Tradesperson at work on a construction site, representing City Calling's trades & labour recruitment

Trades & Labour

Trades & Labour

Fast Delivery. Fully compliant. Same-day cover.

Fast Delivery. Fully compliant. Same-day cover.

When a site is short a groundworker, a labourer, or a plant operator, delays cost money fast. Our Trades & Labour desk is built for speed. We hold live, vetted talent pools across every major trade and labour category, so we're placing people, not starting a search from scratch. Every worker we supply has already cleared right-to-work, ID, and site-induction checks before they're offered to you, which means less admin on your end and fewer surprises on site.

We work with principal contractors, subcontractors, and infrastructure delivery teams who need a workforce partner that moves at the pace of the project, not the pace of a typical recruitment process.

When a site is short a groundworker, a labourer, or a plant operator, delays cost money fast. Our Trades & Labour desk is built for speed. We hold live, vetted talent pools across every major trade and labour category, so we’re placing people, not starting a search from scratch. Every worker we supply has already cleared right-to-work, ID, and site-induction checks before they’re offered to you, which means less admin on your end and fewer surprises on site.

We work with principal contractors, subcontractors, and infrastructure delivery teams who need a workforce partner that moves at the pace of the project, not the pace of a typical recruitment process.

What You Can Expect:

What You Can Expect:

Average fill time: 2 hours

Average fill time: 2 hours

From request to confirmed worker, for the vast majority of standard trades and labour roles.

From request to confirmed worker, for the vast majority of standard trades and labour roles.

Same-day no-show replacements

Same-day no-show replacements

Same-day no-show replacements

If someone doesn't turn up, we have cover on the way before it becomes your problem.

If someone doesn't turn up, we have cover on the way before it becomes your problem.

If someone doesn’t turn up, we have cover on the way before it becomes your problem.

Digital timesheets and client portal

Digital timesheets and client portal

Digital timesheets and client portal

Approve hours, track spend, and manage bookings in one place, with no paper trail to chase.

Approve hours, track spend, and manage bookings in one place, with no paper trail to chase.

Full compliance

Full compliance

Full compliance

ID verification, right-to-work checks, and site inductions are all managed and stored electronically, ready for audit at any time.

ID verification, right-to-work checks, and site inductions are all managed and stored electronically, ready for audit at any time.

Crane on a construction site
Whether you need one extra pair of hands for a week or a rolling team for a multi-year infrastructure programme, we scale with you.

Whether you need one extra pair of hands for a week or a rolling team for a multi-year infrastructure programme, we scale with you.

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