Asap HR Group

Name

Asap HR Group

Legal name

Asap Staffing NV

Website

https://asaphrgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing & Recruitment Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Temporary Help Services (56132), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive HRO (Multi-Process HR Outsourcing) (BPACAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Service Delivery & Employee Contact Centers (HR Helpdesk) (BPACAKAI), HR Service Delivery, Shared Services & HR Operating Model Advisory (BPACAJAE)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent recruitment placement
• Interim management solutions
• Managed service provider
• Executive search staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Genk

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing: Temporary employment services providing semi-skilled workers, professionals and specialists. Core business activity across Belgium, Germany and Poland markets through 150+ sales branches.
2. Permanent Placement / Search & Place: Recruitment-search and placement services for permanent positions across all skill levels from blue collar to white collar professionals.
3. Project Sourcing: HR project specialist services focused on tied and niche candidate markets of Finance, HR and Marketing.
4. Interim Management: Interim management services connecting experienced consultants and freelancers with organizations requiring temporary leadership.
5. MSP (Managed Service Provider): Managed Service Provider solutions for workforce management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Asap HR Group provides temporary staffing, permanent placement, recruitment search and place, project sourcing, and interim management services through 150+ sales branches across Belgium, Germany, and Poland. The group operates as a triple HR Powerhouse via three sub-brands: Asap Belgium (semi-skilled labor), expertum Group (technical blue-chip industries), and clearXperts (niche Finance, HR, and Marketing markets), supported by a retention network of 80,000+ candidates and freelancers.

Product overview

Asap HR Group is a multinational HR company organized as a triple HR Powerhouse combining three distinct sub-brands and service offerings. The group comprises Asap Belgium (covering semi-skilled qualifications and tailored HR solutions with 90 branches), expertum Group (industry specialist for technical blue-chip industries with brand units including expertum blue, expertum professionals, and Executive Search), and clearXperts (focusing on Finance, HR, and Marketing niches). Services span temporary and permanent staffing, recruitment search and placement, projectsourcing, interim management, and MSP solutions, all delivered through a network of over 150 domestic sales branches across Belgium, Germany, and Poland. The group also includes Prato, a separate entity focused on HR software, payroll, and personnel administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• expertum blue: Brand unit of expertum Group focusing on blue-collar industrial staffing solutions.
• expertum professionals
• Executive Search

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing High-volume temporary staffing services providing semi-skilled workers, professionals, and specialists across Belgium, Germany, and Poland. Includes interim management and freelancing sector placements supported by an extensive network of more than 50,000 candidates.
• Permanent Placement / Search & Place Recruitment-search and placement services for permanent positions across all skill levels from blue collar industrial to white collar professionals and executives. Delivered through the expertum Group and expertum professionals brand unit.
• Project Sourcing HR project specialist services focused on tied and niche candidate markets in Finance, HR, and Marketing. Connects talentful consultants, freelancers, and professionals with clients requiring project-based resources.
• Interim Management Interim management services connecting experienced consultants and freelancers (200+ highly qualified consultants and Interim Managers in network) with organizations requiring temporary leadership.
• Managed Service Provider (MSP) Managed Service Provider solutions for clients requiring centralized management of their contingent workforce, including master-vendor management across sales branches.
• Executive Search Executive and senior leadership recruitment services for academic or equivalent qualified positions, delivered as a brand unit of expertum Group for middle and senior leadership placements across multiple disciplines and skills.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7.5 years average duration of HR business partnerships
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Federgon (Belgium)coreOthersBelgian industry association membership for staffing and HR services. Federgon represents the interests of HR service providers in Belgium and is part of the institutional framework within the industry.
• World Employment Confederation (WEC)coreOthersGlobal industry organization membership. WEC represents the employment and workforce solutions industry at international level, providing networking and standards alignment.
• BAP (Germany)coreOthersGerman industry association membership for personnel services and staffing. BAP represents the interests of staffing companies in the German market.
• SIA (International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies)coreOthersInternational framework of staffing standards. The group aligns its actions and business plans with institutional frames within the industry given by SIA and European/worldwide standards and frameworks.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Randstad: World's largest staffing firm offering temporary, permanent, and HR solutions across Europe; directly comparable multi-country staffing and recruitment model competing in Belgium, Germany, and Poland.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions company with deep European presence in temporary staffing, permanent placement, and RPO/MSP; operates across the same Belgian and German markets as Asap HR Group.
• Grafton Recruitment: Irish-founded recruitment group operating across multiple European markets with generalist, specialist, and executive search practices; comparable mid-sized European competitor with overlapping territory in Belgium and Germany.
• PageGroup: Global recruitment group operating Michael Page and Page Personnel brands across professional and clerical staffing; competes head-to-head with expertum and clearXperts for white-collar and qualified professional placements.
• SD Worx: Belgian-headquartered HR and payroll services provider; competes for HR outsourcing, payroll, and workforce management contracts with overlapping Belgian enterprise clients and complementary service portfolio (Prato network aligned).
• Hays: UK-listed specialist recruitment firm focused on qualified professionals across technical and white-collar segments; directly comparable in permanent placement, search & selection, and project-based professional resourcing.
• Gi Group: Italy-headquartered multinational staffing firm with a pan-European footprint across temporary, permanent, and search & selection; offers generalist, specialist, and niche brand structures similar to Asap's triple-Powerhouse model.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing leader with strong presence in Belgium and Germany offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career transition; competes in the same sub-segments including generalist and professional staffing.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half: Global professional staffing and consulting firm specializing in finance, technology, and administrative placements; overlaps with Asap's clearXperts and expertum professional segments but with US-centric exposure limiting direct competition.

Others

• Federgon: Belgian federation representing HR service providers including Asap Belgium as a member; not a commercial peer but the industry's institutional counterpart for standards and policy in the same Belgian staffing market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asaphrgroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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