CONTRACT & INTERIM RECRUITMENT
In engineering and manufacturing, gaps don’t wait. When a key engineer leaves, a project overruns, a line needs stabilising, or a change programme stalls, the impact is immediate. That’s where high‑calibre contractors and interims become a strategic advantage.
Bringing in specialist support gives you instant access to proven expertise without the delays of permanent recruitment. You can plug critical gaps, deliver urgent projects, accelerate improvement activity, take pressure off teams, and keep your business moving, all with people who are used to stepping into complex environments and making an impact from day one.
Contractors and interims offer flexibility, speed, and deep technical capability. Whether you need maintenance cover, reliability expertise, project engineering, shutdown support, or leadership for a period of change, they allow your business to stay on track, protect output, and maintain momentum.
And with our full compliance loop, where every role and every individual contractor is independently assessed and insured before deployment, you get all the benefits of contractor agility while knowing compliance is managed for you.
IR35 COMPLIANCE
Contractor compliance isn’t optional, it’s a risk point that can cost a business dearly if it’s not handled properly. That’s why every assignment we supply goes through a rigorous, independent IR35 assessment that goes far beyond the government’s basic CEST tool.
Our external specialists review both the contract and the real working practices using a structured, in‑depth question set designed specifically for technical and industrial environments. Clear‑cut cases receive an instant determination with a full breakdown of the factors behind the decision. Borderline cases are escalated for manual expert review to ensure accuracy and defensibility.
And we don’t stop at assessing the role.
Every contractor we supply is individually assessed before being placed on site.
This creates a full compliance loop, the role is assessed, the contractor is assessed, and the engagement is insured once confirmed outside IR35. That insurance protects the entire supply chain against HMRC challenges, giving leaders confidence that their contractor setup is watertight.
For businesses relying on interims, shift cover, project support, or specialist maintenance expertise, this approach removes the compliance burden and ensures every contractor arrives fully vetted, fully compliant, and fully protected.
TRUSTED
INSURED
PROTECTED
Many agencies take different approaches to IR35 insurance. Some insist engineers fund their own policy, and others ignore the risk entirely.
We made a conscious decision to handle and fund contractor IR35 insurance ourselves. It means we operate on lower profit margins, but we do it knowing every assignment is watertight and that PMB, the contractor and the end client are fully protected.
When you hire contractors through PMB, compliance comes first, giving the entire supply chain complete peace of mind.
PAYE WORKERS
Joint Several Liability legislation means that if an umbrella company operates in a non compliant way, the risk can travel back up the supply chain. That can include the agency, the end client, and in some situations the hiring manager. Many businesses are unaware of how exposed they can be when temporary workers are paid through an umbrella that is not operating correctly.
This is why we take umbrella compliance very seriously. We only work with umbrella partners that hold SafeRec accreditation.
These providers are independently audited and monitored to ensure full compliance, transparency, and ethical payroll practices.
This protects your business, your workers, and your supply chain from hidden risks and potential HMRC challenges.
For us, compliance is not an optional extra. It is a core part of how we supply temporary workers, contractors, and interims. By controlling who sits in the payroll chain, we make sure every worker you engage is paid safely, legally, and responsibly, giving you confidence that your operation is protected.