Axelis

What Axelis does

Axelis is a French temporary staffing agency (agence d'intérim) founded in 1996 and headquartered at 91 cours Lafayette in Lyon. The company places temporary workers (intérim), fixed-term (CDD), permanent (CDI), and CDI Intérimaire contract holders across three primary verticals: tertiary/administrative, industry/manufacturing/maintenance, and hospitality-catering, serving both candidates (via an Espace Candidat portal and CV deposit) and corporate clients (via an Espace Recruteur portal and direct agency engagement). Operations are organized around five physical branch offices spanning Lyon (three specialized branches — Gambetta for industry/tertiary/logistics, Gerland for BTP/TP, and Villeurbanne for logistics/collective catering), Saint-Nazaire, and Les Herbiers, with the two latter locations opened in 2017 and 2022 respectively to extend the footprint into Vendée and the Grand Ouest region.

The business runs on a traditional staffing technology stack — candidate databases, job posting infrastructure, and standard HR/staffing workflows — with no disclosed proprietary platform, API, or AI tooling. Revenue is generated through two transaction-fee streams: (i) margin on the hourly billings of temporary workers placed with client companies, where Axelis acts as employer of record, and (ii) placement fees on successful CDI/CDD conversions. The company highlights 250 active enterprise clients, approximately 300 daily intérim delegations, and roughly 2,000 total placements in 2024 across all contract types. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per assignment, not publicly disclosed. Distribution is exclusively direct via physical branches and online portals, supplemented by job-dating events (e.g., 'Printemps de l'Intérim' in Saint-Nazaire) and a sales-led outbound motion targeting local businesses in industry, construction, logistics, and hospitality.

Axelis is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or parent company. Sébastien BICHET serves as Directeur Général and Director of Publication, and the firm maintains statutory compliance with French RGPD and CNIL data protection requirements. Strategic partnerships are limited to industry-association affiliations (Prism'Emploi), regional federations, and mandatory French intérim worker social-protection schemes (FASTT, Intérimaires Santé, Intérimaires Prévoyance). The company has launched no external technology products and reports no funding rounds, indicating growth has been entirely organic and branch-by-branch since 1996.

Name

Axelis

Legal name

AXELIS

Website

https://axelis.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Axelis is a French temporary staffing agency founded in 1996, headquartered in Lyon, operating five branches across Lyon, Saint-Nazaire, and Les Herbiers, placing temporary, fixed-term, and permanent workers across industry, hospitality, and tertiary sectors for ~250 enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Temporary Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Warehousing, Distribution & Material Handling Staffing (BPACAEAD)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Recruitment agency
• Workforce placement
• Permanent placement
• Industrial staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing (Intérim): Axelis generates revenue primarily by placing temporary workers (intérimaires) at client companies. The company acts as the employer of record, billing client companies for the worker's hours at a margin negotiated per assignment. This is the core revenue driver for a traditional temporary staffing agency.
2. Permanent Placement (CDI/CDD): Axelis also places candidates in permanent contracts (CDI) and fixed-term contracts (CDD) at client companies. The company highlights the signing of CDI Intérimaire contracts as part of their offering, bridging temporary and permanent employment. Placement fees are charged to the hiring company upon successful placement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Axelis is a French temporary staffing agency (agence d'intérim) founded in 1996, headquartered in Lyon, that places workers in temporary (intérim), fixed-term (CDD), and permanent (CDI) contracts across tertiary/administrative, industrial/manufacturing, and hospitality-restaurant sectors. The company operates five physical branch offices across Lyon, Saint-Nazaire, and Les Herbiers, serving 250 client companies and managing approximately 300 temporary worker delegations per day.

Product overview

Axelis is a temporary staffing agency (agence d'intérim) offering placement services for CDI (permanent contracts), CDD (fixed-term contracts), and interim (temporary staffing) positions. The company operates across three main sectors: tertiary/administrative services, industry/manufacturing, and hospitality-restaurant. They serve companies seeking temporary workers and candidates looking for employment opportunities. The core service is matching candidate profiles with employer needs across various industries including logistics, maintenance, production, BTP/construction, IT, finance, legal, engineering, hospitality, distribution, and more.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing (Intérim) Temporary staffing service placing intérimaires (temporary workers) at client companies across industry, BTP, logistics, hospitality, and tertiary sectors. Axelis acts as the employer of record and bills the client company for worker hours at a negotiated margin.
• Permanent Placement (CDI/CDD) Permanent contract (CDI) and fixed-term contract (CDD) placement services for client companies across industry, hospitality, and administrative sectors. Placement fees are charged to the hiring company upon successful placement.
• CDI Intérimaire CDI Intérimaire is a permanent contract that bridges temporary and permanent employment, offering workers the security of a permanent contract while allowing client companies flexibility in workforce deployment across multiple assignments.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Prism'EmploiminorOthersPrism'Emploi is a partner of Axelis, shown on the 'Nos Partenaires' page. The specific nature of the partnership is not detailed, though Prism'Emploi is a French staffing industry association/network.
• UnequalminorOthersUnequal is listed as a partner of Axelis on the partner page. The specific details of the partnership arrangement are not disclosed.
• CPMERhoneminorOthersCPMERhone (likely a regional business or construction federation/group) is listed as a partner of Axelis. Partnership details are not elaborated.
• SOCAMETTminorOthersSOCAMETT is listed as a partner of Axelis. Details of the partnership are not disclosed.
• Allianz TrademinorOthersAllianz Trade is listed as a partner. In the context of a staffing agency, this is likely a credit insurance or business risk partner, though specifics are not detailed.
• FASTTminorOthersFASTT (Fonds d'Action Sociale du Travail Temporaire) is a social action fund for temporary workers in France. Fastt provides services such as housing assistance, family benefits, and mobility support to interim workers. Axelis partners with Fastt to provide these benefits to their temporary workers.
• Intérimaires SantéminorOthersIntérimaires Santé is the mandatory complementary health insurance scheme for temporary workers in France, negotiated by the staffing industry. Axelis participates in and administers this scheme for their temporary workers, providing health coverage for qualifying interim employees.
• Intérimaires PrévoyanceminorOthersIntérimaires Prévoyance is the supplementary provident/pension scheme for temporary workers in France, providing death/disability/income protection benefits. Axelis administers this scheme for their temporary workforce.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad France: Randstad France is a major national staffing provider offering temporary work, permanent placement and HR services across industry, logistics, BTP and office/administrative roles. It is a direct competitor to Axelis in the same multi-vertical staffing model but at national scale with digital platforms.
• Manpower France: Manpower France is the French arm of global staffing leader ManpowerGroup, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement and workforce solutions across all major French sectors. It directly competes with Axelis for enterprise clients in Lyon and across France, but at vastly larger national scale with proprietary digital matching technology.
• Adecco France: Adecco France is a leading national temporary staffing and recruitment firm covering industry, tertiary, BTP and hospitality. It competes with Axelis across all of Axelis's verticals in Lyon and other French regions, and operates a broader suite of workforce solutions including CDI Intérimaire.

Direct peers

• Crit Intérim: Crit Intérim is a French temporary staffing group with a strong regional branch network (including Rhône-Alpes) covering industry, BTP, logistics and tertiary. It is the closest mid-scale French direct peer to Axelis, competing head-to-head in Lyon-area industrial and logistics staffing.
• Synergie: Synergie is a French staffing group operating ~300 branches nationwide with similar multi-sector coverage (industry, logistics, BTP, tertiary, hospitality). It is a comparable mid-tier French staffing peer competing directly with Axelis for SME and mid-market clients.
• Aquila RH: Aquila RH is a French franchise-based staffing network specializing in industry, logistics, BTP and tertiary — operating through independent regional agencies. It is highly comparable to Axelis in regional multi-vertical staffing and targets similar SME clients in mid-tier French cities.
• Start People France: Start People is a French generalist staffing agency (part of Recruit Holdings) operating across industry, logistics, BTP and tertiary with a regional branch model similar to Axelis. Comparable in scale and multi-vertical positioning to Axelis.

Regional players

• Welljob: Welljob is a digital staffing platform with strong presence in Rhône-Alpes and the Lyon region, offering temporary and permanent placement. As a local-market digital competitor, it directly pressures Axelis in its core Lyon territory through faster online candidate matching.

Emerging players

• Gojob: Gojob is a French AI-driven staffing platform focused on temporary work in industry, logistics and hospitality. It competes for the same temporary-worker pool Axelis relies on, and its digital model could pressure Axelis's candidate-acquisition funnel and fill times.
• Mistertemp' Group: Mistertemp' is a French digital staffing platform combining temporary work with proprietary matching technology. It represents the emerging digital-native model that could disrupt traditional branch-based agencies like Axelis by offering faster placement and lower-cost sourcing in Lyon and other French cities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/axelis-interim

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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