Case Study: Sunbelt Rentals achieves faster direct hiring and reduced agency spend with Eploy ATS

Introducing a new in-house recruitment model and re-brand

Sunbelt Rentals, part of Ashtead Group plc, needed to build an in-house recruitment function from scratch after relying on manual spreadsheets, emails, and agencies to manage more than 700 vacancies a year across 190+ depots. With no centralised hiring process or consistent candidate experience, the company turned to Eploy ATS to create a direct sourcing model and improve recruitment control, efficiency, and employer brand.

Eploy implemented a branded recruitment platform, candidate careers site, hiring manager portal, vendor management tools, and automated onboarding to streamline the end-to-end process. The results included over 21,000 candidates in the talent pool, more than 300 vacancies filled in six months, 93% of roles filled directly, reduced agency spend, faster offer handling, and significant time and administration savings, with full GDPR compliance and strong feedback from hiring managers.

Sunbelt Rentals

Tracy Edwards

Recruitment Manager