Mainstay says it recruits staff who match its values and describes a collaborative, friendly culture among its consultants. It emphasises working relationships conducted on first-name terms with both candidates and clients, and states that it employs industry specialists who combine their knowledge to deliver what it terms great value with high-quality talent. The company also refers to growth plans beyond its current Walsall base.

Beyond placements: insights and policies

The site includes an insights section with articles on management and job-search topics, such as the qualities of a good boss, explaining a career gap, handling job rejection and the four-day week. It also publishes a set of corporate policies covering health and safety, disciplinary procedure, corporate social responsibility, complaints, social value, privacy, and modern slavery statements and policy.