Screwfix has become the UK’s number one supplier of tools, fixings and building products by delivering quality in quantity: so much so that both trades people and home improvers trust us to deliver an extensive range of around 18,000 products, available immediately over the counter via our network of Trade Counter branches (or available next day for orders placed on the web or via our award-winning Contact Centre).

Our Trade Counters, up to 133 at last count, are proving as phenomenally successful as our catalogue and web formats, with more growth planned to build on our success. Our ability to deliver such an extensive product range is driven by excellent customer service and an innovative business strategy. It’s this rapid pace of operations and growth that makes for progressive, far-reaching careers.

We look for new people to continue delivering excellent results through the highest level of customer service.

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Testimonial from Screwfix

Gareth Thomas from the Retail Executive Recruitment team has been working with Emma Bateman, Talent Manager at Screwfix, since 2007.

The Service

Since starting to work with Screwfix Gareth has successfully placed over 45 candidates for them as Assistant Branch Managers and Branch Managers across the UK. He has been effective in supporting a very busy period of expansion and recruitment for Screwfix, where their small internal recruitment team were managing high volumes of recruitment for new branch openings, and for existing branches.

Gareth and RXR worked well in tandem with their internal recruitment team – especially in terms of adding value by promoting Screwfix to the candidate marketplace and selling working at Screwfix (at that time a relatively little known brand) to prospective employees. 

Emma particularly praised the understanding that Gareth built up of their own business. He developed a real understanding of the Screwfix culture and operating model, as well as the skills that candidates should have, which meant Screwfix managers met with more and more suitable candidates first time.

The result

This learning curve meant that the ratios of candidates presented to interview, and candidates interviewed to placed were high, by the end of the recruitment period typically around 1:2 and 1:3 respectively. This was particularly important to the small internal recruitment team at Screwfix and to busy Area Managers, who had little time to spare during this busy recruitment period.

Emma describes Gareth’s service as follows:

“The quality of Gareth’s work and time he took to get to know our business and culture was demonstrated in the quality of the candidates he presented, and their match to our needs. Gareth worked quickly and efficiently on our recruitment campaigns, speedily presenting good candidate options for our teams. Gareth’s screening meant that we met quickly with suitable candidates and felt confident in his ability to source suitable applicants.

What’s more – he worked in tandem with our internal recruitment team so we had a strong and trustworthy recruitment partnership.”

Emma Bateman, Talent Manager, Screwfix