Manufacturing SME — UK

Baldwin Technical Services saved over £21k on recruitment costs and made their first hire in just two weeks with Connect

Introduction

Baldwin Technical Services is a fast-growing design and manufacturing company delivering turnkey automation projects across multiple industries. As the business continued to grow, they needed a faster, more cost-effective way to recruit skilled engineering and manufacturing talent without losing hours to the hiring process.

Before Connect

Before working with Connect, Baldwin Technical Services was already a strong employer, but recruitment was becoming a drain on time, budget and internal resources.

They were struggling to find the time to source suitable candidates for roles.
Writing compelling, optimised job adverts was taking too much time away from the team.
Their immediate priority was an urgent hire for a panel wirer.
They had previously relied on traditional no-win-no-fee recruitment agencies.
They were frustrated by the time involved, the inconsistent quality of applicants and the high cost of agency recruitment.
The process felt expensive for the level of work and results being delivered.

After Connect

Connect gave Baldwin Technical Services a more efficient and predictable recruitment model, helping them fill urgent and ongoing roles while significantly reducing costs.

Baldwin Technical Services made their first hire (the panel wirer) within two weeks.
Interviews took place just eight days after the role was registered.
Since the original project, Connect has helped the group fill six different roles.
The total cost to fill those roles was £9,000.
Using their previous recruitment agency route, the same hires would have cost over £30,000.
Creating a total saving of more than £21,000.
Connect became their go-to recruitment model across the business.

The Process

Connect handled the heavy lifting while keeping Baldwin Technical Services focused only on interviewing and assessing the strongest applicants.

The role was registered and a detailed brief was taken.
Connect created an optimised job advert tailored to the role and target candidates.
The advert was posted across relevant job boards.
Targeted email outreach was sent to suitable candidates to make sure the opportunity was seen by the right people.
Applicants and interested candidates were collated into one clear list.
Every applicant was graded, so Baldwin Technical Services did not have to spend hours reviewing CVs.
Interviews took place after eight days.
Baldwin hired one of the interviewees and secured their new employee within two weeks.

Conclusion

For Baldwin Technical Services, Connect provided a faster, more cost-effective alternative to traditional recruitment agencies. What started as an urgent need for one panel wirer became a long-term recruitment model that supported hiring across the wider business.

By combining optimised job adverts, targeted candidate outreach, applicant grading and a clear process, Connect helped Baldwin Technical Services reduce the time and cost involved in hiring. The result was six roles filled, over £21,000 saved and a recruitment process that gave the business more control, better value and less time wasted.