What Outstanding Groep does

Outstanding Groep B.V. is a Dutch private staffing company headquartered in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, operating as a specialized employment intermediary for experienced workers aged 55 and over, including AOW-eligible retirees. Founded in 1998 originally as Consolid, the entity rebranded to Outstanding in 2020 to focus on placing senior professionals in the education, healthcare, hospitality, and mobility sectors, while parent company Consolid continues to operate broader transport, logistics, and mobility staffing with approximately 7,000 workers placed daily across the group.

The company operates a portfolio of four interlinked offerings: a core temporary staffing placement service (transaction-fee based), a ZZP/freelancer platform built in partnership with Younited for self-employed professionals, a training division called DriveSolid Academy that delivers certification courses including the taxi driver pass (chauffeurspas), and a planning and pool management managed service that handles scheduling and workforce coordination for employer clients. The technology backbone consists of digital candidate matching via the company website, the ZZP self-service platform for contract and invoice management, and ancillary portals for job seekers and employers; no proprietary AI, API surface, or SDK offering is publicly disclosed. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly listed, though disclosed wage rates for driver roles range from EUR 15.52 to EUR 17.81 per hour under the CAO Zorgvervoer en Taxi collective labor agreement.

Go-to-market is sales-led with direct employer outreach across the four verticals, supplemented by community/word-of-mouth momentum through employee testimonials and referral patterns characteristic of the experienced-worker demographic. The customer base includes named enterprise accounts such as Holland Casino, Munckhof Taxi Zaandam, Essent, Wageningen University, the University of Amsterdam, and Albeda College, alongside a longer tail of SMB and mid-market employers; distribution is single-country domestic (Netherlands). Ownership is private, with no disclosed venture or private equity funding, and the company operates as a label within the Consolid family-owned group.

Name

Outstanding Groep

Legal name

Outstanding Groep B.V.

Website

https://outstanding.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Outstanding Groep is a Dutch private staffing firm specializing in placing experienced workers (55+/AOW-eligible) into education, healthcare, hospitality, and mobility roles, operating as a subsidiary of Consolid alongside a ZZP freelancer platform and a driver training academy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Experienced workforce staffing
• Senior employment services
• Temporary staffing Netherlands
• Freelancer platform services
• Workforce pool management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoofddorp

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing Placement: Places experienced workers (55+/AOW) with employers on a temporary or flexible basis, earning placement fees from employers
2. ZZP/Freelancer Platform Services: Platform services for freelancers including contract management, invoicing, and payment processing through partnership with Younited
3. Pool Management: Planning and workforce pool management services for employers, handling scheduling and staff coordination

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Outstanding Groep is a Dutch employment intermediary that recruits, vets, trains, and places experienced workers (55+/AOW-eligible) with employers in education, healthcare, hospitality, and mobility/transport sectors. It also operates a ZZP platform for self-employed freelancers (in partnership with Younited) and provides workforce planning and pool management services to employer clients.

Product overview

Outstanding Groep operates as an employment intermediary for the experienced generation (AOW/pension-eligible workers), offering a platform that connects senior professionals with employers in education, healthcare, hospitality, and mobility sectors. The core Outstanding service acts as the primary brand, while the ZZP Platform extends services to freelancers through a partnership with Younited®. Drive Solid Academy provides training and certification programs, and Planning & Pool Management offers workforce coordination services for employers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outstanding Staffing Intermediation Core employment intermediary service connecting experienced generations (AOW recipients, retirees, 55+) with employers in education, healthcare, hospitality, and mobility sectors. Provides flexible staffing solutions including recruitment, vetting, payroll, and contract management for both job seekers and employers.
• ZZP Platform Self-employed professional platform enabling freelancers (ZZP) to find work through the Outstanding network, with administrative support, contract management, and payment processing via partnership with Younited.
• DriveSolid Academy Training and education division offering courses such as driver certification programs and Code 95 nascholing, enabling candidates to obtain necessary licenses and qualifications for roles in transport and logistics.
• Planning and Pool Management Workforce planning and pool management service for employers, including exam surveillance planning, coordination of shuttle services, and event assistance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lower absenteeism: 55+ employees report sick 43.6% of the time vs 51.5% for 25-35 year olds (CBS data)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ConsolidcoreOthersOutstanding is a subsidiary/label of Consolid, a staffing and training company within transport, logistics, and mobility. Consolid places approximately 7,000 workers daily and provides operational support, training (Consolid Academy), and shared services.
• YounitedcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for ZZP platform services - Younited provides the technical platform for freelancer contract management, invoicing, and payment processing. Together they offer an all-in-one solution for ZZP workers and client organizations.
• DriveSolidcoreOthersDriveSolid is mentioned in the general terms and conditions as the legal entity (DriveSolid) that provides services. May be related to or the same as Consolid Group.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tempo-Team: Major Dutch staffing agency offering temporary and flexible workforce solutions across multiple sectors including healthcare, education, and hospitality. Directly competes with Outstanding in the same employer segments and geographies.
• YoungCapital: Dutch staffing agency focused on younger workers and students, often via online platforms. Operates the same employee-placement-for-employer model but targets the opposite demographic, making it a strategic mirror of Outstanding's niche.
• Yacht Netherlands: Dutch professional staffing brand (part of Randstad) specializing in higher-skilled placements in healthcare, technology, and engineering. Comparable B2B model and overlap in healthcare workforce supply where Outstanding also operates.
• Start People: Established Dutch staffing company providing temporary and permanent placements across sectors. Comparable in operating model and customer base to Outstanding, particularly in logistics, healthcare, and administrative staffing.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Netherlands: Global staffing firm with a strong Dutch presence serving enterprise clients across verticals. Comparable service offerings (staffing, workforce management) but does not specialize in the experienced-worker segment.
• Randstad: One of the world's largest staffing companies, headquartered in the Netherlands. Directly comparable to Outstanding as a Dutch-based employment intermediary, but operates at vastly greater scale and across all demographics rather than specializing in 55+ workers.
• Adecco Netherlands: Global staffing leader with Dutch operations providing temporary staffing, placement, and HR services across most industries. Overlaps with Outstanding in the same employer base but lacks the 55+/AOW specialization.

Others

• Consolid: Parent company of Outstanding and a transport/logistics/mobility staffing and training group placing ~7,000 workers daily. Operates the same employment-intermediary model but in a different vertical focus; relevant for internal scale benchmarking rather than external competition.

Regional players

• Jobbird: Dutch online job board and recruitment platform serving both employers and job seekers. Comparable to Outstanding's ZZP platform layer in its job-matching functionality, though lighter on workforce management.

Emerging players

• Voice OF Holland Staffing (VONQ): European recruitment marketing technology provider. Comparable to Outstanding's tech-enabled approach to candidate matching and employer-job alignment, though focused on recruitment marketing rather than direct staffing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/outstanding
• Facebookfacebook.com/OutstandingNL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/outstandingwerktvoordeervarengeneratie
• Instagraminstagram.com/outstanding

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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