Who we are

We’re Industrious Recruitment, an impassioned and friendly team of recruitment experts that continues to build strong working relationships with both new and existing clients and candidates.

Our wealth of knowledge across a wide variety of industries and occupations allows us to add value at each stage of the process.

We take huge pride in our reputation for delivering exceptional service, and we’re determined to help you succeed.

Founder and Director

Louise Matthews

Founder and Director

Cheryl Parish

Founder

Marc Watson

Business Development Director

Helen Platt

Managing Consultant

Hannah James

Recruitment Team Manager

Wioletta Langridge

Resourcing Consultant

Emma Green

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Kelly Prescott

Kelly Jackson - Industrious Recruitment
Recruitment Consultant

Kelly Jackson

HR Manager

Vicky Hayes

Client Development Manager

Emma Smith

Accountant

Sandra Paine

Payroll and Compliance Manager

Stephanie Rodford

Resourcing Consultant

Sevi Ivanova

Account Manager

Kinga Wisniewska

Account Manager

Emilia Apostu

Louise Matthews

Founder and Director

Email:louise@industriousrecruitment.co.uk

Phone:01908 303719

Lou has worked in recruitment for over fifteen years and has the empathy and skill to really understand what makes people tick. She has the innate ability to level with both clients and candidates alike and is delighted to still be working with many of the clients she started working with in her first recruitment role.

After many years dreaming of running her own business, Lou is proud as punch of the amazing team they’ve built at Industrious Recruitment. Her main priority is to take good care of each and every one of them so they never want to leave.

Cheryl Parish

Founder and Director

Email:cheryl@industriousrecruitment.co.uk

Phone:01908 303718

Cheryl has over thirteen years’ experience in the industrial recruitment industry and is very much as passionate about it today as she was all those years ago. She is dedicated to the cause and can often be found planning ahead and putting in extra effort to pull off the impossible.

Industrious Recruitment is a dream realised for Cheryl and her drive to keep building the business is always evident. Her belief in the team and the opportunity is unparalleled and the shared vision at the heart of the business makes her so proud every single day.

Marc Watson

Founder

Marc is an expert in everything business-related and he guides and advises. He brings a wealth of business acumen and provides a safe pair of hands, every step of the way.

He started his career as a criminal barrister so it’s all about the detail where Marc is concerned. Nowadays, he’s a very well-respected businessman in the sports media sector. In a former life, as the CEO of BT TV, he changed the UK television market forever, with the launch of BT Sport.

Helen Platt

Business Development Director

Helen started at Industrious Recruitment as Branch co-ordinator in 2014 and has most certainly been instrumental in its growth and success.

Having worked for Accenture for 12 years, starting as an Administrator, and progressing to Contracts Delivery Manager, Helen has extensive knowledge of HR and the wider business environment. Her time spent in India, setting up the offshoring facilities is evidence that nothing phases her and that she rises to any challenge.

Her heart of gold defines her. Helen is also renowned for the amazing speed at which she gets things done and her quick wit. We dare anyone to outwit her.

Hannah James

Managing Consultant

Hannah is Managing Consultant here at Industrious Recruitment. Hannah has tonnes of experience working in various industries before pursuing her career in recruitment five years ago. She quickly progressed to managing consultant, most recently working with the Life Science sector.

With second-to-none organisational skills and an innate desire to support people, Hannah is a natural at recruitment and a true team-player.

Wioletta Langridge

Recruitment Team Manager

Wioletta has the outstanding ability to stay calm and keep her sense of humour, even when most would be overwhelmed with the task ahead. She is driven by the desire to changes people’s lives in a positive way by finding the right job for them.

Having worked in recruitment for over ten years, she manages to see the bigger picture and address the key priorities for her clients. Wioletta has lived in four different countries and speaks four different languages. Her modesty means that she doesn’t appreciate how impressive that really is.

Emma Green

Resourcing Consultant

Emma’s previous recruitment experience and fantastic work ethic stand her in good stead for this critical role within the team.

Her organisation skills are second to none – a serial multitasker, she always keeps a smile on her face even when working on a tight deadline to find the right candidate for a next day start.

A seasoned traveller, Emma has seen many wonderful places as she travelled the world so we feel extremely luck that she’s got her feet well and truly under the table here in sunny Milton Keynes.

Kelly Prescott

Senior Recruitment Consultant

Ten years in recruitment, spanning two continents and many different industries, Kelly is super-experienced and is a glass half full kind of person. She spreads a positive energy around the office, and over the phone!

Kelly has recruited for a wealth of different roles from senior procurement positions, to secretarial support into Investment Banking, Hedge Funds and Private Equity firms. She knows how to develop her skills within different markets to get the best for her clients.

Kelly Jackson

Recruitment Consultant

Kelly joined industrious as an administrator on a temporary basis but soon showed her lovely warm nature and quickly became an excellent consultant.

Kelly’s main focus is supporting our clients’ resourcing activities and helping them attract the highest quality candidates.

Vicky Hayes

HR Manager

Vicky joined Industrious Recruitment in July 2021 after deciding to make a career change following 13 years heading up a support team in the IT industry. Since being with Industrious Vicky has completed a level 5 CIPD qualification and is now an associate member.

Vicky is extremely organised and a self-confessed perfectionist but she’s also very welcoming, loves a challenge and is a valued and trusted member of the team.

Emma Smith

Client Development Manager

Emma is a true recruitment guru with an amazing network of contacts in the area and a genuine desire to find solutions to complex situations.

Based in Milton Keynes for many years, her reputation and industry knowledge brings both drive and vibrancy to Industrious and her fresh ideas are provide new perspectives to issues our clients are facing.

Her current focus is on supporting our new clients’ resourcing activity and developing innovative ways to help them attract the highest quality candidates.

Sandra Paine

Accountant

Sandra is the internal accountant and has been since the start. She is reliable, highly-organised and fastidious – which is great for the rest of the team as it takes the worry away.

Sandra is an integral part of the business and although she has freelanced for many different businesses across lots of different sectors, we like to think she’s found her niche in the fast-paced world of recruitment.

Stephanie Rodford

Payroll and Compliance Manager

Stephanie joined the team in October 2021 with previous experience in payroll and administration and a real passion for providing great customer service. Her experience and can-do attitude is a great support to us all.

Stephanie is confident, organised and can never do enough to help. Outside of work, she usually has her head in a book unless she’s knee-deep in study for her Forensic Psychology Degree. Super interesting.

Sevi Ivanova

Resourcing Consultant
Sevi has wealth of experience within the gambling industry and spent 10 years working for one of the world’s largest cruise line companies, exploring exotic destinations and cultures.
Sevi is well organised and self-motivated individual, loves a challenge balancing between her family and studying for her BA in Fashion Marketing and Management.

Kinga Wisniewska

Account Manager

Kinga joined the team in 2023 as a recruitment consultant and quickly progressed to account manager. Kinga decided to start her career in recruitment because of her interest in psychology, she believes that to do the job you need to have good understanding of people and situations.

When Kinga is not at work, she enjoys thrift shopping and spontaneous camper van trips to the seaside. She is proud to admit that she has never seen game of thrones.

Emilia Apostu

Account Manager

Emilia joined Industrious in 2023 as a resourcer and has quickly mastered some key skills to become an account manager. Emilia’s her hard work, calm nature and strong ability to complete tasks at such a high level makes her a perfect match for Industrious.