Scaling Your Retrofit, Renewables or FM Business?
If you’re growing a business in retrofit, renewables, or facilities management (FM), chances are you’ve run into the same obstacles many others face:
- Ongoing skilled labour shortages in the UK
- Demanding project-based hiring needs
- Complex compliance and payroll management
- Outdated, slow recruitment processes
That’s where temporary staffing solutions come into their own—offering a smarter, more flexible way to build your workforce.
What Are Temporary Staffing Solutions?
At their core, temporary staffing solutions offer a fully managed approach to resourcing, combining outsourced recruitment, contract staffing, and specialist training support. You gain immediate access to a pool of job-ready professionals across the energy, retrofit, and utilities sectors—ready to step in when and where you need them.
Instead of:
- Waiting weeks or months for permanent hires
- Dealing with subcontractor issues, payroll, and compliance
- Scrambling to plug gaps in your workforce during peak periods
You benefit from:
- A vetted, qualified, and compliant workforce, on demand
- Full management of payroll, tax, and regulatory compliance
- Effortless scalability to match the ebb and flow of project-based work
It’s a tailored, flexible staffing model designed to keep pace with your growth.
Why Temporary Staffing Solutions Are Ideal for Green and Retrofit Sectors
1. Green Skills Demand Is Surging
Across the UK, demand for skilled workers in low-carbon sectors is rapidly outpacing supply. The drive towards net zero has intensified the need for:
- PAS 2035 retrofit coordination and installation
- Smart meter installation and EV infrastructure
- Solar PV and air source heat pump (ASHP) deployment
- Energy assessor jobs and FM sustainability roles
With our green workforce solutions, there’s no waiting around—we maintain a pool of trained professionals ready to be deployed across the UK.
2. Project-Based Hiring Needs Flexible Solutions
Many organisations don’t require full-time staff—they need skilled professionals for fixed-term projects lasting three, six or twelve months.
- A housing association may need a retrofit team to support an ECO4 rollout.
- A utilities provider might require engineers to cover a specific region.
- A solar PV installer could need an additional 50 operatives for a summer peak.
Our temporary staffing services allow you to scale your workforce up or down as project demands change—without the burden of long-term contracts.
3. We Simplify Compliance, Payroll & Risk
Operating in regulated industries means compliance isn’t optional—it’s essential. Managing that internally can be time-consuming and risky.
From navigating IR35, PAYE, CIS and umbrella models, to tracking training, accreditations, and insurance—we take care of it all:
- Workers are fully vetted and accredited before deployment
- We manage payroll and tax compliance (PAYE, CIS or umbrella)
- Full reporting and workforce management handled on your behalf
It’s a managed recruitment solution built for organisations where precision matters.
4. Saving Time and Reducing Costs
The average cost to hire a skilled worker is now over £4,000. Factor in a hiring timeline of 6–8 weeks and a high turnover risk in short-term roles, and the figures speak for themselves.
With our temporary staffing solution:- You gain immediate deployment; No more recruitment delays
- You only pay for what you need; No hidden overheads
- We handle training, performance and even replacements, if required
It’s a streamlined, cost-effective recruitment service that lets you focus on delivery.
Who Should Consider Temporary Staffing Solutions?
If your organisation operates in retrofit, renewables, smart energy, utilities, or facilities management, our approach offers clear benefits:
- Workforce flexibility, when and where you need it
- Freedom from payroll, compliance and onboarding admin
- Access to trained and accredited professionals, ready to work
- Seamless scalability to match the rhythm of your projects
How SERT Supports Your Workforce Strategy
We’re proud to deliver a range of temporary staffing solutions tailored to our clients' sector-specific needs:
- Payrolled retrofit workforce for national decarbonisation programmes
- Smart meter engineers and EV technicians deployed without delay
- Solar PV and heat pump installers with qualifications built in
- Skilled facilities management staff to meet complex operational demands
Whether you’re a public sector organisation, a principal contractor, or a fast-growing green energy firm, we provide the people you need—trained, reliable, and ready to deliver.
Let’s Talk About Your Workforce Goals
At SERT, we work closely with leading energy providers, housing associations, and FM specialists to build and maintain agile, skilled talent pools across the UK.
📩 If you're navigating a staffing shortage, or need help with flexible recruitment, we’re here to support. Our temporary staffing solutions could be the missing piece in your 2025 workforce strategy.
📞 Call 01489 232090 or email info@sert.work to get started today.