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About Blue Arrow

Blue Arrow is a British staffing business that has placed people into work since 1959. It combines a national network with local branches and supplies temporary, permanent and contract workers, with a strong focus on warehousing, manufacturing, hospitality and customer service roles.

Products and services

  • Temporary staffing: provides vetted temporary workers to cover seasonal peaks, absence and change.
  • Permanent recruitment: finds, assesses and places permanent hires.
  • Managed services: takes over the running of large, complex workforce supply for a client.
  • Recruitment process outsourcing: runs part or all of an employer's hiring on its behalf.
  • Blue Arrow Diversify: a workforce diversity data and inclusive recruitment service built for the UK temporary staffing market.
  • Job seeker support: job listings by location and sector plus career advice, such as guides to warehouse and kitchen porter roles.

Who it serves

Employers across the UK that rely on essential and specialist workforces, as well as candidates looking for temporary or permanent jobs.

Key facts

  • Based in: United Kingdom
  • Founded: 1959
  • Scale: over 16,000 people placed each week across more than 3,500 client sites

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Sep 2026.

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