Founder
Joe Sunner
Over the past two decades, Matchworkers has grown into a global talent provider, supporting businesses across multiple industries. As we expand internationally, our mission remains the same: to empower employers with top international talent through compliant, transparent, and high-impact recruitment.
Global
Presence
5
Existing
Offices
- United Kingdom
- United Arab Emirates
- Greece
- Romania
- India
4
Upcoming
Offices
- Saudi Arabia
- Nepal
- Poland
- New Zealand
Industry
Excellence
By leveraging our global reach and innovative strategies, we help businesses grow and succeed.
- Main Markets :
- Healthcare |
- Hospitality |
- Construction & Engineering | Finance & Technology
Overseas Talent
Bridging the Workforce Gap
Our core objective remains steadfast: sourcing international talent to address workforce gaps while ensuring fair treatment, compliance, and worker wellbeing. Through specialised knowledge and strategic networks, we ensure candidates are professionally and culturally prepared to integrate seamlessly into their new roles, making an immediate impact
Our Journey Through Time
Family Owned & Operated Since 1940s
1948
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.
1995
The First Ethnic Retail Chain In 1995, 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.
1999
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.
2023
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.
TODAY
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.
1948
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.
1995
The First Ethnic Retail Chain In 1995, 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.
1999
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.
2023
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.
TODAY
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.
We’re Expanding In Greece
Our journey in Greece continues — following the success of our Thessaloniki office, we’re now setting up branches in Crete and Athens, bringing our trusted recruitment services closer to employers nationwide.
Our Journey Through Time
Family Owned & Operated Since 1940s
Our Mission
To build fair and lasting bridges between workers and employers across continents. 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 focus on finding the right people, preparing them the right way, and ensuring they arrive ready to work with dignity and respect. Every placement we make carries our name, our history, and our promise to deliver honestly and on time.
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 lead this change — starting from Greece, expanding through Europe connecting employers with workers who bring skill, culture, and commitment to every role.
Our Vision
Our Partners
We recognise the importance of forging partnerships with both clients and candidates to guarantee successful placements that address their individual needs at every stage of the process, from initial engagement to onboarding and beyond.
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