A New Beginning in the UK Our story began in 1948, when the Sunner family became one of the first Indian families from Punjab to arrive in the United Kingdom. They came with nothing but determination, working in factories and laying the foundation for a new life through honesty, resilience, and hard work.
The First Ethnic Retail Chain In 1955, our family launched one of the UK’s first ethnic retail shops, serving both Indian and West Indian communities. What started as a small family business grew into a successful chain, pioneering multicultural retail in Britain and becoming a trusted name for authentic ethnic products.
Matchworkers International Is Born Building on that entrepreneurial spirit, Joe Sunner founded Matchworkers International in 1999. We became the first company to bring hospitality staff from India to the UK through official work permits — a groundbreaking initiative that connected skilled talent with real opportunities abroad and helped UK employers fill critical workforce gaps. From this moment, Matchworkers International became a name synonymous with trust, transparency, and transformation in global recruitment.
Expanding Into Greece In 2023, we reached another milestone — becoming the first to start seasonal hospitality recruitment for Greece. After years of groundwork and overcoming complex immigration and bureaucratic hurdles, we successfully established operations in Thessaloniki, with Athens soon following. This expansion marked the beginning of a new chapter — helping European employers access skilled, reliable talent while giving workers life-changing opportunities abroad.
Europe’s 1st Hire Now, Pay Later Company Today, Matchworkers International continues to grow — leading the industry with innovative solutions like our “Hire Now, Pay Later” recruitment model, the first of its kind in Europe. From 1948 to today, our mission remains the same: To connect honest workers with dependable employers, across borders and generations.
A New Beginning in the UK In 1948, when the Sunner family became one of the first Indian families from Punjab to arrive in the UK. They came with nothing but determination, working in factories and laying the foundation for a new life through honesty, resilience, and hard work.
The First Ethnic Retail Chain In 1955, our family launched one of the UK’s first ethnic retail shops, serving both Indian and West Indian communities. What started as a small family business grew into a successful multicultural retail chain in Britain and becoming a trusted name for authentic ethnic products.
Matchworkers International Is Born Building on that entrepreneurial spirit, Joe Sunner founded Matchworkers International in 1999. We became the first company to bring hospitality staff from India to the UK through official work permits — a groundbreaking initiative that connected skilled talent with real opportunities abroad and helped UK employers fill critical workforce gaps. From this moment, Matchworkers International became a name synonymous with trust, transparency, and transformation in global recruitment.
Expanding Into Europe (Greece) In 2023, we reached another milestone, becoming the first to start seasonal hospitality recruitment for Greece. After years of groundwork and overcoming complex immigration and bureaucratic hurdles, we successfully established operations in Thessaloniki, with Athens soon following. This expansion marked the beginning of a new chapter — helping European employers access skilled, reliable talent while giving workers life-changing opportunities abroad.
Europe’s 1st Hire Now, Pay Later Company Today, Matchworkers continues to grow, leading the industry with innovative solutions like our “Hire Now, Pay Later” recruitment model, the first of its kind in Europe. From 1948 to today, our mission remains the same: To connect honest workers with dependable employers, across borders and generations.
Our journey in Greece continues — following the success of our Thessaloniki office, we’re now setting up branches in Crete and Athens, bringing our recruitment services closer to employers nationwide.
From our beginnings in 1948 to our offices in the UK and Greece today, our mission has stayed the same – to move people forward.
We are on a mission to find the right people, preparing them the right way, and ensuring they arrive ready to work with dignity and respect.
To create a recruitment model that values people as much as performance. We see a future where hiring across borders is not defined by paperwork and delay, but by trust, preparation, and shared progress.
Our vision is to connect European employers with workers who bring skill, culture, and commitment to every role.
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