Industrial & Manufacturing

The UK is the eighth largest manufacturing nation in the world.

Having grown every year since 1948 by an average of 1.4%, we’re set to head into the top five from 2021 if current trends continue.

In such a thriving industry, here at Acorn we understand how vital placing the right skills into the right role can be. Our expansive experience with industry-leading UK manufacturers and production companies, placing thousands of industrial workers in both temporary and permanent roles every day means that we have the knowledge to fully support you with your recruitment needs.
With 24 hour and on-site support available, we're here whenever you need us.

Retail and FMCG support

The retail and grocery market is constantly changing, and in the current climate demand is greater than ever. We understand the challenges you are facing at this moment in time and are here to support businesses as the need for food on the shelves is more important than ever.

Using our extensive experience and knowledge of the retail and FMCG industries, we’re well placed to support you. As a UK-wide company and specialists in the FMCG sector, we have the capability to source large quantities of high-calibre candidates – fast.

FMCG and retail support

On-site support for you.

Acorn has over 25 years' experience of providing on-site recruitment support, saving your company time and money and allowing you to focus on growing your business. As a fully operational recruitment partner based on-site across your UK locations, we deliver headcount cost efficiencies whilst increasing retention, quality and productivity.

Our on-site recruitment teams are an extension of your business, and we'll work closely with you to provide a seamless recruitment and staff management service based on agreed KPIs in-line with your company priorities.

As an integrated on-site solutions partner, we provide:

A reliable team of specialist consultants who will know your business inside out
Ongoing consultation and regular management reports
Agreed KPIs
Compliance management to protect you, your workers and company
Extended reach and constant pool of available workers
Support network from Acorn's local branches and specialist divisions
Bespoke marketing support
Candidate attraction and retention activity
Due diligence in verifying
Advanced use of technology for efficient processes
Proactive management of no-shows / absenteeism
Tailored induction and training solutions pre and post placement
Temp to perm solutions

Gangmaster Licensing Authority

Acorn is fully registered with the Gangmaster Licensing Authority (GLA), which works to protect vulnerable and exploited workers, regulating businesses which supply workers for the fresh produce and horticulture industry.

ISO 9001:2015

Acorn has been awarded internationally-recognised quality management framework certification standard ISO 9001:2015, showcasing our commitment to implementing best practice quality systems and processes.

Stronger Together

Acorn is a partner of the Stronger Together initiative, aimed at reducing modern slavery by providing guidances, training and a network to employers, labour providers, workers and their representatives.

We have worked closely with Acorn to create a flexible recruitment solution, which has seen a cost saving of nearly £2million over the past 12 months.

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Companies we work with

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