Industrial staffing without the national-agency frustrations. Local workers, personally assessed, on site when you need them — backed by full compliance and a team that answers the phone.
Temporary, flexible, and ongoing worker supply across all industrial disciplines. All workers are right-to-work checked, individually assessed, and placed under our full compliance framework.
Counterbalance, reach truck, VNA, and bendi operators. Licence verification on every driver before placement.
Production line workers, assembly operatives, machine operators for manufacturing and food production environments.
Warehouse operatives, pickers and packers, goods in/out, stores controllers, and despatch workers.
Category C+E and Category C drivers with CPC and digital tachograph cards verified before any placement.
Quality control inspectors, line auditors, and compliance checkers for production and processing environments.
Experienced supervisory staff with a proven track record of managing teams in fast-paced industrial settings.
Don't see your exact requirement? Call us directly on [INSERT PHONE] — if we can source the worker you need, we will. We would rather have the conversation than lose the opportunity to help.
From first enquiry to workers on site — straightforward, fast, and handled by real people who know what they are doing.
Call us or submit an enquiry. Tell us the role, the hours, the site, and when you need cover. We will respond the same day — usually within the hour.
We send our Terms of Business and agree your charge rate. No small print surprises. You know exactly what you are paying and what you are getting.
We confirm suitable workers — right-to-work checked, qualifications verified, and personally known to us. We confirm names, arrival times, and any special requirements.
Workers arrive when agreed. Timesheets are signed weekly. Invoices are raised every Monday. We stay in contact throughout — proactively, not just when something goes wrong.
“The big agencies process orders. Oakwell builds relationships. That is a fundamentally different business — and it shows in the quality of every placement.”
Every worker placed by Oakwell is covered by our full compliance framework. You are protected from day one.
Full EL cover from the moment any worker is placed at your site. Certificates available on request.
Minimum £2m PLI cover. Evidence provided as part of our client onboarding pack.
Every worker's right to work in the UK is checked and documented before their first shift.
We track every worker's qualifying weeks and manage AWR entitlements proactively — you will never be caught out by a week-12 claim.
All workers paid at or above National Living Wage. Full PAYE, NI, and pension obligations met.
ICO registered. Worker and client data handled in accordance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Tell us what you need and we will come back to you the same day. No obligation, no sales pitch — just a straight conversation about whether we can help.