Our Story

1983

1985
NRL’s Recruitment business is established following a request from a client to mobilise a team on the Fulmar Alpha rig construction project

1990

1991
NRL opens its first Recruitment branch in Scotland, and the NRL Group is formed

1993

1997
Further business growth with North West nuclear and power generation clients sees NRL open a new branch in Wigan

1999

2001
Identifying an opportunity to support clients with contracting and maintenance services, NRL launches their Rail business in Grangemouth

2006

2008
NRL becomes one of the first recruitment companies to gain ECIA membership, as a major provider of NAECI compliant labour services

2011

2012
NRL opens its second Scotland recruitment branch in Glasgow

2013

2013
NRL Group turnover exceeds £100 million

2015

2015
The Recruitment business is awarded Recruitment Company of the Year (>£50m) at the APSCo Awards for Excellence

2015

2016
Recognising that something was missing from the managed service workforce models, the Group launches the Linx business – to drive performance and value from contingent labour supply chains

2018

2019
The NRL Group awarded Best Outsourced Contractor Organisation for their Linx business and Best Contractor Recruitment Agency – Engineering for their Recruitment business at The Contracting Awards

2020

2020
NRL’s Recruitment business launches in the Republic of Ireland
