The company that lets you go paddleboarding and play beach volleyball in work time Penguin Recruitment takes work seriously but also has a novel approach to boost staff morale Updated Advertorial Penguin Recruitment in Mumbles does not let its proximity to the sea go to waste as far as staff activities are concerned Jim Richardson has an invitation that some may find hard to resist. Come and work in paradise with him is the gist. Jim and business partner Nick Lewis set up Penguin Recruitment in 2004 and it's now a market-leading specialist recruitment company serving the engineering and environmental sectors across the UK.