Automation Experts review
Ranked 1 of 10 in Recruitment agencies in Telford
Best overall recruitment agency in Telford: specialist engineering hiring with stated trade memberships
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Trading as AUTOMATION EXPERTS LIMITED · Unit 1, The Forum, Victoria Rd, Shifnal, Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8FE · Service area: Telford, Shifnal
Automation Experts in short
Automation Experts is a Shifnal recruiter for controls, drives and automation engineers, serving manufacturers across the country from its Victoria Road base. Its site sets out its automation specialisms, carries live adverts with salary bands, and states REC, PPMA and IMC membership on its company pages. A live limited company has sat behind the name for over two decades.
Customers rate Automation Experts highly: almost five stars on Google from dozens of reviews, the strongest customer record in this round. There is no other review source on record, so this review reads the headline figures as strong but single-sourced. For a niche engineering agency, that depth of goodwill stands out.
What counts against it is paperwork rather than performance: the site publishes no insurance details and no client fee scale, so both score as gaps in evidence rather than failings. Our judgement is that Automation Experts suits a technical hire where the shortlist matters most.
The record behind the name is unusually open: the site sets out automation specialisms with live adverts carrying salary bands, and the company record shows the same Shifnal base across the years. With a single review source on file, this review treats the customer score as encouraging rather than conclusive, and the stated memberships as the firm's word rather than a checked register entry. Our view is that the file reads like a working specialist outfit, thin on published paperwork but consistent everywhere it can be checked.
Our verdict
Our judgement: Automation Experts suits you if you want a specialist recruiter for controls and automation engineers, with scheme memberships stated on its site [1]. The company has been active since 2001 [3]. What counts against it is the absence of published insurance details and client pricing [1].
Score summary
Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.
- Composite score
- 67.8 / 100
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
80 out of 100
REC and PPMA and IMC membership is listed on the business's own website [1].
First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%
Insufficient evidence
Insufficient evidence
Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%
40 out of 100
No client fees, rates, menu or VAT terms are published on the site [1].
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
85 out of 100
The site sets out automation specialisms, live adverts with salaries, memberships and contact routes [1].
Evidence
| Fact | Value | Source | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited company since | 2001 | Source companies-house |
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Questions about Automation Experts
Is Automation Experts any good?
On the evidence, yes for engineering hires: it tops our Telford recruitment agency table, holds almost five stars on Google, and states REC, PPMA and IMC membership on its site. The customer record comes from a single source, so read the reviews in full. Send your vacancy through the contact routes on its site for a specialist shortlist.
Is Automation Experts on a trade register?
REC, PPMA and IMC membership is stated on the company website, which is the only source for the claim. No licence applies to general recruitment work, and no membership numbers are printed on the site. Ask the firm for its membership details when you first enquire. Get the answer alongside written confirmation of its insurance position.
How much does Automation Experts charge?
It publishes no client fees, rates or VAT terms on its site, so no figure can be quoted here. Describe the role and agree the fee percentage, the salary it applies to and the rebate terms in writing before the search starts. Ask for the full terms of business in the same message.
Where does Automation Experts work?
The agency is based at The Forum on Victoria Road in Shifnal and names Telford and Shifnal as its service area, with live adverts for controls and field roles across the country. Engineering employers beyond Shropshire sit inside its patch. Send your site postcode with the vacancy to confirm you are covered.
How is Automation Experts ranked?
It ranks first of the ten agencies in our September round, our best overall pick for automation and controls engineering hires. Stated memberships and a long company record carried it past the volume hirers. Read the full review, then ask for the written fee terms.
How do I get a quote from Automation Experts?
Send the role, skills, shift pattern, site and start date through the contact routes on its site, and say whether the post is permanent or temporary cover. Agree the fee percentage, the salary it applies to and the rebate terms with the full terms of business before the search starts. Sending one written brief to two or three agencies on the same terms keeps the quotes comparable.
What do customers say about Automation Experts?
Customers rate it highly: close to full marks on Google across dozens of reviews, the strongest customer record in our round. The file holds no other review source, so treat the score as encouraging rather than conclusive. Read a sample of the posts themselves before you enquire, since the words say more than the average.
How does Automation Experts compare with the other agencies?
It sits top of our ten-agency September table, ahead of licensed and volume hirers that suit shift cover rather than scarce engineering skills. No other firm in the round offers the same specialist shortlist with stated trade memberships. Read the full review, then weigh the missing fee detail against the strength of the shortlist.
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- Hariley Solutions59.7 / 100Ranked 5. Best for industrial, transport and clerical cover.
Sources
- Automation Experts homepage Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Companies House — AUTOMATION EXPERTS LIMITED (04211196) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — Automation Experts, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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