Ts Grale

TS Grale is an executive search and interim management firm dedicated exclusively to UK manufacturing and the built environment. With 25 years of industry experience, the company places permanent senior leaders and interim directors, including managing directors, operations and manufacturing directors, CFOs, and transformation leaders. TS Grale distinguishes itself through a non-transactional approach, shaping briefs with clients, assessing behaviour under pressure rather than relying solely on CVs, and maintaining involvement from initial brief through to placed leader integration. The company has achieved a 96% right-first-time placement rate and 93% placement accuracy, with over 80% repeat business from manufacturing clients.

TS Grale specialises across industrial manufacturing, consumer manufacturing, and built environment sectors. Industrial manufacturing expertise encompasses engineering components, machinery and equipment, metals and metal components, chemicals and materials, automotive, aerospace and defence, and energy and renewables. Consumer manufacturing includes food and beverage, packaging, personal care and cosmetics, household goods, textiles and apparel, and consumer electronics. Built environment specialisation covers construction materials, building systems, doors, windows and glazing, drainage and plumbing, roofing and façades, and timber and joinery products.

Based in Leeds, TS Grale serves manufacturing businesses across the United Kingdom. The company's differentiation lies in its deep sector knowledge, understanding the operational pressures manufacturers face before clients articulate them, and maintaining involvement throughout the entire placement process. Clients report that TS Grale delivers a level of service and cultural fit assessment that larger search firms do not provide, with particular strength in executive interim placements that stabilise operations and deliver measurable change within 90 days.