Welcome to Capital International

Are you or your business in the real-time systems, software, hardware. electronic or mechanical engineering space? Or have you worked in a related area? If the answer is yes, we can help.

Capital International is a specialist staffing company sourcing the very best technical professionals for a wide range of world class organisations. Operating in the UK and mainland Europe, Capital International supplies the aerospace, defence and space, telecoms, oil and gas and electronics and transport industries.

Established in 1983 with the express purpose of supplying the very best real-time technical specialists to world class companies, Capital International has grown to become an acknowledged market leader in contract and permanent recruitment.

Specialists in the real-time market, focusing on defence and aerospace, telecoms, transport, oil and gas and electronics industries, our aim is to ensure clients are provided with the highest calibre candidates to cover both their contract and permanent requirements. Our consultants are trained to quickly and accurately source candidates from our extensive database, and also understand the importance of personal cultural fit - essential to a successful placement.

Capital’s commitment to service excellence and quality is recognised through ISO 9001:2008, Investor in People and a number of industry awards. Firmly subscribing to the view that a flexible and enjoyable working environment is key for an effective and productive company Capital is a recipient of the Government’s Work Life Balance Challenge Fund.

What people say about us

• Having dealt with various IT recruitment agencies over a number of years and having recently engaged Capital to assist with our current recruitment drive, I have been very impressed by the professionalism they have displayed. They have very quickly demonstrated their knowledge and understanding of our requirements, supplying us with candidates whose skills have matched the specification we supplied.The service provided by the Consultant has been efficient and helpful and delivered in a very pleasant manner. I would have no hesitation in using Capital again or in recommending them to others.

  Accutest Limited

• Absolutely wonderful service. Can highly recommend and do

  From G S – Contractor

• As a contractor working through Capital International for the past 10 years I am happy to report that the team in West Sussex provide a level of support, efficiency and flexibility that is second to none. The inevitable (albeit small) turnover of staff during this period has never hindered my dealings with Capital and all contact with the team there has always been professional courteous and effective.
  Capital International are meticulous in their maintenance and preparation of documentation, highly organised, and effective in communication with both clients and suppliers. As such, I would have no hesitation in recommending Capital International to anyone considering contracting through them either for the first time or, like myself, after 21 years in the business.

  K H - Contractor

• I'm happy with the service that you and Capital have provided. I appreciate that you've regularly take the time to call me or email me to check how things are going and let me know about recent developments.

  J B - Contractor

• Capital staff - Genuine, polite and effective.
  No hard selling. Truely nice people that work hard to get you the interviews.
  They have work ethics that put the both customers first - client and consultant.
  I have worked through Capital for the last three years and it has been a pleasant and easy experience.

  C C - Contractor

• I have used many recruiters during my search for a professional position within the engineering field, I had spent the last ten years working / living in the USA; again using professional recruiters. It was refreshing to find a company in the UK upon my return from the USA, its name Capital International. The company has outstanding contacts within the engineering industry, and surpassed all my other recruiters in securing me a position within an international organisation. It is a very professional efficient company and all the staff are eager to help, whatever your problems are.

  A G Contractor

• I have been contracting in the UK and abroad for over 10 years. In this time I have worked through a number of agencies, however Capital International is always my preferred agency and first point of call when seeking a new contract. Their level of service and professionalism is truly recommended.

  M - Contractor

• We have been using Les Somerville at Capital for over a year to assist in sourcing our technical candidates. During the time that we have been using Capital, we have been able to rely on them to understand the often very specific technical requirements of our vacancies, and send us relevant CVs within a short amount of time. This has culminated in a number of successful placements being made with us.

  Datel Defence (client and had the above signed off for use!)

• Our company has been dealing with Capital International for over 5 years and they have been on our preferred supplier for the whole of that period. Although the staff we have dealt with may have changed over the years the level of service offered to us has remained at the same high quality. The staff at Capital are very knowledgeable regarding the requirements of our company and are helpful at all times.

  Silver Software Ltd

• Working through Capital has been a very good experience. You've always been prompt and thorough with anything you have needed to do. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend working using Capital to any of my colleagues.

  M B - Contractor

• I, as a candidate, have found Capital to be honest and trusworthy in my relationship with them. They are friendly and understanding and have always kept me informed and up to date of progress with any job applications. When in a contract, payments are always on time and I believe their rate is very competitive.

  J S - Contractor

• Thank you for the outstanding, professional and very personal committed customer service you delivered to me as the HR Administrator at Praxis and Praxis as a company.
  I valued your in-depth knowledge of the industry, especially at the time that I was learning about the area Praxis recruited in. You have been a consultant I could depend on and trusted to recruit high level candidates.
  It was a pleasure working with you and hope we can do so again in the future.

  PicoChip Designs Ltd

• Contact during the initial setting up of the contract was good, immediate phone calls during negotiations and achieved a good solution despite the contractor
  (Me) being a bit more difficult than he should have been. No question was too difficult, you were totally honest about all aspects of setting up the contract, but handled all questions really quickly. I never heard a negative during the process.
  Payroll is excellent, prompt payment, immediate answers to any query, weekly pay rather than monthly was a big plus, enabled me to do the contract properly in terms of cash flow. That side of the operation is faultless.
  During the contract the management of the customer is excellent, extensions have been arranged promptly, and the phone has always been answered when I have a problem.

  M S - Contractor

• My impressions from you and your company is very good. My requests are handled very professionell and I am very satisfied about your support to provide me experienced personal for my project.

  ESG

• "Pro-active follow-up, although in hectic periods an email is easier to respond to than a phone call - Good match of candidates...
  - Good price/quality ratio for consultants & customer friendly approach (no/limited hassle on the logistics related to the consultants)"

  Thales

• I am pleased to write to you to confirm the excellent service we have received from both you and your company, Capital International.
  As you are aware, we assist in managing your consultants, and I think that I also talk on behalf of these consultants, when I say to you that your company not only provides us with all the assistance to do our job competently, but have also insured that everything runs smoothly, from the first step to the last for them.
  I would not hesitate to recommend Monika or Capital International to other consultants, clients or related businesses, for their professional pleasant and clear business approach.

  Access Financial Services SARL

• During the past months/year, we are very happy to work with an agency such as Capital. Especially for the more exotic requests, we feel that Capital can respond with suitable candidates within the timeframe.
  To let the interview take place at the location of the client is not always possible. Therefore, we need conference calls but the client is not always willing to select the candidate through this medium.
  However, communication is essential in this business and Monika makes sure that we get informed on time!
  We hope to continue this cooperation and to build a long term relationship in the future.

  Pauwels Consulting

• I am entirely happy with your and Capital International's services:
  1) You react most quickly to our requests.
  2) You know what we are looking for (and if not you are asking) - you did not send one candidate which did not meet our requirements.
  3) All of your candidates were highly qualified and motivated (of course we liked some more than others, but this is more a personal thing)
  4) you are very flexible and not impatient with us when we are late with the paperwork.
  All in all I estimate our cooperation and am looking forward to the ongoing cooperation.

  Frequentis

• Anyway, from our perspective our relationship with Capital has survived several ups and downs and has become one of the most important relationships at Global K. I should add that the ups and downs have not been a reflection on Capital, simply that both parties took some time to bed-in with each other, and the issue was further complicated by Glow promoting to Capital a rarely tested product (the AUG licence) which was also creating a brand new market for Capital.
  At the end of the day we find working with Capital a generally straightforward experience, and we also enjoy the occasional beer with the guys. Most of the issues which have caused differences in the past seem to have been addressed now, and we look forward to a continuation of the relationship into the foreseeable future.

  Global K (management company)

• Dealing with you has been easy. Your conduct was professional, mature and polite. Your competency and ability to resolve issues quickly, in a satisfactory and polite manner have allowed me to concentrate on my work at Nokia with the minimum of distractions. Also the administrative burden has been very low.

  G S (contractor)

• Overall very proffessional and this makes me inclined to want to remain contracting for yourselves if offers of new work are comparable with offers from other agancies.

  A B (contractor)

• Whenever requested feedback I will return with honest feedback.
  Regarding interaction with Capital InternationaI - wrapping up conversations with yourselfves I find that the interaction is always polite and pleasant. When a contractor is fixed for an account there exists coherency in operation - clients are not bounced between a cloud of account managers.
  The impression of good service remain in an air of professionalism.

  Frequentis

• I am very happy with the service provided by Capital International as an IT contracts agency. You and your collegues worked hard to find a contract that my skill set fitted and this resulted in my securing the contract at Nokia Networks Gmbh in Düsseldorf. Following my successful interview at Nokia, you then put me in touch with someone that helped me find temporary accomodation in Germany. When I send in my timesheet and invoice, this is paid promptly.
  All in all I am extremely pleased with the professional relationship that I enjoy with Capital International as an IT contractor and I will recommend them to any collegues of mine who are looking for work in a similar field.

  G W – Contractor

• The relationship between CI and ICT is very good and I think it could develop further. Especially where we are looking for resources with rare skills. The working relationship is also very good as I think there is never any problem in you understanding what we want and sending the right CVs . On the personal level I find all you guys very easy to work with.

  ICT

• In my 2 years of working with Capital I have found them to be a very effective agency. Captital found me a contract at Philips with the minimum of fuss. I've been impressed with their response to questions and paperwork. Michael has been a very pleasant agent to work with.

  C B (contractor)

• Well, as for Capital, I can honestly say it has been a pleasure.
  From all the help at the beginning with getting me the interview and then all the rush to make arrangements to start the following week, Capital and you in particular were always most helpful and professional.
  From the invoice and payments point of view everything has always been 100%, including the assistance with very prompt payments at the contract start when my personal finances were being stretched in order to start work in Vienna.
  The only glitch in an otherwise very satisfactory 17 months was the early termination and quibbling thereof, when once again you were able to get the client to come up with an acceptable compromise, when I seemed to be banging my head against a wall.
  Once again many thanks to you and all the back office at Capital who helped make my stay in Vienna both lucrative and trouble free.

  C B (Contractor)

• Concerning the business already done , we appreciated to work with you and we would say thank you for the procurement of very high qualified persons.
  The response in a very short time to our demands and in addition your flexibility for the different situations occured ( sometime not agreable ) were very appreciated and
  in case of external needs we would ask again your support without any restrictions.

  EADS

• I can only report good things about Capital International. Firstly, you deserve credit for correctly matching my CV to my current position and assisting in the arrangements for the job interview and even paid for the flight to the client site.
  Secondly, you made the task of processing timesheets faster by accepting a digital photograph of the signed timesheet by email.
  Last, but not least, you have maintained a quiet role with a good relationship with me, my client and my agency. This had led to multiple contract renewals which has benefited everyone.

  D (contractor)

• I have been dealing on a regular basis with John Fitzpatrick at Capital International this year and I have been really satisfied with his services.
  John has always given me all the information needed and helped Tresag when we had any queries.
  Tresag believes that Capital International is a reliable, competent and honest company providing an excellent service level to Tresag and the contractors.
  I therefore would be able to recommend the services of John and the whole team of Capital International.

  E O T

• We definitely appreciate the fast responses to our vacancies and the good quality of the CVs. We have the feeling that already a pre-selection has been performed and the candidates are searched really against the vacant positions. As well your proactive approach is appreciated. In summary: Nothing to complain.

  EADS Defence and Security

• The cooperation is working very good, and we can rely on your support.
  We receive very good profiles from your side that are mostly fitting very well to the requested skills/qualifications.
  It is very helpful that you are constantly get in touch with us asking for feedback.
  It seems that you have also a very good relationship to the candidates.
  Thank you!

  Qpass

• The service from capital has been excellent and in fact at time you have gone that few yards further to sort out some issues I have had.

  G W (contractor)

• The service from Capital (Monika Pawlak in particular) provided an excellent recruitment service. Not only in securing the assignment but assisting in other areas such as travel, accommodation and even local knowledge in the area concerned (and timely payments!).
  I would not hesitate in personally recommending Capital to other consultants in the business.

  S B (contractor)

• A reliable partner in the chaotic world of consultancy

  A L T (contractor)

• Delphi Diesel Systems, Gillingham has used Capital International for the last three years, for the recruitment of both contract and permanent staff. Our requirements are varied, from Software/Systems and Design/ Development Engineers to more Senior Management positions. Whatever our needs, Capital has always responded in a positive, professional and enthusiastic way, with a genuine desire to solve our recruitment problems. I have no hesitation in recommending their services

  Delphi Diesel Systems, Gillingham

• I have worked with Nigel Roberts at Capital International for a number of years and have always found him to be extremely helpful, courteous and knowledgeable within his field of expertise. Nigel works closely with me and other representatives of the HR team and always strives to provide high calibre candidates for the multi disciplined roles that we recruit for. Nigel always conducts himself in a professional manner and is honest and trustworthy. We have developed a strong working relationship that I look forward to continuing in the future.

  Ultra Electronics, Command & Control Systems.

• I have worked with Nigel Roberts at Capital International for 18 months now and have always found him to be extremely helpful, knowledgeable and trustworthy.
  Nigel works closely with Advanced Resource Managers account management team and has always provided high quality candidates for the specific niche vacancies that Lockheed Martin have open.
  Nigel demonstrates a professional and flexible approach and we look forward to a continued strong working relationship

  Lockheed Martin Master Vendorship Advanced Resource Managers Limited (client)

• Delphi Diesel Systems have worked with Capital for many years as a preferred supplier. The service provided by capital has always been tailored to our specific needs, with a dedicated team to source and review CVs, that has resulted in a high ratio of CVs to interviews.

  Delphi Diesel

• Capital International changed my life. They not only help me in finding my dream job matching my expertise and skills but also counsel me well and answered all questions to the level of my satisfaction

  F M – (contractor)

• We've been really impressed with Capital International as a supplier for a number of reasons including the quality of CVs received and speed of response to requirements and queries. Along with this, we feel that they manage candidates well throughout the whole process i.e. their expectations and knowledge of Motorola as a company. Capital have become the benchmark for quality and service against which we mark our other suppliers.

  Motorola

• Capital Recruitment did an excellent job at keeping me informed throughout the whole recruitment process, Steve has offered a very comprehensive and efficient service where I have felt supported and confident from start to finish. After dealing with a number of recrutiment agencies over the years, Capital Recruitment has been by far the best and would recommend them to anyone looking for a new career or employment as they always go the extra mile.

  H H – (contractor)

• I must say that I had a really nice experience with Capital. They informed me about the right kind of jobs which I was looking for and they were very quick and efficient through out the process.

  T K – (contractor)

• I am an HSMP holder, I had no job offer before coming to the UK.
  I have communicated with a lot of recruiting companies but only Capital International was able to spot my potential, the same way the company that eventually hired me did.
  Thanks to Capital, I am receiving a package more than I expected.

  E B – (contractor)

• We are the Managed Agent for a leading semiconductor company and work in partnership with preferred suppliers to ensure our client receives exceptional customer service. Capital HR was recommended to us and after a successful trial we appointed them as a preferred supplier.
  From the outset, I was impressed with the speed in which Capital got up to speed with our processes and our Clients needs, values and culture. Faye Watson is our key contact and is someone who obviously knows the semiconductor industry well. We trust Capital implicitly to fully brief each candidate on the role and company before submission and as a result we only receive candidates that are a good fit.

  CyberTeam Resource Management

• Fantastic and professional service! That’s Capital International HR Solutions Ltd. There professional approach and knowledge of the market place ensured I received clear and decisive guidance, allowing me to make the right career move with confidence.

  CEMEX UK Services LTD

• As a student fresh from University the prospect of finding a junior position in a company that I wanted to work in could have proven difficult without the help of a dedicated recruitment agency. Capital International found the exact type of I.T. job that I wanted to work in and arranged graduate interviews with their specialized list of military and list-x companies that they had on file.
  Capital International were very professional and offered feed back every step of the way with updates only a phone-call or email away. Their staff were caring and were always contactable, to lengths that even on my first day I had a phone call asking if I had everything that I needed.
  Within a week I had my first interview, a great job offer and within a month I had moved and started my dream job. Capital International negotiated all initial salaries which allowed me to focus on arranging accommodation and transportation, which removed a huge amount of stress.
  I would definitely recommend Capital International and if I choose to move jobs at some point in the future, I will definitively get in contact with them again.
  I was contacted by Capital International HR Solutions Ltd after they had seen my CV on a website and thought that I would be suited to a particular job for which I successfully obtained. From the first contact they have always been friendly and helpful. They also have always carried out everything they said they were going to do and kept me informed of any developments. They were also very helpful when I had a query and were very quick to get back to me. I was extremely pleased with the service and would use them again, and recommend anyone to use them.

  M D – (contractor)

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