HPN+

What HPN+ does

HPN+ (Human Partners Network) is a privately held, family-owned staffing and recruitment agency founded in February 2010 in Enschede, Netherlands. The company was expanded to Germany in July 2010 with the establishment of HPN+ GmbH in Gronau, and extended internationally to Croatia from early 2015, giving it a three-country footprint concentrated in the Dutch-German border region. It is led by the Riewald family, with Norman Riewald serving as Managing Director of HPN+ GmbH. Headcount is reported in the 101-250 range, and the company holds Dutch quality certifications (SNA/NEN 4400-1, SNF) along with NBBU and EURES memberships that legitimize it in the regulated Dutch staffing market.

Name

HPN+

Legal name

HPN + GmbH Human Partners Network

Website

https://hpnplus.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HPN+ is a family-owned staffing and recruitment agency serving the Dutch-German cross-border labor market. It provides temporary staffing, direct placement, payroll, and secondment services to employers in logistics, food production, plastics, and construction across the Netherlands, Germany, and Croatia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Employee Helpdesk / HR Service Center (Tier 1) (BPAAAIAH)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent placement recruitment
• Payroll administration services
• Cross-border employment
• Personnel leasing agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Gronau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary/Agency Staffing (Zeitarbeit/Uitzenden): HPN+ supplies workers (both helpers and qualified specialists) to client companies for short-, medium-, and long-term assignments. Clients pay for the actual hours worked. The company handles all employer obligations for its workers.
2. Direct Placement / Permanent Recruitment (Direktvermittlung): HPN+ matches candidates with employers for permanent positions, with the goal of placing job seekers into direct employment with client companies.
3. Payroll Services: HPN+ handles full administrative and legal employer obligations for a client's workforce, charging for the contracted services.
4. Secondment / Detachment (Detachering): HPN+ places skilled professionals with client companies for extended periods, providing ongoing management of the employment relationship.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HPN+ is a cross-border staffing and recruitment agency that supplies workers — both unskilled helpers and qualified specialists — to client companies in the Netherlands, Germany, and Croatia for short-, medium-, and long-term assignments. The company also provides direct permanent placement, payroll administration, and secondment/detachment services, complemented by an in-house transportation service that ensures workers arrive fully staffed and on time.

Product overview

HPN+ operates as a staffing and recruitment platform offering four integrated service modules: Zeitarbeit (temporary staffing), Personalvermittlung (direct recruitment), Detachering (detachment), and Payroll services. The company acts as a personnel intermediary specializing in the Dutch-German border region, providing flexible staffing solutions that range from temporary helpers to qualified specialists. Core operational features include Tagesdispositionen (daily dispatch coordination) with in-house transportation services to ensure punctual staffing. Services span multiple sectors including technology, construction, industry, and logistics, with a focus on cross-border employment between the Netherlands and Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing (Zeitarbeit) Flexible temporary staffing service providing both helpers and qualified specialists to client companies for short-, medium-, and long-term assignments across the Netherlands, Germany, and Croatia. HPN+ handles all employer obligations for deployed workers.
• Permanent Placement / Recruitment (Personalvermittlung) Direct placement service that matches qualified candidates with employers for permanent employment, supporting job seekers seeking career changes or reintegration into the workforce.
• Payroll Services Full administrative and legal employer obligation service for client workforces, handling payroll processing, tax, and social security compliance for temporary workers.
• Secondment / Detachment (Detachering) Deployment of skilled professionals with client companies for extended periods, with HPN+ providing ongoing management of the employment relationship.
• Daily Dispatch Services (Tagesdispositionen) Same-day staffing dispatch service supported by HPN+'s in-house Bringdienst transport service, ensuring workers arrive fully staffed and on time at client job sites.

Quantifiable outcome

• HPN+ provides same-day staffing dispatch capability for daily disposition needs.

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• EURES (European Employment Services)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPN+ displays the EURES logo on its website. EURES is a European cooperation network for employment services, supporting worker mobility across the EU. HPN+ operates cross-border between the Netherlands and Germany, making EURES membership relevant for international placement support.
• NBBU (Nederlandse Bond van Uitzendondernemingen)minorOthersHPN+ B.V. is listed as a member of the NBBU, the Dutch association of staffing agencies. NBBU represents the interests of Dutch staffing companies and provides industry standards and support.
• SNA (Stichting Normering Arbeid)minorOthersHPN+ holds SNA certification (NEN 4400-1 certified), a Dutch quality mark for staffing agencies confirming compliance with tax and social security obligations.
• SNF (Stichting Normering Flexwonen)minorOthersHPN+ holds SNF certification, the Dutch quality mark for flexible housing/living standards in the temporary staffing sector, confirming compliance with housing quality requirements for agency workers.
• Client companies (Partnerunternehmen logos)minorOthersHPN+ displays client company logos on its website: Druckpunkt, GGM, and Kima. These appear to be local/regional companies served by HPN+ as staffing clients.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Group: Global staffing and workforce solutions company with significant Dutch and German presence serving industrial and logistics clients, overlapping with HPN+'s target segments.
• Randstad: Global staffing leader with strong Dutch (Tempo-Team) and German operations; directly competes with HPN+ in the same cross-border regional market but at vastly larger scale and with proprietary technology.
• House of HR: European multi-brand staffing platform owning agencies like Unique, Go4Jobs, and BrightPlus; operates across Benelux, Germany, and CEE — overlapping geography and verticals with HPN+.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing firm operating across the Netherlands, Germany, and Central/Eastern Europe with temporary staffing and permanent placement — direct overlap with HPN+'s service mix and geographies.

Regional players

• Deutschkraft Personal: Mid-sized German staffing firm with offices in the NRW/Border region providing industrial and logistics temporary staffing, directly competing with HPN+ GmbH in Gronau.
• Persoonalkonzepte (PK): German staffing and recruitment agency serving the Münsterland/NRW region including Gronau, operating temporary staffing, direct placement, and payroll services analogous to HPN+'s German operation.

Direct peers

• Otto Work Force: European cross-border staffing specialist with headquarters in the Netherlands and operations in Germany and Eastern Europe, placing workers in industrial and logistics roles — closely comparable to HPN+'s model.
• Unique (House of HR): Belgian/Dutch staffing specialist focused on administrative, industrial, and technical profiles, with operations in the Netherlands and Germany — overlaps with HPN+'s service lines.
• Timing Uitzendteam: Dutch staffing agency with regional branches across the Netherlands and active in German border regions, providing temporary and flexible staffing — comparable scale and geography to HPN+.
• Start People (USG People/Randstad): Dutch staffing agency serving the Netherlands and Germany with temporary and permanent placement in industrial and logistics segments; competes directly with HPN+ in the same regional labor market.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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