Chatham sits within Medway & North Kent's logistics network, with warehousing and transport operations around Chatham Maritime, Chatham Docks and Lordswood Industrial Estate. WSUK supplies vetted, referenced logistics staff — drivers, warehouse operatives, FLT operators, planners and managers — on permanent and contract terms, from single vacancies to volume-hiring campaigns.
WSUK recruits logistics staff for Chatham employers — HGV (C+E/C) and van drivers, warehouse operatives, FLT operators, transport planners, supervisors and operations managers — on permanent and contract terms, for single vacancies or high-volume campaigns. From sites around Chatham Maritime, Chatham Docks and Lordswood Industrial Estate to operations reached via A229 to M2 J3, we deliver vetted, referenced shortlists.
Chatham's industrial story is tied to the former Royal Dockyard, which closed in 1984 and was split into a heritage site, the Chatham Maritime business and university quarter, and the commercial Chatham Docks. The docks estate, around Basin 3 and largely within Gillingham's boundary, is now in transition: Peel Waters is redeveloping it for homes and employment space under plans approved by Medway Council, and port-linked businesses there have faced relocation or job losses. The A289 and the Medway Tunnel link Chatham Maritime to Strood and the M2 at junction 1. Chatham's other established employment area is Lordswood Industrial Estate on Revenge Road, about four miles south of the town centre, where terraced warehouse and workshop units reach M2 junction 3 via Walderslade Woods and the A229. Chatham station, on both the North Kent and Chatham Main Lines, also makes the town a commuting hub.
Chatham's demand is shaped by the redevelopment of Chatham Docks, which is displacing port-linked roles, alongside steadier light-industrial and multi-drop work around Lordswood that follows construction activity and seasonal retail peaks. For employers that means competing for the same drivers, operatives and supervisors, so filling roles and keeping people are both real challenges. WSUK recruits Class 1 and Class 2 drivers, van drivers, warehouse pickers, packers and loaders, FLT and VNA operators, transport planners, shift supervisors and operations managers on permanent and contract terms — handling single specialist vacancies and high-volume campaigns through one accountable contact.
Permanent recruitment across every logistics discipline for Chatham employers — from the yard to the transport office.
Permanent HGV drivers, FLT operators and warehouse operatives placed with Chatham employers who need them long-term.
Transport planners, shift supervisors, warehouse and operations managers — the people who run the operation.
We screen, reference and right-to-work check candidates so you interview only people who fit and can start.
WSUK delivers logistics recruitment across Chatham and Medway, from Chatham Maritime, Chatham Docks and Lordswood Industrial Estate to candidates based in Walderslade, Lordswood, Luton and Rochester. Whether you are filling one transport planner role or building whole warehouse shifts, we supply vetted, referenced candidates matched to your sector, site and shift pattern.
Our logistics recruitment fills the permanent roles that keep Chatham operations running. As sector specialists, WSUK sources, screens and shortlists candidates across driving, warehousing, transport planning and management — vetted and referenced, so you hire people who fit your operation and stay.
We recruit permanent logistics staff for a wide range of Chatham employers, from independents to national operators.
We fill permanent logistics roles across Chatham with vetted, referenced candidates who fit your operation and stay — backed by sector knowledge and a single point of contact.
From brief to hire in Chatham, we manage sourcing, screening and shortlisting for you.
Responsibilities, shift pattern, salary and the ideal candidate.
We search, screen, reference and right-to-work check candidates.
Only people who fit and can start — we coordinate the process.
We support offer, onboarding and aftercare with one point of contact.
We cover the full range for Chatham employers — HGV and multi-drop drivers, warehouse operatives, FLT and VNA operators, transport planners and clerks, supervisors and managers — for sites including Chatham Docks, Chatham Maritime and Lordswood Industrial Estate.
Yes. We run high-volume, multi-role campaigns for new distribution, manufacturing and fulfilment sites in Chatham, building whole shifts of vetted, referenced staff on permanent or contract terms with a single accountable contact.
Permanent and contract roles across the sector — HGV and van drivers, FLT operators, warehouse operatives and supervisors, transport planners, and operations and warehouse managers.
Yes — we screen, reference and right-to-work check candidates before shortlisting, so you interview only people who fit and can start.
Both. We place permanent hires and can also provide fixed-term, interim or contract cover for specific needs.
WSUK supplies permanent and contract logistics staff across the UK's major regional distribution hubs. Choose an area for local information.
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Stretching from London Stansted and the M11 along the A120 and A12 corridors to the ferry port at Harwich, this part of Essex and east Hertfordshire links air freight, sea freight and busy industrial estates.
Medway and north Kent line the Thames and Medway estuaries between the M25 and the Swale, combining working ports at Sheerness, Thamesport and Tilbury with M2, A2 and A249 industrial estates serving London and the South East.
The south bank of the Humber combines the UK's busiest port complex by tonnage at Grimsby and Immingham with refineries, Freeport land, food processing and steel, all tied together by the M180 and A180.
Tell us your requirement — one driver or a full team — and we'll respond within 2 working hours.