The Sterling Choice

The Sterling Choice is a recruitment agency with teams in the United Kingdom, the United States and the United Arab Emirates. It recruits for food and consumer goods, engineering, energy and renewables, agriculture, water and wastewater, and heavy industry, and says it has deep roots in engineering and FMCG.

Its services cover permanent recruitment, contract and interim placements, temporary staffing and executive search. It also offers payrolling for contractors and temporary workers, acting as employer of record and handling IR35 and HMRC compliance, as well as talent mapping and market insight to inform hiring strategy. It works to a seven-step process that runs from discovery and market research to onboarding and analysis.

The company has offices in Peterborough in the United Kingdom and Oak Brook, Illinois, and a Dubai address. Lukas Vanterpool and Gareth Whyatt are named as co-owners. It reports more than 15 years delivering talent, over 4,000 candidates placed and more than 250 client companies.