Background on Matchtech

Matchtech specialises in the provision of contract and permanent staff in the Engineering, Built Environment and Support Services sectors across the UK.

It was established in 1984 and has grown organically to become the UK's 4th largest technical and engineering recruitment specialist and one of the UK's 20 largest recruitment companies (Source: Recruitment International Top 100 Report - August 2006).

The candidates placed by Matchtech are supplied to clients through a variety of client relationships, from contingency-based placements through to master vendor contracts. The Engineering and Built Environment recruitment markets are being driven and are underpinned by the demand for qualified project and contract staff needed for the design, construction, management and maintenance of long-term capital assets and infrastructure projects funded by both the private and public sectors.

Operating from a single site near Southampton, Matchtech provides predominantly professionally-qualified candidates to clients in a broad range of industries including oil and petrochemicals, marine, aerospace, water, electronics, civil engineering, building structures and transport infrastructure. It structures its business across three main sectors: Engineering, Built Environment and Support Services.