FARA

What FARA does

FARA Personaldienstleistung is a privately held German staffing services group operating under two licensed entities — FARA Gießen GmbH and FARA Nidda GmbH — plus a holding entity, FARA Verwaltungs- & Beteiligungs-GmbH. Founded in 1997/1998 and headquartered in Gießen, the company delivers temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) and direct placement (Direktvermittlung) services to companies across trade/crafts, logistics, industry, and commercial sectors throughout Germany, despite a regional base of three branch offices in Mittelhessen (Gießen, Nidda, Marburg). Both operating entities hold unlimited German temporary-employment licenses and operate under the GVP collective bargaining framework.

The company's product portfolio centers on workforce placement rather than software: core revenue comes from hourly billings for deployed temps (including overtime, night, Sunday, and holiday surcharges of 25-150%) and a 15% of annual gross salary placement fee for direct hires, with temp-to-perm discounts accruing monthly. Supporting infrastructure includes the FARA App (iOS and Android), a Talention-powered job portal at jobs.fara.de, a WhatsApp application channel for each branch, a password-protected customer document portal, and active social presence across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and XING. No AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or proprietary matching technology are documented.

The customer base is horizontally segmented across both B2B (companies needing flexible workforce for project peaks, order surges, and permanent hires) and B2C (job seekers, including experienced tradespeople, Quereinsteiger, and foreign workers). GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven, executed through direct outreach at branch offices, the regional employer network, and multi-channel candidate acquisition. The company is managed by a three-person Geschäftsleitung (Holger Burmester, Ramona Dietrich, Pascal Markloff), with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or funding events.

Name

FARA

Legal name

FARA Gießen GmbH

Website

https://fara.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FARA is a German regional staffing group founded in 1997/1998 that provides temporary staffing and direct placement services across trade, logistics, industry, and commercial sectors via three branches in Mittelhessen, serving clients nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services (Temporary and Permanent Personnel Placement)

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Clerical & Customer Support Temp Staffing (BPACACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Personnel placement services
• Direct hire placement
• Industrial workforce leasing
• Trade and logistics staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Homburg Vor Der Höhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Worker Leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung): FARA provides temporary workers to client companies and bills based on hourly rates. Rates are determined per the agreed hourly rate plus surcharges for overtime, night work, Sunday work, and holiday work. Weekly invoicing is standard practice.
2. Direct Placement (Direktvermittlung): FARA places candidates directly with client companies. The placement fee is 15% of the annual gross salary plus applicable VAT. For temp-to-perm arrangements, the fee reduces by 1/12th for each full month of prior temporary assignment, reaching zero after 12 months of assignment.
3. Candidate Referral/Vermittlungshonorar: Fee charged when a candidate presented by FARA (or already on temporary assignment) is hired directly by the client within 6 months of the assignment ending. Fee is 15% of annual gross salary plus VAT, reduced by monthly assignments as described above.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FARA provides temporary worker leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) and direct permanent placement (Direktvermittlung) services for client companies in trade, logistics, industry, and commercial sectors throughout Germany, with three regional branches in Mittelhessen. The company places qualified workers on hourly-billed temporary assignments (including temp-to-perm conversion) and recruits candidates directly into permanent roles for a placement fee. Supporting it are a mobile app, an online careers portal, and a WhatsApp channel that let job seekers browse openings and apply self-serve.

Product overview

FARA is a staffing and personnel services company offering temporary employment (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) and direct placement (Direktvermittlung) services. The company operates across three locations (Gießen, Nidda, and Marburg) and has been operating since 1998. Their service portfolio centers on connecting workers with employers in logistics, industry, trades, and commercial sectors. The product ecosystem includes a job portal (jobs.fara.de) for candidates, a mobile FARA App for job searching, and a protected customer portal for client document downloads. The company provides staffing across all of Germany with a focus on the Mittelhessen region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FARA App: Mobile application providing access to all job listings from FARA's clients, available for iOS and Android.

Products and services

• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Worker Leasing) Temporary employment service that places qualified FARA-employed workers with client companies across trade, logistics, industry, and commercial sectors throughout Germany; assignments are billed hourly under the GVP collective agreement with standard surcharges, and workers can later be converted to permanent hires at a discounted placement fee.
• Direktvermittlung (Direct Permanent Placement) Direct recruitment and placement of candidates into permanent positions with client companies, including trial-staffing arrangements that allow clients to evaluate a worker via a temporary assignment before taking them on permanently.
• FARA Mobile App Free iOS and Android application that lets job seekers browse FARA's current job openings by location and category and submit applications directly from their mobile device.
• FARA Careers Portal (jobs.fara.de) Web-based job portal where candidates can search FARA openings by category (warehouse logistics, packaging, production, trades), apply online, register for the talent network, and subscribe to new-job alerts.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister e.V. (GVP)coreOthersIndustry association membership providing tariff compliance framework (GVP-Tarifvertrag). FARA operates under GVP collective agreements, paying according to GVP tariff rates. Membership demonstrates industry credibility and adherence to labor standards.
• Google (for Reviews)minorOthersGoogle Reviews integration provides customer ratings for FARA's three locations: Gießen (4.3/5, 83 reviews), Nidda (4.5/5, 73 reviews), Marburg (5.0/5, 47 reviews). Google Maps integration for location information.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tempton Personaldienstleistungen: Mid-sized German staffing firm with multi-branch presence offering temporary staffing and direct placement across commercial, industrial, and skilled trades segments comparable to FARA's positioning.
• DIS AG: German staffing specialist focused on temporary staffing and direct placement across industrial, commercial, and technical roles with a regional branch footprint similar to FARA's Mittelhessen positioning.
• Grafton Germany (Grafton Recruitment): European staffing group active in Germany with both temporary staffing and permanent placement offerings across trades, logistics, production, and commercial functions similar to FARA's focus.
• ARWA Personaldienstleistungen: German staffing provider operating from a multi-branch network delivering temporary staffing and direct placement in industry, trades, and logistics, directly overlapping with FARA's regional staffing model.
• Persona Service: Germany-based staffing group with a strong regional branch network providing Arbeitnehmerüberlassung and Direktvermittlung in industry, logistics, production, and trades — directly mirroring FARA's service portfolio.
• Orizon GmbH: Germany-based staffing company with nationwide branches offering Arbeitnehmerüberlassung and Direktvermittlung across commercial, industrial, and trade sectors, structurally analogous to FARA.

Broad incumbents

• RANDSTAD Germany: One of the largest global staffing firms with a deep German branch network providing temporary staffing and permanent placement across logistics, industry, and commercial sectors directly comparable to FARA's service mix.
• Manpower Germany: Major international staffing provider with broad German coverage of temporary work and permanent placement, GVP-affiliated, serving the same blue- and white-collar segments targeted by FARA.
• ADECCO Germany: Global staffing leader operating nationwide in Germany with temporary work (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) and direct placement (Direktvermittlung) services overlapping with FARA's core offerings in trades, logistics, and commercial roles.
• Hays Deutschland: Large German staffing and workforce solutions provider combining temporary staffing with contract and permanent placement across trades, industry, and professional segments, comparable to FARA's full-service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/FARA_Jobs_de
• Facebookfacebook.com/FaraPersonaldienstleistungen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fara-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/farajobs.mittelhessen

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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