Working at Chandler Harris Recruitment

Chandler Harris Recruitment is a specialist sales recruitment consultancy, dedicated to providing high quality sales professionals for ambitious businesses, across the Construction, Built Environment, Building Services, Engineering and Commercial sectors.

Established by two passionate recruiters with over 45 years combined experience, recruitment has become our vocation and we take great pride in providing a highly professional, personal service, in connecting talent with opportunity.

We work with SMEs to Blue chip building product manufacturers, distributors, building service providers, engineering and commercial companies, to find the very best sales talent for their organisation, on roles Nationwide and at times Internationally.

So if you are a candidate looking for your next move, or a client looking to secure great talent, wishing to partner with an agency that puts people at the heart of everything that we do, then please contact us.

Colin Chandler, Nick Harris & Willoughby Finn are passionate about helping sales & white collar professionals elevate their careers and achieve their potential, by matching their experience and ambitions with the right employer.

Our services include contingency sales recruitment, retained assignments, managed advertising and headhunting.

In essence, we evaluate, persuade, assess, negotiate, advise, consult, influence and act as an advocate for employers and candidates. We work hard to connect talent with opportunity.

We typically recruit for companies that manufacture or supply 1st or 2nd fix building products used across the following sectors;

Substructure; groundworks, such as drainage, formwork, falsework, trenching, sheeting, underground pipes, tanking, foundations, retaining walls, piling services.

Structure; such as external walls, curtain walling, concrete, steel, timber, plastics, flooring, beams, decking, roofing, building frames, staircases, damp proof course, insulation, doors, windows, glazing, lintels, sills, hinges, balustrades, suspended ceilings, rooflights.

Finishes; such as brick and concrete panels, external and internal wall finishes, wallcoverings, floor finishes, tiles, slabs, carpet, carpet tile, laminate and wood floor finishes, paints, coatings, screed, ceilings, stair finishes, ironmongery, 

Services; such as rainwater goods, drainage, hot and cold water, utilities, gas, water, electrical, refrigeration, heating, air conditioning, ventilation, ductwork, fans, flues, air curtains, heating, boilers, radiators, electrical accessories, lighting, plumbing and heating, ups, generators, lifts, escalators, access equipment, cranes, plant equipment, security, CCTV, access control, fire protection, lightning protection, controls, home automation, intelligent buildings, renewable energy, utilities.

Fittings; such as signage, entrance matting, office and boardroom furniture, sanitary and bathroom fittings, cloakroom fittings, blinds and curtain tracks, shopfitting, soft furnishing and upholstery, kitchen fittings. 

External Works; such as garages, conservatories, fencing, gates and barriers, road surfacing, paving, outdoor decking, road surfaces and accessories, external lighting, street furniture, play equipment, hard landscaping.

General Products; such a cement, cement admixtures, ready mix concrete, blocks, bricks, lagging, sheet membranes, vanishes, treatments, plasterboard, architectural metalwork, fixings and fastenings, aggregates, mortars, adhesives, sealants, modular buildings, power tools, washrooms, water heaters, portable accommodation. This is not an exhaustive list, so if you are in the construction industry or built environment, in products or services, we can help you.