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Material Handling

The foundation of Alexander James Recruiting comes from experience of sales recruitment within the material handling industry. We are the partner of choice for various manufacturers & dealers across the UK to include both forklift trucks & ancilliary products such as batteries & attachments. With a solid reputation in this sector we can be identified as one of the leading recruitment specialists and we’re always interested in speaking to candidates looking to either stay in their respective sector or those looking for a change into something highly related to develop their career. You will see from our testimonials & case studies that we have developed a great deal of success in this area placing individuals in various positions to include more specialist roles in VNA amongst others.

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What our customers say

Candidate

I left my previous role and within a few days a consultant at Alexander James Recruiting had found that I was looking for work on LinkedIn and contacted me. They had several vacancies to offer and after sending my CV they had me an interview within hours. They kept me well informed of progress and landed a second interview and consequently got a start date . They were a pleasure to deal with and managed the whole process until my start date by keeping in touch regarding my employment.

Derek Richardson

Business Development Manager - Bennie Equipment

Client

Alexander James Recruiting supported us with recruitment of a candidate in 2025. The thing I was most impressed by was how much enthusiasm they were able to convey to candidates on our behalf. They clearly took the time to understand the role, which meant that the candidates they introduced us to were both well informed & excited about the opportunity. I would definitely recommend Alexander James Recruiting to others & will happily call on their services again in the future.

Greg Collett

Sales Manager UK - CHG Meridian

Candidate

"I would strongly recommend Alexander James Recruiting, the consultants were available for any questions I had throughout the process, supported me in preparation and feedback and I ended up landing the role I wanted."

Christopher Buckland

Sales Executive - Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe

Candidate

Alexander James Recruiting is the best recruitment company I have worked with. Very honest and sincere, and they work hard for their candidates' success and career. They continue to contact me after joining a company to check in. Rob is outstanding and an absolutely amazing person who does help and support your job hunting, not just an ordinary recruiter.

Jeonghee Lee

Key Account Applications Engineer - Exide Technologies

Candidate

Alexander James Recruiting recently placed me in a new role and the whole process was seamless. The team have an in depth understanding of the industry and went above and beyond to ensure that the role was the correct fit. I was kept well informed throughout and I would strongly recommend them to anyone looking for a new role.

Sean Hogan

Business Development Manager - Linde Material Handling UK

Candidate

Alex has helped me a lot during this uncertain time. After being made redundant Alex and I spoke a lot on the phone. He found the perfect company to fit my skills and career desires. I couldn’t have done it with out him. I strongly recommend Alex as a skilled recruiter with contacts that can help you progress your career going forward. As a former recruiter myself I find Alex a rare breed as far as the constant contact and chats we had!! I can’t thank him enough

Matthew Morrell

Business Development Manager - Alto Handling

Client

Handled everything very efficiently and effectively. Nothing was too much trouble and always delivered on their promises

Lloyd James

Dealer Manager - Doosan Bobcat

Candidate

Really professional and great to deal with. They helped facilitate an interview while guiding me along the way and giving me tips in order to secure the position. I'm very happy where they placed me. I was very particular about the type of atmosphere and role I was after and they were very understanding of my needs.

David Bronski

Used Truck Sales - Linde Material Handling

Candidate

Very professional, helpful and responsive to meet your needs as well as being extremely easy to work with. It was a pleasure working with Alex and I highly recommend him and his company.

Bradley Maddison

Key Account Manager - Exide Group

Candidate

Jordan contacted me about a role within the material handling industry and placed me there, thoroughly enjoying the new role. Would highly recommend using Jordan as he places the right people in the correct roles that would best suit everyone’s needs.

Paul Allsworth

Area Sales Manager - Cascade Europe

Candidate

Alex is a great guy and a credit to the recruitment industry. He is very honest, happy to spend time getting to know you and what you really want from a role. Of the recruiters I have used in the past I can say Alex stands apart as a reliable professional keeping me informed at all stages of the process. He has good contacts, a great attitude and I can't recommend him enough. Thanks Alex.

Nathan Keegan

Key Account Manager - Linde Material Handling

Candidate

Alexander James Recruiting came highly recommended to me and I can certainly second that. They took the time to understand me, and my experience to ensure that I was suitable for the role, as well as to fit into the company I was to be placed at and kept constant communication open with me through the entire process, including managing the process around my timeline of moving country.

Shannon Wilson

Area Sales Manager - Crown Lift Trucks UK

Case Studies

Find out about how we have worked with businesses in this sector

David & Linde

Alexander James Recruiting has had the pleasure working with Linde for many years and it has proven to be a fruitful relationship. We have placed individuals up to management level in addition to general sales. This case study is one placement with Linde particularly close to our hearts given we felt we really helped to make a difference........

Sector News

BITA Predicts 'Strong' 2021 for Material Handling

September 10, 2020

Like many industries, material handling has been impacted badly by the ongoing COVID situation. Positively, that could all be about to change according to the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA). A recent Oxford Economics Report suggests that the overall UK economy will rebound in 2021 with demand for material handling.....

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Leading Forklift Provider Produces New Social Distancing App

June 4, 2020

As part of its new approach to the COVID-19 situation, Linde Material Handling, one of the largest material handling providers worldwide has created a new social distancing app. The app features include remote communication with suppliers....

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Articulated Truck Technology

May 30, 2020

Leading provider of specialist forklifts Flexi Narrow Aisle has recently launched a in-aisle sensor’ that immediately disables a Flexi articulated truck if its chassis comes in to contact with an object, such as a pallet load, racking or rack guards within the aisle. The touch sensitive technology.............

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