Advance TRS is a niche recruitment consultancy specialising in the provision of highly-skilled technical professionals, and custom recruitment solutions to engineering clients in the Built Environment sector.
Advance TRS has developed a reputation for delivering skilled technical professionals to industry-leading infrastructure projects, making Advance TRS the go-to agency to advance your workforce. Our impressive growth trajectory has attracted recruitment leaders from across the built environment, bringing with them established networks and decades of experience.
At Advance TRS we don’t believe one size fits all. This is why we offer a range of customisable solutions to best suit your business requirements. We also work closely with our clients to form a trusted partnership, deliver a comprehensive recruitment service and give you peace of mind. You can be assured that we are best placed to support you in your hiring process.
I am happy to recommend Advance TRS, as an exceptionally responsive, resourceful and reliable agency. The team work hard to provide us with a genuine choice of good candidates, no matter how difficult the brief may be. We know that candidates submitted by you will have been carefully qualified and suitable for the role. You have also been proactive in seeking out interesting solutions that we might not have immediately considered. Altogether a great service.
Project Director
Extensive Candidate Network
Advance TRS works with an extensive database detailing thousands of skilled candidates, with the ability to tap into the rich pool of passive candidates not actively looking for a new role.
Our recruitment service is transparent, so you’ll never be left in the dark. Our consultants go out of their way to keep you informed throughout every stage of the recruitment process. With decades of combined experience in their individual sector disciplines, our consultants have accumulated expert knowledge of the specialisms in which they recruit. They regularly advise our clients on; salary/rate guidance, market intelligence, and candidate availability within the industry.
With a large social media following and active relationships with the top industry media publications, you can be assured that your future employees are within our network.
Having successfully placed hundreds of skilled candidates into major organisations at all levels including technical, managerial and directorial disciplines, we pride ourselves on consistently supplying quality candidates and seek to create long-lasting and dependable relationships, saving you time and money, every time.

Why Advance TRS?
Today’s recruitment challenges require innovative, custom and flexible solutions. At Advance TRS we work closely with our clients to understand their specific challenges and design bespoke solutions to support business strategy.
Advance TRS support clients to find efficiencies throughout the recruitment process whilst maintaining the highest quality standards. From navigating legislation updates including IR35 and National Insurance updates to strengthening clients’ employer brand and mitigating risk by delivering high volume recruitment when needed, whilst remaining reactive and agile to allow the service provision to reflect the ever-changing needs of client’s business and project deliverables.
By working together with Advance TRS as a trusted recruitment partner, we can support clients vastly improve efficiency, communication and centralise control for grey and white collar permanent and contract recruitment all in line with the company strategy.
Meet the Team

Andy Ridout
Group Managing Director & Founder – Advance TRS Group

Paul Metcalfe
Non-Executive Director – Advance TRS Group

Carolyn Kaye
Financial Director – Advance TRS Group

Michael Schruyers
Director

Ella Gardiner
Group Business Operations Director

Sam Jennings
Rail & Infrastructure Director

Rob Kelly
Water & Infrastructure Director

Stuart Minchin
Director
We outsourced our external recruitment to Advance TRS and they have provided exceptional implementation and delivery of an RPO model to our permanent engineering and management recruitment. The hard work and dedication to the job has been an integral part of the success in attracting key personnel to the business. We had not anticipated the speed and efficiency of the delivery received and have been delighted with the outcomes.
Managing Director
Get in touch
GUILDFORD:
Rail | Construction
91 Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 4QD, United Kingdom
01483 361 061
PORT SOLENT:
Water | Environment | Buildings
23-24 Marina Keep, The Slipway, Portsmouth PO6 4TJ
023 9421 3880
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