What Trillium Staffing Solutions does

Trillium Staffing Solutions is a privately held, founder-owned U.S. commercial staffing firm headquartered at 5555 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, Michigan, with corporate domicile in Michigan and operations in the United States. Founded by René Poch in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1984, the company has grown over four decades into a multi-brand staffing platform operating more than 100 branch offices nationwide (one source cites 90+) and employing nearly 400 internal recruiters. Trillium has reported serving over 22,000 client companies and processing more than 2 million job applicants, and is ranked by Staffing Industry Analysts as a Top 25 U.S. industrial staffing firm and the 60th largest U.S. staffing firm overall.

The company's product surface is organized into a multi-division brand portfolio covering industrial, construction and skilled trades (Trillium Construction Services), drivers and logistics (Trillium Driver Solutions), professional and administrative (Trillium Professional), technical and engineering (Trillium Technical), plus specialized divisions for marine, environmental, hospitality, technology (Trillium Techs), and accounting personnel. The platform combines a website-based job board with resume upload and application tracking, an SMS job-alert service, automated telephone dialing for candidate communications, and comprehensive screening (interviews, testing, drug screening, background verification) supported by a full-time risk management team.

Trillium generates revenue on a transactional, per-placement basis through three primary streams: temporary and contract staffing billed at hourly spreads over pay rates (e.g., recruiter roles at $20-$22/hour, CDL drivers at $24-$33/hour, pipefitter apprentices at $30/hour plus $120/day per diem), direct-hire permanent placement fees, and contract-to-hire conversions that combine contract margins with potential placement fees. Go-to-market is sales-led and branch-based, with the recruiter team distributing candidates through local offices and the website job board acting as a self-serve applicant funnel. Growth has been driven by a combination of organic branch expansion and a sustained acquisition program (Act I Staffing in 2014, Atlantic Associates in 2016, Impact Solutions in 2017, Roy's Staffing in 2018, ESW Staffing and Computer Resource Team in 2019, and American Craftsmen in 2023). The company remains 100% owned by founder and CEO René Poch with no external institutional investment.

Name

Trillium Staffing Solutions

Legal name

Trillium Staffing Solutions

Website

https://trilliumstaffing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Trillium Staffing Solutions is a privately held, founder-owned U.S. commercial staffing firm operating 100+ branch offices with nearly 400 recruiters, placing temporary, contract, and direct-hire workers across industrial, construction, drivers, technical, and professional verticals for 22,000+ client companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multi-Site / Branch Network Staffing (BPACACAJ), Skilled Trades (Electricians/Plumbers/HVAC/Carpenters) Staffing (BPACAEAB), Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Direct hire recruitment
• Workforce solutions
• Industrial staffing
• Contract employment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kalamazoo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing Services: Placement of temporary workers with client companies, earning margin on hourly bill rates. Candidates are employed by Trillium and assigned to client worksites.
2. Direct Hire/Placement Services: Permanent placement of candidates with client companies, typically earning a one-time placement fee.
3. Contract-to-Hire Services: Initial contract period with potential for direct hire conversion, generating both contract margins and potential placement fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Trillium Staffing Solutions supplies temporary, contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire staffing services to U.S. employers through more than 100 branch locations and a team of roughly 400 internal recruitment professionals. The firm serves over 22,000 client companies across industry-specialized divisions including industrial, construction, drivers, clerical, technical, professional, marine, environmental, hospitality, technical trades, and accounting. Candidates are sourced from a proprietary database of more than 2 million job applicants.

Product overview

Trillium Staffing Solutions is a staffing and recruitment platform organized as a multi-brand portfolio offering specialized staffing services through distinct divisions. The core Trillium Staffing brand serves general industrial, clerical, and professional placement needs, while specialized divisions including Trillium Construction Services (skilled trades and construction), Trillium Driver Solutions (CDL and delivery drivers), Trillium Professional (administrative and office), Trillium Technical (IT and engineering), Trillium Marine, Trillium Environmental, Trillium Hospitality, Trillium Techs, and Trillium Accounting address sector-specific hiring requirements. The company operates a job board platform enabling job seekers to search and apply for positions, and employers to post jobs and manage recruiting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing Short-term staffing placements provided to U.S. employers across industrial, construction, drivers, clerical, technical, professional, marine, environmental, hospitality, technical-trade, and accounting roles; candidates are drawn from a database of 2 million+ applicants.
• Contract Staffing Fixed-term contract placements for U.S. employers needing project-based or defined-duration labor across Trillium's industry divisions.
• Contract-to-Hire Staffing Trial-to-permanent staffing engagement that lets employers evaluate a worker on contract before converting them to a direct hire, used to reduce hiring risk.
• Direct-Hire / Permanent Placement Permanent placement recruiting service through which Trillium sources, screens, and delivers candidates for direct employment by the client company.
• Industrial Staffing Industry-specialized staffing division providing temporary, contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire labor to manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, and production employers.
• Construction Staffing Industry-specialized staffing division supplying skilled and general trades labor to construction employers and contractors on a temporary, contract, or direct-hire basis.
• Driver Staffing Industry-specialized staffing division placing CDL and non-CDL drivers for transportation, logistics, and distribution employers.
• Clerical Staffing Industry-specialized staffing division placing administrative, office-support, and clerical personnel on a temporary, contract, or direct-hire basis.
• Technical Staffing Industry-specialized staffing division providing skilled technical and trade workers to employers on a temporary, contract, or direct-hire basis.
• Professional Staffing Industry-specialized staffing division placing professional (white-collar, non-technical specialist) talent on a temporary, contract, or direct-hire basis.
• Marine Staffing Industry-specialized staffing division supplying labor to marine-sector employers on a temporary, contract, or direct-hire basis.
• Environmental Staffing Industry-specialized staffing division providing labor to environmental-services and remediation employers on a temporary, contract, or direct-hire basis.
• Hospitality Staffing Industry-specialized staffing division supplying hospitality-sector employers with front-of-house, back-of-house, and event staff on a temporary or contract basis.
• Accounting Staffing Industry-specialized staffing division placing accounting and finance talent (bookkeepers, accountants, and finance professionals) on a temporary, contract, or direct-hire basis.

Quantifiable outcome

• Named to Largest Staffing Firm and Largest Industrial Staffing Firm Lists in 2024 by SIA
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American CraftsmencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2023Acquisition of American Craftsmen, a Washington state-based construction staffing firm founded in 2015 by Jim Hyde and Kenneth Gerig. The acquisition expanded Trillium Construction's presence in the Pacific Northwest, adding skilled commercial construction and industrial skilled trades talent locations.
• ESW StaffingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Acquisition expanding Trillium's staffing network and service capabilities.
• Computer Resource TeamminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Acquisition expanding technical staffing capabilities.
• Roy's StaffingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Acquisition expanding branch office network and staffing services.
• Impact Solutions, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Acquisition of San Diego, California-based construction and skilled trades staffing firm specializing in low voltage cablers, carpenters, electricians and other positions.
• Atlantic Associates, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Acquisition of Boston, Massachusetts-based IT and engineering staffing firm specializing in healthcare IT, industrial engineering and other positions.
• Act I StaffingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Acquisition of Columbus, Ohio-based staffing firm specializing in administrative assistants, call center staff, machine operators, professionals, warehouse workers, general laborers and other positions.
• Staffing AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Acquisition of staffing business.
• Midwest Construction ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999Early acquisition expanding construction staffing services.
• Computer & Engineering Services (CES, Inc.)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995First known acquisition, expanding technical and engineering staffing services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TrilliumStaff
• Facebookfacebook.com/trilliumstaffing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trillium-staffing-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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