iPS - Powerful People

What iPS - Powerful People does

iPS - Powerful People, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands, is an international recruitment and staffing firm specializing in the maritime, offshore energy (oil & gas and renewables), and civil construction sectors. The company operates a digital recruitment platform built around a proprietary CV database of over 100,000 qualified offshore and maritime professionals, with candidate matching, QHSE screening aligned to international certifications (BOSIET, HUET, STCW, GWO), and cross-border payroll administration including A1 certificate management. Its service portfolio is structured around three modules: People Services (recruitment and placement), Project Services (project staffing for complex international projects), and Payroll Services (cross-border payroll and compliance), delivered through a combination of direct enterprise sales and a self-serve candidate portal (My iPS). The group operates through multiple sub-brands (iPS Select, iPS Nautech, Teal Energi) and maintains physical offices in seven countries across Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, with reported activity in Asia and West Africa.

The company generates revenue primarily through professional services fees on recruitment placements, managed services fees on payrolling arrangements, and secondment markups where professionals are employed by iPS and assigned to client projects on rotation schedules (typically 2/2 or 4/4 weeks). Day rates for offshore contractors range from $350 to over $700 depending on role, experience, and sector. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales via Business Development Consultants targeting maritime, offshore, renewables, and civil contractors with direct-to-consumer candidate acquisition through the job portal, job alert system, and open application process. The customer base includes 15+ named enterprise clients including Van Oord, DEME, Boskalis, Subsea 7, Saipem, McDermott, TechnipFMC, Valaris, Heerema, and Fugro. The company has held B Corp Certification since 2022, along with ISO 9001 and NEN 4400-1 compliance, and is privately held under iPS Holding B.V. with no disclosed external investment.

Name

iPS - Powerful People

Legal name

iPS Holding B.V.

Website

https://ipspowerfulpeople.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

iPS - Powerful People is an international recruitment and staffing firm, founded in 1988 in the Netherlands, connecting certified offshore, maritime, energy, and civil professionals with enterprise clients worldwide through recruitment, project staffing, and cross-border payroll services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Professional Employer Organizations (56133)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) for Staffing & Payrolling (BPACAHAF)

Keywords

• Offshore recruitment
• Maritime staffing
• Cross-border payroll
• Project staffing
• Energy sector recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Capelle Aan Den Ijssel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Placement Services: iPS connects skilled professionals with clients for offshore, maritime, renewables, and civil projects. The company earns revenue by placing qualified candidates in temporary, contract, or permanent positions. Services include vacancy intake and role definition, candidate sourcing, skills and certificate screening, and candidate communication. The company places professionals at every level from entry-level to senior engineering and management roles.
2. Payrolling Services: iPS offers payroll services for international project staffing, handling cross-border employment compliance including A1 certificates within the EU and full compliance with local regulations. Professionals are placed on iPS payroll when working internationally, removing administrative burden from clients and candidates.
3. Secondment Services: iPS provides secondment services where professionals are employed by iPS and assigned to client projects for extended periods, typically following rotation schedules like 2 weeks on/2 weeks off or 4 weeks on/4 weeks off.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

iPS Powerful People is an international personnel provider that connects qualified professionals with offshore, maritime, renewables, tunnelling, and civil projects through recruitment, project staffing, secondment, and cross-border payroll services. The company operates a CV database of 100,000+ professionals, a candidate portal with job alerts, and QHSE-aligned screening, serving enterprise clients globally through offices in seven countries.

Product overview

iPS Powerful People operates a multi-brand staffing and recruitment platform serving the offshore, maritime, energy, and civil construction sectors globally. The core offering includes four interconnected services: People Services (recruitment and placement), Project Services (project staffing), and Payroll Services (cross-border payroll and compliance). The portfolio spans four sub-brands—iPS Powerful People (core recruitment), iPS Select (specialized recruitment), iPS Nautech (maritime recruitment), and Teal Energi (energy recruitment)—each targeting specific industry verticals. Services are delivered through a candidate portal (My iPS), a job alert notification system, and international offices across Europe, Middle East, Americas, and Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• People Services
• Project Services
• Payroll Services
• Secondment Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 35+ years of experience connecting professionals with offshore projects
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• iPS SelectcoreOthersSister brand under iPS Holding focused on providing specialized recruitment services. Part of the iPS group of companies offering tailored solutions across different market segments.
• iPS NautechcoreOthersSister brand under iPS Holding serving the maritime and offshore technology sector. Part of the integrated group of companies under iPS Holding B.V.
• Teal EnergicoreOthersSister brand under iPS Holding focused on energy sector recruitment. Part of the iPS group of companies serving the energy transition and traditional energy markets.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Petroplan: Specialist oil & gas and energy recruitment firm providing contract and permanent staffing solutions. Direct peer in the upstream and offshore project staffing segment that iPS serves, with overlapping skills-and-certifications focus.
• Airswift: Global workforce solutions provider focused on the energy, process, and infrastructure sectors. Direct peer in offshore oil & gas and renewables recruitment, with similar secondment and payrolling services to iPS.
• Spencer Ogden: Specialist energy, infrastructure, and offshore recruitment firm with global reach. Competes directly with iPS in placing professionals into offshore wind, oil & gas, and marine projects across Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.
• Taylor Hopkinson: Specialist renewables and power recruitment firm with deep offshore wind exposure. Closely comparable to iPS's renewables and offshore vertical, competing for the same certified technician and engineering talent pool.
• Orion Group: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider serving oil & gas, renewables, marine, and construction. Direct peer with comparable secondment, payrolling, and cross-border employment services to iPS across offshore and energy verticals.
• Fircroft (NES Global Talent): One of the largest specialist energy, process, and infrastructure staffing firms globally. Direct competitor to iPS in placing engineers, technicians, and project professionals into offshore and oil & gas projects, with overlapping customer base of EPC contractors.
• Brunel International: Dutch-headquartered global staffing specialist focused on energy, marine, and offshore projects. Closest direct peer to iPS in terms of heritage (founded 1970s), Netherlands base, and concentration in oil & gas, offshore wind, and maritime project staffing.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half International: Large global staffing and consulting firm operating broadly across professional, finance, and technical staffing. While not specialized in offshore/maritime, it is a comparable staffing business model with established payrolling and managed-services capabilities that occasionally overlap with iPS in technical placements.

Emerging players

• Haybury (part of LHi Group): Specialist executive search and recruitment firm covering clean energy, life sciences, and technology. Comparable to iPS Select and Teal Energi sub-brands in placing senior energy-transition talent, though with a less offshore-specific focus.
• Advance Global Recruitment: UK-based specialist recruitment firm focused on offshore wind, oil & gas, and marine sectors. Emerging player with partial overlap to iPS in renewables and offshore verticals, though smaller in scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ips---powerful-people
• Facebookfacebook.com/iPS.Powerful.People

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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