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Assessment · recruitment agencies round recruitment-agencies-2026-09

Proactive Personnel review

Ranked 8 of 10 in Recruitment agencies in Telford

Best for: Telford roles from warehouse shifts to executive search

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Trading as PROACTIVE PERSONNEL LIMITED · 34 Market St, Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 6DU · Service area: Telford

Proactive Personnel in short

Proactive Personnel hires from its Market Street office in Oakengates, Telford, with phone, email and live chat routes published. Its Telford page names the roles it fills, from warehouse and driving work through office support to executive posts. A live limited company with a record stretching back decades sits behind the name.

Customers rate Proactive Personnel well: almost five stars on Google from well over a hundred reviews. There is no other review source on record, so this review reads the headline figures as broad but single-sourced. For an all-rounder, that breadth of goodwill is reassuring.

What counts against it is the usual missing paperwork: the site states no scheme memberships, publishes no insurance details and shows no client pricing. Our judgement is that Proactive Personnel suits anyone who wants a Telford team covering everything from shifts to senior hires.

The range is the story: one Market Street office naming everything from warehouse and driving work through office support to executive posts, with phone, email and live chat routes published. The company record sits in Telford across the decades. This review reads the broad customer base as reassuring for an all-rounder, with the single review source as the usual caveat. Our view is that the file reads like a local team stretching further than most. The page lists the Market Street address for visits as well as calls.

Proactive Personnel reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Proactive Personnel, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google4.8 out of 5143

Our verdict

Our judgement: Proactive Personnel suits you if you want a Telford-based recruiter covering warehouse shifts through to executive search, with several ways to reach the team [1]. The company has been active since 1999 [2]. 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
59.7 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

68

Google 4.8 out of 5 from 143 reviews [3].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked [1].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80

On the Companies House record since 1999 [2].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40

No client fees, rates, menu or VAT terms are published on the site [1].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85

The Telford page sets out roles, the Market Street address, phone, email and live chat for candidates and employers [1].

Evidence

Every fact held for this provider, with its source and check date.
FactValueSourceRead
Limited company since1999Source companies-house

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • The Telford page names the roles it fills, from warehouse and driving work to office support and executive posts [1].

  • You can call, email or message the team, and the page lists the Market Street address for visits [1].

  • The company record sits in Telford: PROACTIVE PERSONNEL LIMITED has been active since 14 July 1999 [2].

Limitations

  • The site publishes no insurance details, so cover is scored as insufficient evidence rather than as a failing [1].

  • No client fee scale, rates or VAT terms are published [1].

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Questions about Proactive Personnel

Is Proactive Personnel any good?

Good for range: eighth in our Telford table with almost five stars on Google from well over a hundred reviews. Its Oakengates office covers warehouse shifts through to executive search, with phone, email and live chat routes. Read the reviews, then contact the team on the channel that suits you.

Is Proactive Personnel on a trade register?

No trade-scheme membership could be sourced for Proactive Personnel from the registers, its website or the platforms checked. That is a gap in evidence, not a failing, since no licence applies to general recruitment work. Ask the team what standards it works to when you enquire. Get the answer alongside written confirmation of its insurance position.

How much does Proactive Personnel charge?

It publishes no client fees, rates or VAT terms on its site, so no figure can be quoted here. Describe your hiring needs and agree the fee or charge rate in writing before the search starts. Ask for the full terms of business in the same message.

Where does Proactive Personnel work?

Proactive Personnel hires from Market Street in Oakengates, Telford, serving employers right across Telford. Roles span warehouse and driving work through office support to executive posts. Send your site postcode with the roles you need to confirm you are covered.

How is Proactive Personnel ranked?

It ranks eighth of the ten agencies in our September round, the pick for Telford roles from warehouse shifts to executive search. A wide customer base and several contact routes carried it. Read the full review, then agree your written fee terms.

How do I get a quote from Proactive Personnel?

Send the role, skills, shift pattern, site and start date by calling, emailing or messaging the Oakengates team, and say whether the post is permanent or temporary cover. Agree the fee or charge rate 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 Proactive Personnel?

Customers rate it well: close to full marks on Google across well over a hundred reviews, reassuring breadth for an all-rounder. The file holds no other review source. Read a sample of the posts, then contact the team on the channel that suits you. The Market Street office welcomes visits as well as calls and messages.

How does Proactive Personnel compare with the other agencies?

It sits eighth of our ten, behind the nationals on customer evidence but ahead on range from shifts to senior hires. gap below suits pure warehouse rotas; Major below suits sector choice. Read the full review, then agree your written fee terms. Phone, email and live chat routes reach the Oakengates team directly.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Automation Experts67.8 / 100Ranked 1. Best for specialist engineering hiring with stated trade memberships.
  2. Ethero63.6 / 100Ranked 2. Best for licensed temporary and agricultural labour supply.
  3. The Best Connection60.3 / 100Ranked 3. Best for high-volume temporary roles across many sectors.
  4. Staffing Lab60.0 / 100Ranked 4. Best for automotive, driving and industrial jobs.

Sources

  1. Proactive Personnel Telford jobs page Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Companies House — PROACTIVE PERSONNEL LIMITED (03807344) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — Proactive Personnel, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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