1ST LOCATE ® - the UK's trace & collection specialists

1st Locate ® are one of the largest people locators or trace collect agencies in the U.K. We specialise in tracing people worldwide. We also offer prime debt collection, return mail handling, trace & collect, data cleansing and telephone number appending to incomplete customer records. This is our website for Corporate clients offering a range of Debtor, trace and data solutions. We also operate one of the UK's busiest people search and information sites - www.1stlocate.co.uk. Private customers and small business clients without account facilities should visit 1stlocate.co.uk to see our full range of products and ordering facilities.


DEBT COLLECTION. - In addition to becoming one of the UK's leading Trace & Collect specialists, we also offer a professional prime debt collection, 2nd placement and write off recovery service. Our experienced staff and sophisticated technology ensure we are able to consistently produce high returns for our clients yet still maintain a professional & respectful approach with your customers. Our ability to resolve disputes and problems enables us to produce outstanding returns across all types of collection activity.

We supply our products & services to the Gas, Water & Electricity, Banking, Legal, Finance and other industries. Our ability to trace people combined with our approach to resolving problems has ensured we are one of the fastest growing companies in the debt recovery & tracing sector.

We now have a portfolio consisting of major Utility suppliers, Banks, Local Authorities & Finance Companies.

TRACE & COLLECT. - A significant portion of our client's bad debt provisions are usually made up from debtors where contact has been lost. Many of our competitors are loathe to take on this type of work because of the level of expertise and investment required to trace individuals.