What Veksthuset does

Veksthuset is a Norwegian recruitment and staffing firm operating under the holding entity Veksthuset Holding AS, with its primary operating subsidiary Veksthuset Rekruttering AS headquartered at Storgata 4, Elverum. The company delivers full-cycle talent acquisition to Norwegian businesses across eight specialized verticals: accounting/finance, IT/technology, construction, green energy/sustainability, transport/logistics, sales/commercial operations, industry/production, and executive leadership. Its service portfolio spans permanent recruitment (including executive search and passive-candidate headhunting), temporary staffing (Bemanning, where Veksthuset assumes employer responsibility and clients pay per hour worked), outsourced HR advisory, and job advertising. The firm's stated approach combines human advisor expertise with AI and data-driven candidate matching, although specific technical details of its AI capability are not publicly disclosed.

Operationally, Veksthuset runs a boutique advisory model with approximately five to six named senior advisors and partners, including Christian Amundsen (Partner, business development), Geir B. Myreng (Partner, senior advisor), Gry Matsen, Knut Nyhagen, and Helena Amundsen (Researcher). Supporting infrastructure includes the proprietary Rekrutteringssystem workflow platform, the Teamtailor-powered candidate portal jobb.vhr.no, a Recman-based CV registration form, and a multi-channel marketing presence across the corporate website vhr.no, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, a content blog, and email newsletter. Marketing and client acquisition rely on direct advisor engagement, website lead generation, and a referral network built on documented testimonials from enterprise clients.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees on recruitment and HR advisory engagements, hours-billed managed services for temporary staffing, and fees for job advertising services. The firm serves clients ranging from SMBs to enterprises including Moelven Wood, Minel AS, Sopra Steria, Exide Technologies, and Vekstra Regnskap Gudbrandsdalen, with a cumulative base of more than 300 satisfied customers. Veksthuset is a privately held Norwegian limited liability company with no public listing or external investment disclosed.

Name

Veksthuset

Legal name

Veksthuset Rekruttering AS

Website

https://vhr.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Veksthuset is a Norwegian recruitment and staffing firm headquartered in Elverum that delivers permanent recruitment, temporary staffing, HR advisory, and headhunting services to businesses across Norway, organized around eight industry verticals including IT, finance, construction, and green energy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing (BPACADAD)

Keywords

• Recruitment services
• Temporary staffing
• Executive search
• HR consulting
• Headhunting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Rekruttering (Recruitment): Executive search and specialized recruitment services for permanent positions. Includes leader recruitment (lederrekruttering), industry-specific recruitment across sectors such as IT, finance, construction, and specialized headhunting services targeting passive candidates not actively seeking new employment.
2. Bemanning (Staffing): Temporary staffing services where Veksthuset holds employer responsibility and clients pay only for hours worked. Provides flexible workforce solutions for limited time periods.
3. HR Rådgivning (HR Advisory): HR consulting services including assistance with employee handbook setup, handling difficult personnel matters, and administering employee surveys with result analysis. Acts as an external HR department for clients.
4. Stillingsannonsering (Job Posting): Job advertisement services where Veksthuset helps write job postings that reflect company culture and reach the right candidates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Veksthuset is a Norwegian recruitment and staffing firm delivering full-cycle talent acquisition services to businesses across Norway. Its core offering includes recruitment (Rekruttering), executive search (Lederrekruttering), headhunting, temporary staffing (Bemanning) where Veksthuset holds employer responsibility, HR advisory (HR Rådgivning) functioning as an external HR department, and job advertising (Stillingsannonsering). Services are delivered across eight industry verticals — IT, finance, construction, green energy, transport/logistics, sales, industry/production, and executive leadership — combining human advisor expertise with AI-driven candidate matching.

Product overview

Veksthuset is a Norwegian recruitment and staffing company offering a unified suite of talent acquisition services. The core offering centers on recruitment (Rekruttering) as the primary service, supplemented by executive recruitment (Lederrekruttering) for senior positions and specialized headhunting for discreet, proactive candidate identification. Additional services include staffing (Bemanning) where Veksthuset assumes employer responsibility, HR advisory (HR Rådgivning) functioning as an on-demand external HR department, job advertising (Stillingsannonsering), and a recruitment system (Rekrutteringssystem) for workflow management. The company also operates a career site portal (jobb.vhr.no) and CV registration platform. Veksthuset applies AI and data-driven methods across its recruitment processes to enhance efficiency and candidate-company matching precision.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rekruttering (Recruitment)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 satisfied customers can attest to the company's recruitment effectiveness

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with executive search and recruitment process outsourcing capabilities. Comparable through Veksthuset's executive recruitment (Lederrekruttering) and headhunting offerings at the senior leadership level.
• Robert Half: Global professional staffing and consulting firm specializing in finance, accounting, technology, and administrative placements. Comparable through specialized recruitment in finance/accounting and IT verticals where Veksthuset operates.

Direct peers

• Manpower Norway: Major global staffing firm with established Norwegian operations providing temporary staffing, permanent recruitment, and talent solutions across industries. Competitor in the same generalist staffing category as Veksthuset.
• Randstad Norway: Global leader in HR services with Norwegian presence, offering staffing, permanent placement, and HR consulting across professional and industrial segments. Direct competitor in the multi-vertical Norwegian recruitment market.
• Experis Norway: Specialist IT and technology recruitment brand under ManpowerGroup, focusing on tech talent placement across Norway. Direct competitor in Veksthuset's IT og teknologi vertical.
• Adecco Norway: Norwegian arm of global staffing giant Adecco, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career transition across multiple verticals nationally. Directly competes with Veksthuset for the same mid-market and enterprise clients in Norway.
• Hays Norway: Specialist professional recruitment firm with Norwegian operations focused on skilled permanent and contract placements across IT, finance, construction, and engineering. Directly comparable through vertical specialization and executive search capabilities.

Others

• FINN.no Jobb: Norway's largest general classifieds and job board platform, used by employers to post jobs directly. Acts as an alternative channel to recruitment firms, representing both a complementary partner and a competitive substitute for Veksthuset's job posting service.

Emerging players

• Webhelp (now Concentrix) Norway: Customer experience and staffing provider with Nordic presence offering contact center and workforce solutions. Tangentially comparable as a broader workforce services peer operating in the Norwegian BPO/staffing space.
• Jobbsafari: Norwegian tech-enabled job matching platform connecting employers with candidates. Comparable as a technology-driven recruitment alternative challenging traditional recruitment firms like Veksthuset on candidate sourcing and matching.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/veksthusetrekruttering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/veksthuset
• Instagraminstagram.com/veksthusetrekruttering

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 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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