WIRMED

What WIRMED does

WIRMED GmbH is a German Personaldienstleister (staffing agency) specializing in Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary placement) of qualified nursing professionals (Pflege) and pedagogical staff (Erzieher) to healthcare and education operators. Founded in 2014 in Erkrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, the company operates as a subsidiary of the family-run LIXER-Unternehmensgruppe. Its deployment network spans six branches across NRW — Köln, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Duisburg, and Erkrath — with a Stuttgart office extending coverage into Baden-Württemberg.

The underlying service is a regulated, credentialed labor-supply platform: candidates are sourced, on-boarded, and matched against client shift demand under the AÜG framework (licensed by Agentur für Arbeit Düsseldorf), with the firm operating under GVP tariff agreements and holding ISO and AMS certifications. Technology footprint is conventional — corporate website, a public job board, WhatsApp as the primary candidate contact channel, and paid/organic presence across Google Ads, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram — with no disclosed proprietary matching engine or algorithmic component.

The business model is straightforward agency economics: WIRMED bills client facilities at an hourly rate above the deployed worker's pay, retaining the spread as gross margin. Customer segments span hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, Kitas, and schools. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, anchored by branch-level personal-consultant relationships with both candidates and facility clients; revenue is generated on a per-placement, non-exclusive basis with no multi-year enterprise lock-in disclosed.

Name

WIRMED

Legal name

WIRMED GmbH

Website

https://wirmed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

WIRMED is a German staffing agency that places qualified nursing professionals and pedagogical staff in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, Kitas, and schools via temporary employment (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) across six NRW branches and Stuttgart.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare & Educational Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Temporary, On-Demand & Short-Notice Caregiver Staffing (HSABAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multi-Site / Branch Network Staffing (BPACACAJ)

Keywords

• Nursing staffing services
• Pedagogical staff placement
• Temporary employment agency
• Healthcare personnel leasing
• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung Pflege

Headquarters

HQ city

Erkrath

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Staffing/Employment Services (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung): WIRMED operates as a personnel service provider (Personaldienstleister) placing nursing and pedagogical staff in temporary assignments at healthcare facilities and educational institutions. Revenue is generated through margin on hourly rates charged to client facilities for deployed staff. The company acts as employer of record for deployed workers while supplying them to hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, Kitas, and schools.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

WIRMED GmbH is a Personaldienstleister (staffing agency) that places qualified nursing staff (Pflegefachkräfte, Altenpfleger, Intensivpfleger, Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger) and pedagogical staff (Erzieher, Heilerziehungspfleger, Sozialpädagogen) at hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, Kitas, schools, and youth welfare facilities under the Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary employment) model. The company employs the workers on permanent contracts and assigns them to client facilities on short- or long-term (up to 18 months) placements, operating from six branches across North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg.

Product overview

WIRMED operates as a staffing agency (Personaldienstleister) specializing in the healthcare and pedagogical sectors in Germany. The company offers two core service lines: (1) staffing for nursing and care professionals, connecting qualified nurses, elderly care workers, and specialized healthcare staff with hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other medical facilities; and (2) staffing for pedagogical staff, placing educators, childcare workers, and social pedagogues in kindergartens, schools, and educational institutions. WIRMED operates under the Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary employment/leased worker) model, where staff are permanently employed by WIRMED and assigned to client facilities on short-term or long-term assignments. The company maintains six branch offices across NRW (Köln, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Dortmund, Duisburg, Erkrath) and serves facilities throughout North Rhine-Westphalia and parts of Baden-Württemberg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personaldienstleister Pflege (Nursing & Care Staffing) Temporary staffing and placement of qualified nursing and healthcare professionals (Pflegefachkräfte, Altenpfleger, Gesundheits- und Krankenpfleger, Intensivpfleger, Fachkrankenpfleger Anästhesie) to hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, rehabilitation clinics, and ambulatory care services on short- and long-term assignments.
• Personaldienstleister Pädagogik (Pedagogical Staffing) Placement of qualified pedagogical staff (Erzieher, Sozialpädagogen, Heilerziehungspfleger) to kindergartens (Kitas), schools, Schulbegleitung programs, youth welfare facilities (Jugendhilfe), and residential groups (Wohngruppen) on flexible assignments focused on long-term, planable deployments.
• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Employment Model) Standard temporary employment framework where WIRMED acts as employer of record, signing permanent employment contracts with full social security benefits to workers and assigning them to client healthcare or educational facilities on short-term or long-term engagements of up to 18 months, under AÜG regulation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Often starts within days of initial contact
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• W.I.R GmbH UnternehmensgruppecoreOthersWIRMED GmbH is part of the W.I.R GmbH Unternehmensgruppe (corporate group). The group includes W.I.R GmbH, WIR Energie, IRW GmbH, and IP Freiberg, providing a broader corporate structure with over 50 years of combined experience in personnel services.
• LIXER-Gruppe (LIXER Group)coreOthersWIRMED operates under the LIXER-Gruppe umbrella. The group implements whistleblower protection (Hinweisgeberschutz) across member companies following German whistleblower protection law (HinSchG). The internal reporting office is maintained at law firm Dr. Gerhards, Pragal & Reineke in Düsseldorf.
• Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister (GVP)coreOthersWIRMED is a member of the GVP (Employer Association for Personnel Services) and pays tariff-based salaries according to GVP collective agreements. This affiliation ensures compliance with German labor standards and tariff regulations for temporary staffing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DIS AG: German staffing and HR services company with healthcare and education-adjacent placements. Comparable to WIRMED in providing temporary staffing across multiple verticals including care and education.
• Tempton Personaldienstleistungen GmbH: Mid-sized German staffing group with a strong healthcare and nursing vertical alongside generalist coverage. Comparable to WIRMED in healthcare temp staffing and in operating through a multi-branch German network.
• pluss Personalmanagement GmbH: German staffing specialist focused on healthcare, nursing, and social services. Closely comparable to WIRMED's medical-nursing staffing focus, with a similar specialization-led positioning in the Personaldienstleister space.
• Promedis GmbH: Healthcare-focused Personaldienstleister placing nursing and medical staff across German facilities. Directly comparable to WIRMED in scope (Pflege staffing) and in operating under Arbeitnehmerüberlassung.
• Allmed Personalservice GmbH: Specialist German staffing provider for healthcare and nursing professionals. Comparable to WIRMED as a niche healthcare-temp agency competing for the same Pflegefachkräfte talent pool and facility clients.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Deutschland: Global staffing group's German operations, covering temporary, permanent, and specialized healthcare staffing. Comparable to WIRMED as a broad incumbent competing in the same healthcare-temp market.
• Persona Service AG & Co. KG: German generalist staffing firm with significant healthcare and commercial branches. Comparable to WIRMED as a Personaldienstleister competing for facility clients and healthcare talent across Germany.
• Randstad Deutschland: Large generalist staffing incumbent in Germany with healthcare, education, and other verticals. Comparable as a broad competitor against which WIRMED competes on healthcare/pedagogical specialization.
• Adecco Germany: Major generalist staffing provider in Germany with healthcare and office staffing lines. Comparable to WIRMED as a broad incumbent offering temp staffing across healthcare and adjacent sectors.

Others

• GVO (Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister): German industry association for personnel services providers, of which WIRMED is a member. Relevant ecosystem participant: shapes tariff/regulatory standards (e.g., GVP collective agreements) that directly affect WIRMED's cost structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WIRMEDGmbH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wirmed-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/wir.team
• Xx.com/wirmedg

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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