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Handley James

Powering manufacturing companies with people. 65+ years' combined recruitment experience.

05/06/2026

The best senior hires don't start with a job advert. They start with a conversation about where the business is going, what's really needed, and what the right person actually looks like in practice, not just on paper.

That's how we work at Handley James. We take the time to understand the brief properly before we ever start looking. Because if the brief isn't right, the hire won't be either.

If you've got a senior role coming up or you're not quite sure how to define what you need yet, that's exactly the kind of conversation we're here for.

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03/06/2026

We're halfway through 2026. 📅
For a lot of businesses in

manufacturing and engineering, H1 has been a lot, market shifts, pressure on margins, teams being asked to do more with less. But here's the question worth asking right now: is your leadership team actually set up for what's coming in H2?

Not just filled. Right.
Because the gap between a good senior hire and the wrong one doesn't just show up in performance reviews. It shows up in culture, in output, in the people around them.

If there's a role you've been working around, or a hire you know needs to happen June is the time to move, not September.

We'd love to have a conversation. 📩 [email protected]

01/06/2026

The talent gap at senior level in Food & FMCG is a real operational risk for a lot of businesses right now.

Whether it's a Head of Operations, a Site Director or a Supply Chain lead finding the right person takes more than posting a job ad.

It takes sector knowledge, real relationships and a proper understanding of the brief. That's what we bring.

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29/05/2026

Finding senior talent in the windows, doors and glazing sector isn't straightforward and generalist recruiters often find that out the hard way.

We understand the sector. We know the businesses. We know the people in it.

If you need a senior hire in fenestration or you're a senior professional looking for your next move within it you're in the right place.
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28/05/2026

🏆 Key Placement | Managing Director

We were retained by an ambitious UK business in Northampton to find their new Managing Director a company with a clear growth strategy and a real need for the right commercial leader to drive it forward!

The right person needed to be a proven Sales or Commercial Director, ready to take that next step into an MD capacity, bringing the commercial firepower, leadership credibility and open, transparent style the business deserved. We're delighted to have found exactly that.

https://handleyjames.com/vacancies/?job=managing-director

Working on a similar appointment? We'd love to help: [email protected]

27/05/2026

🏆 Key Placement | Managing Director

We were retained by an ambitious UK business in Northampton to find their new Managing Director, a company with a clear growth strategy and a real need for the right commercial leader to drive it forward!

The right person needed to be a proven Sales or Commercial Director, ready to take that next step into an MD capacity, bringing the commercial firepower, leadership credibility and open, transparent style the business deserved. We're delighted to have found exactly that.

Working on a similar appointment? We'd love to help: [email protected]

25/05/2026

There's a balance between being thorough and being indecisive.
The businesses that get senior hiring right move with purpose. They know their brief, trust their process and commit when the right person is in front of them.

If you want to talk through how that looks in practice we're here.
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22/05/2026

They're heads down, delivering results and the thought of updating a CV feels like a project in itself. That's why relationships matter more than reach in senior recruitment. The right person for your role probably needs a conversation, not a job alert.

We have those conversations every day. Let us have one on your behalf.
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20/05/2026

🏆 Key Placement | Shift Manager

We were retained by a well-established manufacturing business in Darwen to find their new Shift Manager, a growing organisation, part of a larger group, with real ambition to invest in both its people and its future! The right person needed to be an experienced production leader who could drive operational improvement in a measured, consistent way with people firmly at the forefront. Finding someone who led with that balance was the goal and we did just that!

Working on a similar appointment? We'd love to help: [email protected]

18/05/2026

The pressure at the top of logistics and distribution businesses right now is very real.
Senior leaders who can manage complexity, drive efficiency and keep teams performing under pressure are in serious demand and short supply.

If your business is struggling to find the right operational leader, that's exactly the problem we solve.

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🌐 handleyjames.com

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Suite 1 The Owl Business Centre, School Lane
School Lane
WN80LW

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441695589232

Website

https://handleyjames.com/

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