Ben Frater

Director

Ben grew up in Mid Wales and graduated from the University of Plymouth in 1998, subsequently working in Bristol and New Zealand before returning to Wales in 2004. He started his career working for small niche agencies and then moved on to manage recruitment within large international agencies both in the UK and abroad. Challenging Engineering and Technical roles have always been the main focus for Ben. He has strong knowledge of recruiting within Oil & Gas / Energy, Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing sectors amongst others.

Ben built Dart based on the best practice gained from other large and small recruitment companies and applied this to his own business. Year on year growth since 2007 has rewarded his commitment to the clients and candidates he works with.

Lisa Dagge

Business Manager

Born in Carmarthen, Lisa later studied at the University of Gloucestershire and then started her career with Camargue PR, one of the UK’s top B2B PR agencies and went onto work as a National Account Manager within the food industry. Lisa joined Dart in 2008 and oversees our finance and payroll function along with the day to day running of the business.

Andrew Gordon

Managing Consultant

After graduating from the University of Bristol, Andrew began his recruitment career in 2007, working with interim and permanent professionals for the London and South-East market. Initially working for Venn Group in Central London, Andrew later joined the professionals division of Fortune 500 business Randstad (formerly Martin Ward Anderson). After becoming one of Randstad’s top performing consultants, Andrew went on to manage a team recruiting for a wide range of businesses, from FTSE-listed to fast-growing SMEs.

Aimee Gilasbey

Ymgynghorydd Recriwtio/ Recruitment Consultant

Aimee graduated with a 1st class degree in Business & Management Studies from Cardiff Metropolitan University and joined the team in 2016. She now works predominantly on our local client’s vacancies.

Graddiodd Aimee â gradd dosbarth cyntaf mewn Astudiaethau Busnes a Rheolaeth o Brifysgol Fetropolitan Caerdydd ac ymunodd â’r tîm yn 2016. Mae hi bellach yn gweithio’n bennaf ar swyddi ein cleientiaid lleol.

Sarah Dickinson

Recruitment Consultant

Sarah was born in Yorkshire and relocated to Wales in 2018 after meeting her Welsh partner on her travels in the Philippines. Sarah started her recruitment career in Bondi, Australia where she worked for a recruitment company who specialised in the Residential Construction sector. She now predominately recruits for Pharmaceutical companies and our in house clients.

Claire Herbert

Managing Consultant

Dart Recruitment are excited to announce the appointment of Claire Herbert . Claire and her partner have recently moved to West Wales from Nottinghamshire and are looking forward to a new life near the sea.

Claire has worked in recruitment for 20 years within one of the larger UK agencies and we are looking forward to her input into how we can strengthen our client base and build upon our existing reputation for great service.

Dart Recruitment’s team has grown steadily over the years and Claire joins a diverse team with strengths in local and specific industry recruitment. Dart has a strong presence in West Wales and we look forward now to spreading our wings a little wider