What AB Werkt does

AB Werkt (Coöperatie AB Werkt) is a Dutch member-owned cooperative founded in 1975 and headquartered in Herten-Roermond, Netherlands, operating five regional offices across Zeeland, Noord-Brabant, and Limburg in Southern Netherlands. The company provides workforce solutions across staffing (uitzenden), secondment (detacheren), payroll, recruitment and selection, and a digital staffing platform (E-Flex), placing 6,000+ people per year and processing 100,000+ payroll slips annually. Its specialized offerings include bedrijfsverzorging (agricultural business-care with ~55 trained farm specialists), claw care for dairy cattle, sheep shearing, and electrical safety inspections (Scope 8, 10, and the newly added Scope 12 for solar PV installations), with the inspection workflow fully digitized.

The company serves both employers and job seekers across verticals including animal husbandry (dairy, pig, poultry), plant cultivation and horticulture, food industry, logistics and transport, green/landscaping, cleaning, waste management, and technical/engineering. It places particular emphasis on agricultural clients via its cooperative heritage and on international workers sourced through its own recruitment organizations in Poland and Romania, with SNF-certified housing. Certifications include ABU, ABU Fair Employment Code, NEN 4400-1, VCU, SNF, Fair Produce, and GDPR compliance. The company reports a 93% customer recommendation rate and a 9.1 rating from 552 genuine reviews.

Commercially, AB Werkt operates a regional, sales-led go-to-market with dedicated account managers, account administrators, and recruiters at each regional office, supplemented by self-serve employer and candidate portals and the E-Flex digital dispatching platform. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction/hourly fees on temporary placements, recurring fees on secondment and payroll contracts, professional services fees for recruitment/selection and electrical inspections, and member-rate pricing on bedrijfsverzorging. Technology stack includes the E-Flex portal, a digital inspection platform, a 2025 AI-based recruitment system, and multi-language websites (Dutch, English, Polish, Romanian). Leadership: General Director Rob Niesen (since summer 2025), Operational Director Daniëlle Royakkers, and a Supervisory Board chaired by Ankie Wijnen.

Name

AB Werkt

Legal name

Coöperatie AB Werkt

Website

https://ab-werkt.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

AB Werkt is a Dutch member-owned cooperative operating five regional offices in Southern Netherlands, providing temporary staffing, secondment, payroll, recruitment, and agricultural business-care services to employers across agriculture, food industry, logistics, and green sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Employment Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Contractor Payroll, Invoicing & Payment Services (BPACAGAD), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Agricultural workforce solutions
• Payroll and secondment
• International worker recruitment
• Electrical safety inspections

Headquarters

HQ city

Herten

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Uitzenden (Staffing/Temporary Work): Providing temporary workers to clients across various sectors including agriculture, food industry, logistics, green sector, and production. Workers are employed by AB Werkt and dispatched to client companies.
2. Detacheren (Secondment): Workers are assigned to client companies for fixed periods. The worker functions as the client's own employee but is formally employed by AB Werkt, which handles payroll administration, contract drafting, sick leave management, and payment. Client pays regardless of worker illness or vacation.
3. Payroll: AB Werkt takes the worker on contract, taking over the entire legal employer role. Client pays a fixed amount per hour worked with no further risks.
4. Bedrijfsverzorging (Company Care): Approximately 55 trained agricultural specialists help clients and members during illness and/or vacation. Services include farm replacement, qualified work during labor peaks, claw care, and sheep shearing. Calculated at fixed hourly rates.
5. Werving en Selectie (Recruitment and Selection): Specialized recruitment services to find qualified candidates for permanent positions within client organizations.
6. Electrical Inspections (Scope 8, 10, 12): Electrical safety inspection services including Scope 8, Scope 10, and newly added Scope 12 inspections for solar panel installations. Objectively assess installation compliance with standards and provide digital certification.
7. E-Flex (Digital Staffing): Digital staffing platform enabling rapid deployment of temporary workers with simplified administrative handling through an online portal.
8. Klauwverzorging (Claw Care): Specialized claw care service for dairy cattle using modern electric-hydraulic claw care boxes to treat large herds efficiently.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AB Werkt is a cooperative employment agency providing temporary staffing, secondment, payroll, recruitment and selection, and specialized agricultural services (bedrijfsverzorging, claw care, sheep shearing) to employers in Southern Netherlands. It also offers Scope 8, 10, and 12 electrical safety inspections for industrial and solar installations. Services are supported by the proprietary E-Flex digital staffing portal and delivered through five regional offices in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant, and Limburg.

Product overview

AB Werkt is a cooperative staffing and employment agency operating across Southern Netherlands with 5 offices and approximately 6,000 workers annually. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of workforce solutions organized around three core pillars: traditional staffing services (Uitzenden, Detacheren, Payroll, E-Flex), specialized agricultural and technical services (Bedrijfsverzorging, Klauwverzorging, Elektrisch Keuren with Scope 8/10/12, Veescheren), and digital tools (E-Flex portal, CV Builder). The portfolio includes services for sectors spanning agriculture (dairy, pork, poultry), food industry, logistics, green spaces, horticulture, construction, and cleaning. The company operates as a cooperative with member benefits, distinguishing it from commercial staffing firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• E-Flex: Digital staffing/temporary employment service with online portal for employer administration
• AB Werkt Payroll
• Bedrijfsverzorging
• Scope 8, 10 & 12 Inspections

Products and services

• Uitzenden (Temporary Staffing) Temporary staffing service connecting employers with flex workers for short-term or long-term assignments across multiple sectors including agriculture, food, logistics, and industry.
• Detacheren (Secondment) Detachment service where a worker is employed by AB Werkt but works at the client company for one or more days per week, with AB Werkt handling payroll, contracts, and sick leave management.
• Payroll Payroll service where AB Werkt takes over the legal employer status, handling salary administration with clients paying a fixed amount per hour with no additional risks.
• E-Flex (Digital Staffing) Digital staffing platform allowing clients to manage flexible workers through an online portal with easy administration and scheduling capabilities, filling 50,000-55,000 hours per year for major clients such as Oakfield.
• Werving en Selectie (Recruitment and Selection) Recruitment and selection service to find and hire qualified permanent staff based on skills, talents, and experience matching client functional requirements.
• Bedrijfsverzorging (Business Care) Business replacement service providing approximately 55 qualified farm managers to assist clients during illness or vacation, with agricultural specialists trained to work independently and manage teams.
• Klauwverzorging (Claw Care) Specialized claw care service for dairy cattle using modern electric-hydraulic claw trimming chutes, performed by qualified claw care professionals.
• Elektrisch Keuren (Electrical Inspections Scope 8, 10, 12) Electrical safety inspection services covering Scope 8, Scope 10, and Scope 12 inspections for solar installations, ensuring compliance with insurance and regulatory requirements through a fully digitized process.
• Internationale Werknemers (International Workers) Placement service for international employees from Poland and Romania, including recruitment, SNF-certified housing, and ongoing support with multilingual staff at each office.
• Veescheren (Sheep Shearing) Professional animal shearing service for cattle and young stock in autumn using AB Werkt's own professional equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% of customers recommend AB Werkt
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABU (Algemene Bond Uitzendondernemingen)coreOthersAB Werkt is certified by the ABU, which means they undergo independent control on compliance with Dutch laws and regulations. The ABU Fair Employment Code ensures international workers are clearly and correctly informed about working and living in the Netherlands.
• JINCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAB Werkt participates in JINC Baas van Morgen initiative, giving youth the chance to experience director roles for a day. This supports equal opportunities for youth in Brabant and Limburg and strengthens the regional labor market.
• Boeren met LefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAB Werkt partners with Boeren met Lef to support young entrepreneurs who want to chart their own agricultural course. Boeren met Lef focuses on strengthening entrepreneurship, innovation, and personal development in agriculture.
• Arbeidsmigratie WerktminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProud partner of the Arbeidsmigratie Werkt initiative, which introduces the person behind the international worker. This platform helps showcase the value of labor migrants to the regional economy.
• ImpactworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAB Werkt's collaboration with Impactwork has helped them grow as an employer, with concrete results. This partnership supports youth who need a helping hand.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad N.V. Dutch-founded global staffing leader; competes with AB Werkt across generalist staffing, secondment, and payroll in the Netherlands and serves many of the same enterprise customers, but operates at vastly greater scale and internationally.
• ManpowerGroup Nederland: Global staffing firm's Dutch operations covering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions; competes for the same enterprise and mid-market employer accounts across sectors including logistics and industry.
• Adecco Nederland: Swiss-based global staffing group's Dutch subsidiary offering generalist and specialized staffing; directly comparable in uitzenden and detachering but at national/international scale unlike AB Werkt's regional focus.

Direct peers

• Olympia Nederland: Dutch generalist staffing provider with regional branch network similar in structure to AB Werkt's 5 regional offices; overlaps strongly in industrial, logistics, and administrative placements.
• Unique Nederland (formerly USG People): Dutch staffing firm (now part of RGF Staffing) offering temporary staffing, secondment, recruitment & selection, and payroll - almost a one-to-one product mirror of AB Werkt's portfolio at higher national scale.
• Tempo-Team: One of the largest generalist staffing brands in the Netherlands, offering temporary staffing, secondment, and recruitment services. Directly comparable to AB Werkt's core uitzenden/detacheren/payroll offering.
• Yask Nederland: Dutch mid-market staffing firm offering uitzenden, detacheren, and payrolling; comparable regional staffing model and customer profile to AB Werkt in South Netherlands territory.
• Start People Nederland: Generalist staffing brand under RGF Staffing active across the Netherlands in temporary work, secondment, and recruitment; direct competitor in industrial, logistics, and production staffing segments.

Emerging players

• Aethon Nederland: Dutch staffing firm focused on technical, industrial, and healthcare staffing; partial overlap with AB Werkt's technical/engineering vertical and food-industry placements.
• VAPRO / VAPRO International: Dutch specialized staffing firm for technical operators in food and process industries; competes for some of AB Werkt's food-industry clients but with narrower technical specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abwerkt
• Facebookfacebook.com/ABwerkt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ab-werkt

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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