Driessen Group

What Driessen Group does

Driessen Group (Driessen Groep) is a privately held, family-owned Dutch HR services group headquartered at the Brainport Human Campus in Helmond. Founded in 1993 by Jan Driessen and led since his December 2024 retirement by his son Jeroen Driessen, the group operates as a family of 14 wholly-owned companies serving HR professionals, executives and directors of public-sector organisations (municipalities, healthcare and education) across the Netherlands. Operationally, the group covers the full HR services stack: staffing and detachment (Driessen), HR process outsourcing and HR software (IJK, now including Solutions Factory's digital recruitment systems), HR consulting (Reijn, Haert, Mensium), occupational health and vitality (Bloeij), training (Lüün), events (Sprank, Jaarcongres HRM, Summer School), executive and commercial recruitment (Talentscoutz, joined July 2025), and social initiatives including the Driessen Foundation, Learning Lab and the Jan&Koek social coffee bar.

Name

Driessen Group

Legal name

Driessen Groep

Website

https://driessengroep.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Driessen Group is a Dutch family-owned HR services group operating 14 companies that provide staffing, HR outsourcing, payroll, HR software, occupational health, training and events to public-sector organisations across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Core HR & HRIS (BPACAPAA), HR Service Delivery & Employee Contact Centers (HR Helpdesk) (BPACAKAI), Occupational Health & Employer Clinic Services (HLAEAAAI)

Keywords

• Public sector staffing
• HR outsourcing services
• Occupational health services
• HR software platforms
• Recruitment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Helmond

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Staffing & Detachment Services: Driessen (the staffing arm) provides temporary staffing and detachment services primarily to public-sector organisations. This is the group's core commercial revenue stream, supplemented by services to PSV and other institutional clients.
2. HR Consulting & Outsourcing: IJK provides outsourcing and consulting of HR business processes, including payroll administration, HR software, and MSP (Managed Service Provider) services for organisations managing flexible workforce needs.
3. HR Software Licenses & Subscriptions: IJK and Solutions Factory provide proprietary HR software platforms covering the full digital employee journey. Software is offered as subscriptions or licenses to client organisations.
4. Training, Events & Knowledge Platforms: Sprank (events), Lüün (training/academy), Learning Lab, and knowledge platforms generate revenue through training programs, event management services (Jaarcongres HRM, Summer School), and knowledge subscriptions.
5. Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services: Bloeij and Reijn provide occupational health, vitality, and wellbeing services including health checks, coaching, and the Bloeij Desk for employee wellbeing support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Driessen Group is a Dutch HR services group that sells staffing and detachment, HR outsourcing, payroll administration, proprietary HR software (IJK plus Solutions Factory digital recruitment systems), HR consulting, occupational health and vitality programmes (Bloeij), training (Lüüün), recruitment (Talentscoutz) and event services (Sprank) to public-sector organisations and other socially driven employers in the Netherlands. Its offerings are anchored on a "werkgeluk" (work happiness) philosophy and bundled across 14 operating companies housed at the Brainport Human Campus in Helmond.

Product overview

Driessen Groep is a family of HR services companies and social initiatives. The core offerings include staffing services (Driessen), HR outsourcing and software solutions (IJK), occupational health services (Bloeij), and various specialized HR consultancies (Reijn, Haert, Mensium, Lüün). The group also operates knowledge platforms (werk&geluk), organizes events (Sprank, Jaarcongres HRM, Summer School), and manages social initiatives including the Driessen Foundation, Learning Lab, and Jan&Koek coffee bar. Recent additions include Talentscoutz (recruitment) and the Vrouw & Werk Desk (women & work advisory services). Solutions Factory's digital recruitment systems were integrated into IJK.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brainport Human Campus: Innovatiecampus in Helmond die werkgeluk ademt en bedrijven, overheid en onderwijsinstellingen samenbrengt.
• Jan&Koek
• Driessen Foundation
• Learning Lab
• Vrouw & Werk Desk

Products and services

• Driessen Staffing & Detachment Temporary staffing and detachment services delivering flexible workforce capacity to Dutch public-sector organisations (municipalities, healthcare, education) across seven branch offices in the Netherlands.
• IJK HR Outsourcing & Software Outsourcing and consultancy of HR business processes including payroll administration, HR software, MSP (Managed Service Provider) services, and digital recruitment systems for organisations managing flexible workforce needs.
• Reijn HR Consultancy HRM consulting services including leadership programmes, HR barometer research and HR advisory to HR end-responsibles at Dutch organisations.
• Bloeij Occupational Health Arbo (occupational health) and verzuim (absence-management) services including health checks, vitality programmes, coaching and the Bloeij Desk for employee support.
• Talentscoutz Executive & Commercial Recruitment Specialised recruitment bureau focused on placing sales, management, marketing and executive professionals into Dutch organisations.
• Solutions Factory Digital Recruitment Systems Digital recruitment and hiring management systems integrated into IJK's broader HR outsourcing and ERP service offering, providing end-to-end management of the digital employee journey from recruitment and onboarding through growth, development, retention and offboarding.
• Haert HR & Legal Services HR services subsidiary within Driessen Groep with a focus on zzpers and the Self-Employed Persons Act, providing legal-aware HR advisory for organisations.
• Mensium Occupational & Absence Services Arbo and absence-management services operating as part of Driessen Groep's HR services family.
• Lüüün Training & Academy Training and development programmes for HR professionals across topics including AI in HR, recruitment, leadership and work happiness.
• Sprank Event Organisation Event organisation subsidiary of Driessen Groep producing flagship HR events such as the annual Jaarcongres HRM and other corporate events.
• Jeij HR Services HR services subsidiary within the Driessen Groep family of companies.
• Vrouw & Werk Desk Strategic desk offering organisations support on women-and-work topics, and women advice on work, health or development; organised around four pillars: work environment, work happiness, health, and talent development.
• Werkgeluktest (Work Happiness Test) Online diagnostic tool that gives workers insight into their work happiness and provides tips for increasing it; by 2024 approximately 33,702 Dutch workers had completed it, providing one of the largest longitudinal work-happiness datasets in the Netherlands.

Quantifiable outcome

• Employee satisfaction score (MTO) of 8.2
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tilburg UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Driessen Group joined two Academic Workplaces of Tilburg University: '(Be)sturen op Brede Welvaart' and 'Inclusieve Arbeidsmarkt'. The collaboration aims to bridge science and practice to develop a sustainable, inclusive, and future-proof labour market contributing to broad prosperity for all. The kick-off took place on 21 October 2025 at Brainport Human Campus.
• Fe+male Tech Heroes (High Tech Campus Eindhoven)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2025Driessen Group is a co-head sponsor of PSV Vrouwen (PSV Women) as part of the Fe+male Tech Heroes consortium, alongside Heijmans, High Tech Campus, Mansveld Techniek, Cisco, Tibo-Veen and Simac. Fe+male Tech Heroes is a network platform of High Tech Campus Eindhoven focused on diversity and inclusion in technology and innovation, combined with top sport sponsorship to create inspirational role models and visible leadership.
• TNOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDriessen Group's subsidiary Bloeij works with TNO on research related to the Vrouw & Werk Desk, translating research insights into practical solutions for organisations.
• MarkteffectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Driessen Group on HR research, including the annual HR trends study conducted with Trends in HR and Markteffect under 790 HR professionals and 1,707 workers in the Netherlands.
• Brainport EindhovencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDriessen Group is anchored in the Brainport region of Helmond-Eindhoven, one of Europe's leading innovation clusters. Brainport Human Campus physically hosts Driessen Group's headquarters and all its group companies, positioning the group at the intersection of industry, government, and education in the Brainport innovation ecosystem.
• Driessen FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Driessen Foundation (part of Driessen Group's societal initiatives) collaborates with the Vrouw & Werk Desk on building sustainable opportunities for women who need extra support, through initiatives such as 'Sterk aan het Werk'. The Foundation also supports Jan&Koek, a social coffee bar staffed by people distanced from the labour market, with all proceeds going to the Foundation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global staffing and HR services leader headquartered in the Netherlands. Directly comparable to Driessen's staffing arm but at vastly larger scale, with broader geographic and vertical reach and an overlapping public-sector and Dutch enterprise client base.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions company operating across all major markets including the Netherlands. Comparable to Driessen's staffing and HR outsourcing services but at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Brunel International: Dutch-origin international staffing and project-services firm with strong presence in energy, engineering, and public-sector projects. Comparable to Driessen in origin (Netherlands) and high-skill interim/detachment model.
• PageGroup: International recruitment group (Michael Page, Page Personnel) operating in the Netherlands with comparable executive and professional recruitment offerings, especially relevant given Driessen's Talentscoutz acquisition into the sales/management/executive segment.
• Hays: Global specialist recruitment firm with deep Netherlands operations across public sector, construction & property, and technology. Overlaps Driessen's staffing focus on Dutch public-sector and professional recruitment.

Direct peers

• Yacht (Randstad Netherlands): Dutch subsidiary of Randstad focused on interim professionals and HR consulting in the public sector and semi-public domains. Closely overlaps Driessen's staffing and HR-consulting proposition in the Netherlands.
• USG People (Recruit): Established Dutch staffing and HR services firm serving both public and private sectors. Direct domestic competitor to Driessen's staffing arm with overlapping Netherlands-wide branch footprint.
• Tempo-Team (Adecco): Dutch subsidiary of Adecco Group providing staffing, inhouse services, and HR solutions. Direct peer in the Netherlands across staffing and HR outsourcing, competing for the same public-sector clients.

Emerging players

• Visma: Nordic-origin European software group with a growing Dutch HR & payroll software portfolio (Visma | Raet). Comparable to IJK's HR software and payroll-administration offerings, particularly for Dutch enterprise and public-sector customers.
• Personio: European HRIS and people-operations SaaS platform competing for the same mid-market and HR-outsourcing segment as IJK's HR software. Represents the cloud-native competition to IJK's on-premise-leaning HR platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@driessengroep
• Facebookfacebook.com/DriessenGroep
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/driessengroep
• Instagraminstagram.com/driessengroep

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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