Fircroft is one of the world’s leading providers of recruitment solutions to specialist technical industries. The company was founded in 1970 to provide recruitment services to companies in the Oil & Gas sector, active in the North Sea industry. The company has grown to provide more than 4,400 contractor workers to more than 100 companies in more than 40 countries worldwide. In addition, the company also provides permanent recruitment solutions and we place over 500 permanent white collar workers in the technical industries each year.

We currently deliver professional services contracts on a preferred or sole supply basis with some of the world’s largest energy companies.

Key sectors

The company was formed to provide recruitment solutions to the Oil & Gas sector. Oil & Gas remains our most important sector and we are one of the most respected names in the industry. We have proactively and strategically moved into other key technical sectors. Our other active sectors now include: Petrochemical & Process, Automotive & Aerospace, Nuclear & Power, Mining & Minerals and General Engineering.

From providing solutions to companies active in the North Sea industries, we now have a global network of offices supporting our clients' worldwide operations. Our locations

The company was founded in 1970 by John Johnson and John remains on the board of the company as Chairman. John’s son Johnathan is now the Chief Executive of the company and is driving the business forward through continued expansion on a global basis.

The company remains in the private ownership of the Johnson family who are committed to promoting the highest standards of customer care, as the customer is at the centre of all of our business operations. As a family owned and managed business, building and maintaining good working relationships with all our customers is central to our core values.

Many of Fircroft’s recruitment professionals have been with the company for over 10 years, enabling us to build long-term relationships with our clients and candidates. Our focus is on workforce retention – keeping the skills and experience gained by our candidates within our client organisations and offering long-term career-building opportunities for our contract professionals as well as those seeking permanent placements.