During my leadership role covering the South West Region at Markel UK, I was fortunate enough to work with Steve at Cavendish Maine. Steve always took the time to really understand what I was looking for in a candidate. This, in addition to his expertise in the industry and his connections, resulted in him consistently providing high calibre candidates for interview. Other recruiters were simply unable to put forward candidates of equal quality, which lead to my entire team being hired via Cavendish Maine. The team went on to deliver some really good results for Markel, which is itself a testament to their skill sets. I would not hesitate in highly recommending Cavendish Maine.

We engaged Cavendish Maine when recruiting underwriters for a new team which incorporated several UK regions and levels of candidate ranging from assistant underwriter to senior underwriter. Throughout Stephen Mallaband dealt with our requirements personally and spent considerable time to understand the brief in the context of our culture and ambitions. I am delighted that we recruited three great team members who are thriving in their new roles with us.

“Cavendish Maine and specifically Steve Mallaband have proved to be discrete, professional and very effective in meeting the recruitment briefs I have given them. Reliability and quality are not always prevalent in the recruitment industry however Steve sets consistently high standards that make him easy to deal with, and he has brought consistently good results in terms of quality candidate that meet or exceed the role requirements”

I have worked with Steve Mallaband, Cavendish Maine, for over 10 years now and during this time Steve has come to know me, the team and the company which makes finding the right candidate a much easier task. I know that Steve will only send me candidates that are the right fit for us. On average I receive 3 phone calls or emails from recruitment companies every day, occasionally I try them out and then I always return to Steve.

Cavendish Maine provide a first class service. Cavendish Maine have a good knowledge of our business, this is reflected in the quality and experience of the candidates they refer to Creative Risk Solutions.

Cavendish Maine are hardworking and have a great approach towards meeting our recruitment needs. They are friendly and approachable and understand our needs as a business and have a good track record with ourselves. In the murky world of recruitment, they are a welcome breath of fresh air!