Cento Group, the specialist recruitment agency for building services – fire and security, mechanical, electrical and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), has launched Cento NowTM, a free-to-join service that puts hiring managers directly in touch with available engineers as the market moves – without a single “just checking in” phone call.
The model flips traditional agency recruitment on its head. Instead of hiring managers dealing with recruiter updates, follow-ups and CV chasing, employers simply subscribe based on the sectors and locations that matter to them. A dedicated team of 10 specialist consultants – in constant contact with engineers across the UK – surfaces relevant candidates and these are sent straight to the hiring managers inbox the moment they become available. No vacancy required. No pressure to respond. No commitment to cancel.
How it works:
- Subscribe – tell Cento the trades and locations that matter: Fire, Security, Mechanical, Electrical or HVAC, across 12 UK regions.
- Cento keeps looking – the 10-strong specialist team continually engages the engineering market.
- Relevant engineers land in your inbox – as soon as someone becomes available.
- You decide – worth a look, you talk to Cento. Not relevant, you ignore and carry on.
“Recruitment has run on the same script for recruiting engineers for decades: book a call, follow up, chase a CV nobody asked for,” said Brett Ennals, CEO, at Cento. “Cento NowTM strips that out. We do the market engagement. Employers just decide who’s worth a conversation, from one email. We won’t chase you; we won’t call you. It’s all on you. It really is recruitment done differently.”
