Ricky Cohen

Ricky founded Phoenix Gray Recruitment with a clear focus: build a specialist construction agency that actually understands the industry it serves. With a background spanning construction recruitment and direct experience working alongside principal contractors, housebuilders, and civils firms across the UK, Ricky built Phoenix Gray around the things that matter most to clients — speed, compliance, and genuine sector knowledge.

As Managing Director, Ricky leads the overall direction of the business and remains personally involved in key client relationships and senior appointments. He is the primary point of contact for principal contractors and developers who want a recruitment partner that understands programme pressure, not just headcount numbers.

Ricky's approach is straightforward: understand the project, understand the compliance requirement, and deliver the right people within the timescale that matters. Phoenix Gray's 24-hour turnaround model for standard trades roles is a direct result of the candidate relationships and candidate pipeline Ricky has built over more than a decade in the industry.