Meet the McROBERTS Team

Our CEO, Joe McRoberts

'I’ve been growing businesses for 13 years using digital marketing strategies, and when I recruited 500 drivers for Arriva using the same digital marketing principles, I realised I could help solve significant recruitment challenges for the transport sector. Today McRoberts specialise in helping transport companies hire better candidates, faster, for less money.

The #1 thing clients like about our service is the quality of candidates we send through. We carefully listen to our client’s needs and only send through candidates who meet all of their criteria, saving their recruitment teams time and speeding up the hiring process.

Alongside our impressive results, our clients say that their experience of working with us is exceptional. We are quick to act, we adapt to change and we bring energy to continually improve results. Our approach, results and fees set us apart from recruitment agencies.'

Our Team

We create bespoke digital marketing strategies for our clients, and draw on our wide network of channel experts for execution. This means that you instantly access top talent, and we have the flexibility to iterate your strategy as you grow.

Integration & automation

Alistair Wilson

Alistair is an expert in automation and integration for direct to consumer ventures using nocode and lowcode iPaaS solutions: Zapier, Make, Integromat, n8n, Webhooks, APIs, Airtable and others. He is also studying for a PHD in Blockchain-based supply chain traceability.

Paid Search

Martin Davies

Martin is a senior Google Ads expert with 10 years' experience growing companies with first class paid search strategies. His expertise include PPC strategy, management and optimisation, across Google Ads, Bing Ads, Yahoo, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Business Development Manager

Abbi de la Bourdonnaye

Abbi is a talented relationship builder and it is her role to listen to our clients' challenges and ensure that we are ready to solve them. Abbi helps us form partnerships with leading transport companies and helps us grow.

Creative

Ross Goatman

Ross leads all things creative, elevating your brand and engaging audiences with authoritative design across videos, websites, ads and email. Ross has been a designer for 10 years in-house and on agency side, working with companies to develop their visual identity.

Videographer & Editor

Lewis Walker

Lewis is a top tier camera operator and film editor, having worked with brands including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Whisper films, Chelsea FC, Discovery, Spotify, DAZN, IMG, Royal Albert Hall, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur, Cinch, Christie’s auction house, Mercedes F1, American Express and Virgin.

SEO

Tom Crewe

Tom has headed up SEO teams for 8 years, leading huge audits for enterprise level clients and crafting long-term strategies for SMEs. He is a speaker at brightonSEO and is genuinely passionate about all things SEO and content!

Our values

Performance

Our clients stay with us because we get results. We work to continually improve performance for our clients, whether this is hiring volume, diversity or retention-based.

Energy

We work hard and we work at pace. Our relentless energy allows us to continually improve performance for our clients and discover new ways to solve problems.

Integrity

Our CEO Joe is a Quaker and McRoberts is guided by the Quaker principles of honesty and using our talents to make the world a better place.

Innovation

We're changing the way that companies hire at scale. We continually test, learn and iterate our approach, to improve our results in an ever changing world.

'We have far exceeded our expectations of what what possible when we set out on this journey and this is in large part due to Joe's continuous quest for improvement and methodical approach to finding the right solution.'
- Ben Parry, Head of Recruitment, Arriva

'They are always coming up with new, innovative ideas and are quick to respond to any questions we have. McRoberts have been a fantastic partner in our recruitment success.'
- Alice Capell, People Business Partner, Holiday Extras

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