Employment agency · Permanent roles
For independent window and door businesses in London and the South East.
Understand relevant experience, salary expectations and travel before deciding whom to interview.
45-day placement fee protectionNo upfront fee. No placement fee if the hire leaves in the first 45 days.
The work behind the job title
Illustrative example. Not a real candidate.
Example A · Permanent employment
Relevant details. Clear sources.
Open questions made visible.
The details that make a difference
A clearer picture of your next hire.
Motive & Frame is a permanent recruitment agency for independent window and door businesses in London and the South East. We bring candidate information together against your actual vacancy.
We compare relevant work history and installation experience with your brief, then speak with the candidate about the actual role. Product systems, responsibilities, the package and their reasons for moving all belong in that conversation.
Your introduction brings the evidence together: relevant experience, practical fit, availability and open questions. Candidate-stated details are labelled separately from information checked with a source. You decide whom to interview and hire.
The hiring brief
Which products will they fit? What must they already be confident doing?
Product systems, installation experience and the tasks they would take responsibility for.
Where does the day start? How far will they travel, and with whom?
The working area, typical hours, travel arrangements and team structure.
What would make this a worthwhile move?
Basic pay, overtime, tools, vehicle, paid travel and the terms that matter to someone considering a new role.
What do we know, and what still needs confirming?
Agree the checks relevant to the role, who will carry them out and when. No unexplained suitability score or assumed clearance.
Good on paper is only the starting point.
We discuss the depot or first site, start time, transport and normal working area. A route estimate is a starting point; we ask the candidate whether the daily journey is realistic for them.
London & the South East. Travel arrangements confirmed for the role, with the candidate.
We collect suitable dates from you and the candidate, confirm a shared slot and send the agreed time, format and location. We coordinate changes and feedback so neither side is left chasing the other.
Your availability, their availability, one confirmed interview. You keep control of whom you meet.
Agree the references and certificate checks relevant to the role. Record the source, date and status of each check, and make anything outstanding visible. A public profile alone is not verification.
The search, step by step
You employ and pay the successful candidate directly. We arrange permanent introductions and coordinate interviews, feedback and start arrangements.
Confirm the vacancy, working arrangements and experience needed. Set the fee, responsibilities and search terms in writing.
Identify potential candidates through relevant professional sources and referrals. Discuss the actual role, package and their interest in moving.
Agree the introduction with the candidate. Bring together relevant experience, practical fit, the sources of information and outstanding questions.
Coordinate interviews and feedback. You decide whom to hire. We help organise the offer and start arrangements, then check in after they join.
I’m establishing Motive & Frame around this focused service. I’ll work through the brief with you and keep you informed about where a search stands.
No upfront search fee. We invoice the one-off placement fee on day 46, only if the hire remains employed beyond the 45-day safety period. The amount and payment deadline are agreed in writing before we search.
The bands are added together. Each lower rate applies only to the salary in that band.
The 45-day protection changes when we invoice, not the graduated fee calculation. No hire is guaranteed. Any additional replacement arrangement must be agreed separately.
An illustration, not a quote.
Slide or enter a salary in whole pounds, from £20,000 to £80,000. The fee updates as you enter a valid amount.
Basic salary across the fee bands
Calculated on basic salary only. VAT treatment and the final amount would be confirmed in your written quote.
A little clarity, before you enquire
Explore the service, fees and next steps. If your question needs a conversation, ask Maximillian directly.
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Motive & Frame is establishing a permanent recruitment service for window and door businesses. We introduce candidates for direct employment by the hiring business. We do not install windows or doors, undertake construction work, or supply temporary workers. Initial employer enquiries are welcome; searches require an agreed brief and written terms.
Read moreThere is no upfront search fee. The proposed one-off placement fee uses graduated bands on first-year basic salary: 15% on the first £35,000, 12.5% on the next £30,000 and 10% above £65,000. The bands are added together. At a £40,000 basic salary the illustration is £5,875. The final fee and VAT treatment are confirmed in your written quote.
Read moreThere is no upfront search fee and no placement invoice during the first 45 calendar days. Day 1 is the hire’s actual employment start date. If employment ends for any reason during that period, no placement fee is charged for that hire. If the hire remains employed beyond day 45, we invoice on day 46. The payment deadline is agreed in writing before the search. The protection applies to new searches agreed on these terms.
Read moreThe initial focus is permanent window and door installers for independent businesses in London and the South East. The employer employs and pays the successful candidate. We discuss the depot or first site, start time, transport and normal working area. A route estimate is a starting point; the candidate confirms whether the daily journey is realistic for them. A nearby postcode alone does not establish a workable commute. We do not supply temporary workers or subcontractors.
Read moreWe agree the vacancy, work, package and written terms before a search. We identify and speak with potential candidates, then introduce relevant people with their agreement and with the sources and outstanding checks made clear. You choose whom to meet. We gather availability from both sides, confirm a shared interview time, format and location, and coordinate changes and feedback. We help organise the start and check in during the 45-day safety period. An enquiry does not commit you to a search; you make the hiring decision.
Read moreWe compare relevant work history and product-system experience with the role, and discuss the working day, travel, package, availability and reasons for moving. We agree the references and certificate checks relevant to the role, record the source, date and status, and make anything outstanding visible. Candidate-stated information is distinguished from details checked with a source. A public profile alone is not verification. The example on this website is fictional, not an available candidate.
Read moreCandidate intake is not open yet, and there are no live vacancies advertised here. Please do not send a CV, identification documents, certificates or references at this stage. You can email a general question about the planned service. Candidates will not be charged a work-finding fee.
Read moreFor new searches agreed on these terms, if employment ends for any reason within the first 45 calendar days, no placement fee is charged for that hire. Day 1 is the actual employment start date. There is no invoice to pay and no refund to claim. If the hire remains employed beyond day 45, we invoice on day 46, with the payment deadline agreed in writing beforehand. The protection concerns the placement fee; it is not a guarantee of performance, a hire or a replacement. Any additional replacement arrangement must be agreed separately.
Read moreStart with the role and working area. Pay, hours and travel expectations are helpful if you have them. The optional brief helper prepares an email for you to review; it does not send it. You can email Maximillian directly without completing the helper or creating an account. Please leave CVs, confidential documents and other people’s personal information out of your first message.
Read moreStart with the role and working area. I’ll use your first message to understand the vacancy and what needs discussing before a search can be agreed.
Email Maximillian maximillian@motiveandframe.comPlease don’t send CVs, identification documents, passwords or other people’s personal information. How information is handled.
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