Fawkes & Reece

Fawkes & Reece recruits for the built environment across the UK, filling office, site and senior roles for contractors, housebuilders and rail and infrastructure businesses. Founded in 2001, it is headquartered in London and runs a network of regional offices from Southampton to Sheffield. The group grew by bringing in Alltek in 2019 and Bromak in 2021.

What Fawkes & Reece offers

• Permanent hires: professional and management roles in building, social housing, civils, rail, M&E, facilities management and fit-out.
• Freelance and interim contractors: vetted contract staff backed by an in-house compliance and payroll team.
• Trades and labour: temporary site workers such as labourers, telehandler drivers and traffic marshals.
• Executive search: headhunting for hard-to-fill posts up to board level.
• Managed services: preferred and sole-supplier deals, plus MSP and RPO programmes.

Who it works with

Main contractors, national housebuilders, social housing maintenance providers and rail and infrastructure firms. Sir Robert McAlpine, McLaren, Countryside Properties and Telford Homes have given testimonials.

Key facts

• Based in: London, with regional offices in Birmingham, Bolton, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Northampton, Sheffield and Southampton
• Founded: 2001
• Team: more than 180 people
• Memberships: REC-qualified consultants; member of the 5% Club