ARCOM

What ARCOM does

ARCOM Personaldienstleistungen GmbH is a regional German staffing and personnel services company headquartered in Villingen-Schwenningen, founded in April 2000 by Marina Möbius. It connects qualified job seekers with regional employers across the Schwarzwald-Baar, Rottweil, Tuttlingen, Balingen, and Singen regions, serving trades, industrial, and commercial-sector clients in southern Germany. With 600+ workers placed across various professional sectors and the position of largest personnel services provider in the Villingen-Schwenningen area since 2006, the firm functions as a mid-sized local market leader rather than a national player.

The company's core offerings are temporary employment (Zeitarbeit / Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), permanent personnel placement (Personalvermittlung), and tiered On-Site Management services (Exklusiv-Service, Inhouse-Service, MasterVendor). Adjacent offerings include an above-tariff employee benefits package (vacation/Christmas bonuses, training, kindergarten subsidies) and Arbeitssicherheit (occupational safety consulting, forklift training, workplace inspections). The technology stack is intentionally light: an SSL-secured website, an online job-application web form, and standard office systems; there is no proprietary matching platform, AI tooling, or disclosed API. The firm holds an unlimited Arbeitnehmerüberlassung license since 2003 and operates under the GVP collective bargaining framework (effective 01.01.2026, consolidating the former BAP/iGZ agreements).

Revenue is generated principally through mark-ups on temporary worker wages as employer of record, supplemented by direct placement fees and consulting income from occupational safety services. Pricing is quote-based and individually negotiated, with no publicly disclosed rate cards. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: direct enterprise field sales for high-volume clients, on-site management integrations, an active employee referral program, and online job listings as top-of-funnel candidate acquisition. The company is founder-owned, operates from two offices (VS-Schwenningen headquarters and Singen branch after the 2018 Tuttlingen closure), and reports no external institutional investment.

Name

ARCOM

Legal name

ARCOM Personaldienstleistungen GmbH

Website

https://arcom-vs.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ARCOM Personaldienstleistungen GmbH is a regional German staffing agency providing temporary employment, employee leasing, permanent placement, and on-site management to companies and job seekers across the Schwarzwald-Baar, Rottweil, Tuttlingen, Balingen, and Singen regions in southern Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (56133)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Employee leasing
• Personnel placement
• Workforce solutions
• On-site management

Headquarters

HQ city

Villingen-schwenningen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary Employment Services: ARCOM generates revenue through temporary employment (Zeitarbeit/Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), placing workers with client companies. They earn margins on worker wages, acting as the employer of record for temporary staff.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ARCOM is a regional staffing and personnel services agency that places qualified temporary and permanent workers with regional companies across the skilled trades, industrial, and commercial sectors in southern Germany. The company operates as the legal employer of record under German Arbeitnehmerüberlassung licensing, providing worker leasing (Zeitarbeit), direct personnel placement (Personalvermittlung), and tiered on-site management (Exklusiv-Service, Inhouse-Service, MasterVendor) for clients with high staffing volumes.

Product overview

ARCOM Personaldienstleistungen GmbH operates as a regional staffing and personnel services agency in southern Germany, offering a unified portfolio of temporary staffing (Zeitarbeit), employee leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), and personnel placement (Personalvermittlung) services. The core offering is complemented by On-Site Management modules providing escalating levels of on-site support, a competitive employee benefits package including above-tariff compensation and training programs, and occupational safety consulting services. Job seekers can apply through an online application system. The company focuses on the Villingen-Schwenningen, Tuttlingen, Rottweil, Balingen, and Singen regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing (Zeitarbeit) Core temporary employment service providing flexible staffing solutions for regional companies across short-term projects and long-term assignments in trades, industry, and commercial sectors. ARCOM acts as the legal employer of record under the GVP collective bargaining tariff.
• Employee Leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) Licensed legal worker leasing service allowing client companies in Germany to deploy temporary workers provided by ARCOM, fully compliant with the Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz and GVP tariff structures.
• Personnel Placement (Personalvermittlung) Recruitment and direct placement service for companies seeking qualified candidates for permanent positions, leveraging ARCOM's regional candidate network across trades, industry, and commercial roles.
• On-Site Management Comprehensive on-site staffing management service with three escalating tiers: Exklusiv-Service (exclusive personal coordinator), Inhouse-Service (dedicated on-site office at the client), and Komplett-Service/MasterVendor (full management of all temporary workers at the client site) for high-volume staffing engagements.
• Workplace Safety (Arbeitssicherheit) Standalone occupational safety consulting service covering workplace safety consultations, employer liability insurance coordination, company doctor arrangements, vision tests, forklift training, measuring equipment seminars, workplace inspections, and fitness studio subsidies for placed workers.

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GVP (Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister)coreOthers · 1 March 2025ARCOM operates under the GVP tariff system. From 01.01.2026, the GVP tariff agreement (consisting of Entgeltrahmentarifvertrag, Entgelttarifvertrag, and Manteltarifvertrag) replaces the former BAP and IGZ agreements. GVP represents merged employer associations BAP and IGZ.
• BAP/iGZ (now GVP)coreOthers · 1 March 2025Previous collective bargaining agreements (Tarifwerke) that governed wages and conditions for temporary workers. Minimum wage EG1 set at 14.53 EUR/hour from March 2025, above statutory minimum of 12.82 EUR.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• GULP (part of Randstad): Germany's leading online platform for IT freelancer and contractor placement, now part of Randstad. Represents the digital-native, platform-based staffing model that competes for the same candidate pool and IT/technical placements that ARCOM's temporary staffing serves.

Direct peers

• DIS AG: German personnel services provider (part of Adecco Group) offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and on-site management across commercial, industrial, and technical sectors. Directly comparable in service portfolio and German market focus.
• Amadeus FiRe: German specialist staffing group focused on temporary employment, permanent placement, and interim/project management in commercial and financial roles. Comparable in core temp staffing and placement model, with similar SME and regional client focus.
• Persona Service: One of Germany's largest general staffing firms, providing temporary work (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), permanent placement, and on-site management. Closest direct competitor to ARCOM given similar service mix and full-service temp/perm placement model.
• Grafton Deutschland: German subsidiary of international recruiter Grafton, providing temporary staffing and permanent placement across commercial, industrial, and technical fields. Comparable scale and service offering to ARCOM, with similar reliance on regional client networks.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Deutschland: German arm of global staffing leader Randstad, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, in-house services, and HR solutions across all major sectors. Competes broadly with ARCOM in the same temp/perm space but at materially larger scale and with greater geographic reach.
• Robert Half Deutschland: German operation of Robert Half, specializing in temporary and permanent placement of finance, accounting, administrative, and technology professionals. Comparable permanent placement and temp staffing model, focused on office and professional roles.
• Hays Germany: German arm of Hays, specializing in temporary staffing, contracting, and permanent placement of professionals in IT, engineering, life sciences, and finance. Comparable permanent placement and temp contracting model, though positioned at the higher-skill/professional end.
• ManpowerGroup Germany: German branch of ManpowerGroup, providing temporary staffing, permanent recruitment, and talent solutions across commercial, industrial, and professional sectors. Comparable service offering but operates at a national/international scale far beyond ARCOM's regional footprint.
• Adecco Germany: German operation of global staffing firm Adecco, offering temporary work, permanent placement, and on-site management. Overlaps with ARCOM's service portfolio but operates nationwide and at enterprise scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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