The leading Health, Safety, Environment, Quality, CSR and Sustainability Recruitment Organisation in the UK.
Connecting exceptional HSEQ professionals, with high performing organisations.
Established in 1986, we are the first dedicated Health, Safety, Environment, Quality, CSR and Sustainability Recruitment Organisation in the UK.
Our community consists of enablers not blockers; solutions focused professionals who understand both commercial and operational challenges.
For our clients, we provide a vital service and have become the partner of choice for a wide range of blue chip, privately-owned and public sector organisations across the UK, Europe and further afield.
Our dedicated team of Recruitment Consultants offer an in depth and personalised service matching the best candidates and their skills, experience and behaviours to likeminded consultancies and organisations.
Our commitment is to deliver an unbeatable service to candidates and retain their loyalty for years and truly develop their careers, not just to place them in a job.
We are approachable, honest and hardworking. For both our candidates and clients, we will work tirelessly to find the right match for both.
Our values underpin our behaviours - Purpose, Passion, Partnership and Professional.
By applying these to our business, we create a foundation for long-standing relationships which are mutually beneficial for clients, candidates and ourselves.
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Purpose
Our reason for being.
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Passion
Desire to deliver.
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Partnership
Side by side solutions.
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Professional
Aligning values with practice, consistently.
Contact us via 01252 759 162, info@principalpeople.co.uk or click here to speak to one of our Consultants today!
To register a Health and Safety, Environment and Sustainability, Fire Safety, Quality, CSR or Facilities Management Vacancy, click here!
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Health and Safety
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Environment and Sustainability
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Fire Safety
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Quality
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Construction
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Manufacturing
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Consultancy
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Public Sector / Not for Profit
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Property / Facilities Management
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Transport / Logistics
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Energy / Power
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Social Housing
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Civil Engineering
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Pharmaceutical / Chemicals
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Retail
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Banking & Finance / Legal
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Utilities
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Engineering
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Rail
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Waste / Recycling
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Defence / Aerospace
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NHS / Healthcare
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Education
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Plant and Machinery
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Sport / Leisure
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IT / Telecoms
Company Timeline
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1987
1987 saw the launch of Principal People under the entrepreneurial guidance of Frances Davies.
Frances had a background in generalist recruitment but became an early adopter into this specialist market.
Whilst our business and the services we offer have evolved exponentially since this time, at our core we still align with the core inherent beliefs Frances had in setting up Principal People - To make the world a safer and more sustainable place to live and work
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2010
2010 saw Simon Bliss purchase the business from Frances, with a focus on building longer term relationships with the very best HSEQ individuals.
With his vision for the future and a change in strategy Principal People became ready to become market leading once again.
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2012
In 2012 we relocated our HQ to Farnborough, Hampshire to begin the resurgence of the business after the recession.
A new location and new office saw the business downsize to just 4 people but gear up for growth.
Winning 5 major clients, we also re-established our dedicated Interim and contract service offering.
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2016
Continued expansion saw us acquire a much larger HQ in central Farnborough.
Our staff numbers grew to 18 and we established our Executive Search division.
We achieved a record year for turnover and profit and also began our sale of the business to the International Juhler Group, which allowed us to develop our services throughout Europe and the rest of the world.
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2018
In 2018, we moved HQ again (this time within the same building!) as we grew to 32 staff.
We had our first entrants into our Millionaires Club, an exceptional achievement for Consultants who have contributed gross profit in excess of £1,000,000 for the company.
Given our progress and development within the Social Housing industry, we established Social Housing Recruitment an organisation dedicated to matching top talent with forward thinking organisations within this sector.
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2019
The business grew to a team of 40, serving vertical markets across all business sectors across HSEQ, CSR and Sustainability.
The Safety4Good programme was established with a significant backing and support from Global HSE Leaders
We also developed and delivered our new 2022 Strategy plan, future proofing the sustainable growth of the Principal People Group for years to come.
