What Brunel does

Brunel is a Germany-based engineering and IT staffing and professional services firm operating as Brunel GmbH, a subsidiary of the Dutch-listed Brunel International group. The company connects qualified engineers, technicians, IT specialists, and managers with client projects through three contractual structures: employee leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), service contracts (Dienstverträge), and work contracts (Werkverträge). Services are delivered either at client sites or in-house at Brunel locations, and the company differentiates itself from conventional staffing agencies by combining recruiting expertise with consulting and holistic project execution through its Solutions Hubs offering.

The company maintains a substantial global footprint with 11,000+ deployable specialists across 120+ office locations in 45 countries, including 2,800 specialists based in Germany supported by 400+ field sales and recruiting experts. Brunel organizes its business around eight primary verticals: Automotive & Future Mobility, Life Sciences, Renewable Energies, IT & Digitalization (primary segments), as well as Conventional Energy, Defence, Infrastructure, and Industrials & Technology (secondary segments). Enterprise customers include Bertelsmann, ABB AG, and Haas Food Equipment. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with dedicated sales consultants providing ongoing project support.

Revenue is generated through professional services billing tied to specialist deployment, with pricing structured by specialist seniority, project duration, and contract type. The company is privately held at the German subsidiary level, with the parent Brunel International providing public investor relations visibility. Brunel also operates the Brunel Foundation, including a sustainability partnership with EcoMatcher (since July 2021) that has planted 15,000 trees globally. Leadership comprises Dirk Lind as Geschäftsführer (Managing Director) of Brunel GmbH and Just Spee as Chairman of the Supervisory Board.

Name

Brunel

Legal name

Brunel

Website

https://brunel.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Brunel is a Germany-based engineering and IT staffing firm that places 11,000+ specialists with enterprise clients across 45 countries via employee leasing, service contracts, and work contracts, serving verticals like automotive, life sciences, renewables, and IT.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering & IT Staffing Services: Brunel provides project solutions through employee leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), service contracts (Dienstverträge), and work contracts (Werkverträge). Specialists are placed at customer sites or work in-house at Brunel to support pioneering engineering and IT projects across multiple industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Brunel provides engineering and IT staffing and professional services, connecting more than 11,000 specialists with pioneering projects worldwide. Services are delivered via employee leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), service contracts (Dienstverträge), and work contracts (Werkverträge), executed at customer sites or in-house at Brunel's Solutions Hubs. Operations span 120+ locations across 45 countries, focused on Automotive, Life Sciences, Renewable Energy, Conventional Energy, IT & Digitalization, Defence, Infrastructure, and Industrials & Technology sectors.

Product overview

Brunel is an engineering and IT staffing and services company operating as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product is staffing services (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) and contract work (Dienst- und Werkverträge) that connect over 11,000 specialists with pioneering projects. Supporting services include Solutions Hubs for holistic project execution and Recruiting by Brunel for candidate placement. Services span employee leasing, service contracts, and work contracts delivered either at client sites or inhouse at Brunel locations across 120+ offices in 45 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering & IT Staffing Services Staffing and recruitment services connecting qualified engineers, technicians, IT specialists, and managers with pioneering projects through employee leasing, service contracts, and work contracts. Targeted at enterprise clients across Automotive, Life Sciences, Renewables, IT, and other industries.
• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Employee Leasing) Temporary staffing service providing skilled engineering and IT specialists to client companies for project-based assignments, with Brunel remaining the legal employer.
• Dienst- und Werkverträge (Service & Work Contracts) Contractual arrangements for project solutions delivered either at client sites or in-house at Brunel locations, covering service contracts (Dienstverträge) and work contracts (Werkverträge).
• Solutions Hubs Project solution centers providing holistic project execution and consulting services across engineering disciplines, with work performed in-house at Brunel locations.
• Recruiting by Brunel Recruitment services for finding and placing qualified candidates in engineering and IT positions.

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EcoMatcherminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021EcoMatcher is a B-Corp certified initiative and UN partner. Brunel Foundation collaborates with EcoMatcher on the Brunel Foundation Forest initiative, which has planted 15,000 trees globally - one tree for each of Brunel's 12,000+ employees worldwide. The partnership began in July 2021 with 1,000 trees planted in Thailand and expanded globally.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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