The people
behind the programme.
Athletes To Industry is built on a network of operating, technology, training, and employer partners. Each plays a specific role. All of them connect through The People System, ensuring athletes, employers, trainers, and partners are always working from the same platform.
Operating Partner
Andrews Recruitment Group
Andrews Recruitment Group is the business behind Athletes To Industry. Founded by Tom Andrews, ARG is a UK specialist recruitment practice with direct experience placing people across mental health, building materials, industrial engineering, and M&E engineering. The programme is owned, operated, and run by the ARG team from Week 1 through to Month 12.
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Technology Platform
The People System
The People System is the talent and development platform that powers Athletes To Industry. Built and owned by Andrews Recruitment Group, it is the single portal where athletes build profiles, employers list roles with development plans, trainers publish accredited courses, and partners track programme progress. Everything in one place, nothing in an inbox.
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Recruitment Network
RecXchange
RecXchange is a global recruiter collaboration network connecting thousands of specialist recruiters across sectors and geographies. As a network partner, RecXchange extends the reach of Athletes To Industry beyond the ARG client base, opening placement opportunities across a wider range of employers and industries for athletes in the programme.
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Athlete Provider
Old Albanian RFC
Old Albanian Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. As the pilot club partner for Athletes To Industry, Old Albanian provides the first cohort of athletes into the programme, including players leaving the academy and senior squad. The club is the first in what will become a broader network of sport and governing body partners.
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Training Partner
Lighthouse Safety Training
Lighthouse Safety Training equips athletes with the health and safety qualifications that move careers forward. A NEBOSH Gold Learning Partner, Lighthouse Safety delivers expert led training solutions and awards globally recognised NEBOSH qualifications, NEBOSH General, NEBOSH Construction or NEBOSH Environment. Globally recognised certifications and tailored packages that works for you
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Employer Partner
KRA Brown Group
KRA Brown Group is a family-run industrial electrical engineering business with over 29 years of experience in the aggregate, asphalt, and concrete sectors. With 40+ engineers across 150+ sites nationwide, KRA Brown is an employer partner providing structured placement opportunities for athletes making the move into technical and industrial careers.
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same system.
The People System is the portal that brings the entire programme together. Athletes, employers, trainers, and partners all operate through the same platform, managed by Andrews Recruitment Group, so nothing falls through the gap and every stakeholder has visibility of what matters to them.
Athletes
Build their profile, track their pathway, access certificated training, and view their 12-month development plan from Week 1 through to their first anniversary in role.
Employers
Post roles with written development plans attached, review matched athlete profiles, and track progress from initial introduction through interview, trial, and onboarding.
Trainers
List accredited courses on the platform, receive matched athlete referrals from ARG, and report completions and certifications back into the athlete record.
Partners
Monitor programme performance, cohort progress, and placement outcomes through shared reporting across the full operating cycle.
Clubs, employers,
trainers. Get involved.
Whether you run a sports club, a business looking to hire athletes, or a training organisation, get in touch to find out how you fit into the programme.