Merritt Recruitment

Specialists in recruiting within Chemicals, Life Sciences,

Polymers, Coatings and Personal Care & Cosmetics.

Bringing together talented people with leading companies

to drive innovation & sustainability

Our Industries

About Us

Merritt Recruitment is an award-winning recruiter for the chemicals, life sciences, polymer, coatings, personal care & cosmetics industries.

Founded by Dr Laura Merritt with a PhD in Chemistry and a background spanning 20 years of international recruitment experience. Merritt Recruitment is passionate about science & technology and the talent that contributes to their success.

We network at leading industry events and forums to raise awareness of the incredible career options available in our industries of focus both for new graduates and experienced professionals. Our goal is to bring together talented people with leading companies to drive innovation and sustainability.

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Merritt Recruitment - Testimonials & History

SCS Formulate 2025

Visit Merritt Recruitment at Stand 223!

Join us at SCS Formulate 2026, 11–12 November at the Coventry Arena.Meet our consultants —Laura, Amber & Jeremy— and discover how we can support your recruitment needs and o...
Patrick

Technical Sales Manager

Jeremy was hands down the best recruitment consultant I have worked with so far. Professional, supportive, and proactive throughout the process. He took time to understand my...
New Offices Oct 2024

Merritt Recruitment moves into Dartford Business Park

We're thrilled to announce that Merritt Recruitment has recently moved to our new, dynamic office space at Dartford Business Park!Our fresh location boasts a welcoming receptio...
SCS Formulate 2024

Merritt Recruitment exhibits at SCS Formulate 2024

Merritt Recruitment will be on stand 455 at SCS Formulate Our Consultants Laura Merritt and Jeremy Clarke will be attending -They will be happy to discuss your business recru...
Surfex 2024

Merritt Recruitment at Surfex with gorgeous travel mugs

Thank you to everyone who visited Merritt Recruitment at Surfex 2024!It was a fantastic show, and we thoroughly enjoyed speaking with each of you. For those we didn't have a c...
SCS Formulate 2023

Merritt Recruitment exhibits at SCS Formulate

Merritt Recruitment will be on stand 511 at SCS Formulate Our Consultants Laura Merritt and Jeremy Clarke will be attending -They will be happy to discuss your business recrui...
New Team Member

Jeremy Clarke

Merritt Recruitment is delighted to welcome Jeremy Clarke to our team.Jeremy is an accomplished Senior Director of Business Development.His experience is in shaping and executi...
REC Member

Ethics, equity, integrity & professional conduct

Merritt Recruitment are proud to be a member of the REC. We follow the REC Code of Professional Practice to ensure we maintain the highest principles of ethics, equity, integ...
Natasha

Test Engineer

I highly recommend Laura from Merritt Recruitment as the most professional and friendly recruiter I've met on my job seeking adventure! She's willing to share her advice and ...
Surfex 2022

First exhibition

Merritt Recruitment exhibited for the first time at Surfex 2022. Thank you for everyone who dropped by the stand. We were delighted to see so many candidates and clients. To...
Khareen

Regulatory Affairs Consultant

Dear Laura, Thank you SO much for securing me a job so rapidly and efficiently! I really appreciate it! I look forward to starting mid November! Thank you! Khareen
2021

October 2021 Blog page is launched

Merritt Recruitment has launched our Blog page. We will keep you updated with Interview Tips, Career Advice, Industry News, Recruitment Strategies and our thoughts on how to...
2021

September 2021 New Website

Merritt Recruitment is delighted to confirm we have a fully functioned website. Clients can contacted us directly and Candidates can review vacancies, apply for roles and set u...
2021

January 2021: Growth in job market

In spite of the downturn facing the Chemical industry due to Brexit and the fallout of the Covid pandemic, Merritt Recruitment is delighted to see that certain sectors are exp...
2020

January 2020: Commercial & Technical Roles

With Merritt Recruitment’s reputation beginning to grow, we saw a greater diversity of roles which included SMEs, Universities and Global Organisations. We were also lucky eno...
2019

January 2019: New Company

Merritt Recruitment was established. We started by developing a database of screened candidates from our core industries, Chemical, Coatings, Polymers and Personal Care &...
Stephen

Technical Sales Manager

"Laura is always my first port of call for finding and filling roles in the coatings industry. Laura specialises in placing great people in great roles"
Graham

General Manager

Merritt Recruitment are the industry experts, we found Merritt Recruitment to be highly professional and knowledgeable
James

Managing Director

Merritt Recruitment have a extraordinary reach, finding candidates at all levels from Graduate to Senior Managers