Archibald

What Archibald does

Archibald is a Belgium-based, privately-held recruitment consultancy founded in 2008 (originally as Service A, rebranded to Archibald in 2020) that places mid-to-senior professionals in three closely related sectors: real estate, architecture, and construction. The firm operates from offices in Brussels (headquarters) and Antwerp, serving Belgian enterprises such as AG Real Estate, Cofinimmo, Befimmo, Immobel, Ghelamco, Besix Red, and Colliers with role coverage spanning developers, project managers, architects, BIM designers, engineers, and C-suite positions. The team comprises four recruiters plus two partners (Grégory Losson, founder and former architect, and Elodie Melchior, a psychologist who joined in 2014) and one administrative assistant, supported by an extended network of 5,200 candidates met and 812 companies contacted since inception.

The firm does not operate a proprietary technology platform; matching is performed by consultants who leverage their personal networks and sector credentials. The product portfolio comprises three sector-specific recruitment services (real estate, architecture, construction) plus a career-coaching offering ("Faites le point") and a job-matching service. All revenue is generated on a contingency placement basis, with no disclosed pricing, no retainers, no SaaS or platform monetization, and no external funding.

Archibald's go-to-market is sales-led and community-led, relying on direct client engagement by autonomous consultants, LinkedIn presence, a bilingual (French/Dutch) website, and industry event sponsorships such as the Real Estate Golf Cup. The firm's marketing emphasizes candidate-first values, long-term relationship management, and the sector-native background of its advisors, rather than digital advertising or self-service tools. The business is structurally a small, relationship-intensive professional services firm with no apparent technology leverage, no AI capabilities, and a geographic footprint limited to Belgium.

Name

Archibald

Legal name

Archibald

Website

https://archibald.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Archibald is a Belgium-based recruitment consultancy founded in 2008 that places mid-to-senior professionals in the real estate, architecture, and construction sectors, serving enterprise clients in Brussels and Antwerp on a contingency basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services / Executive Search

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAFAC

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Permanent Placement & Direct Hire

Keywords

• Real estate recruitment
• Executive search services
• Architecture recruitment
• Construction talent placement
• Career coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Recruitment/Placement Services: Contingency-based recruitment services placing candidates in real estate, architecture, and construction roles. Consultants manage the full recruitment cycle including client engagement, candidate sourcing, interviewing, and placement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Archibald is a Belgian recruitment consulting firm that places candidates in real estate, architecture, and construction companies. Operating from Brussels and Antwerp since 2008 (rebranded from Service A in 2020), the firm offers sector-specialized executive search, mid-management placement, and career coaching services, matching developers, project managers, architects, engineers, and other professionals with employers across Belgium.

Product overview

Archibald is a specialized recruitment consulting firm operating in Belgium (Brussels and Antwerp) since 2008, originally founded as 'Service A' and rebranded to 'Archibald' in 2020. The company offers a unified recruitment service portfolio focused on three core sectors: real estate, architecture, and construction. Their offering combines specialized recruitment placement services with career coaching and job matching, functioning through a team of specialized consultants who leverage deep sector knowledge to match candidates with opportunities. The company operates bilingual services in French and Dutch, serving candidates and clients across Belgium with a stated philosophy of placing candidates' interests first.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment Services - Real Estate
• Recruitment Services - Architecture
• Recruitment Services - Construction
• Career Coaching and Advisory (Faites le point)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,200 candidates met since 2008
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Approach People Recruitment: Luxembourg-headquartered recruitment firm with a Benelux footprint and dedicated real estate and construction practice. Comparable in niche focus but operates from a different home market, and serves many of the same cross-border real estate clients.
• Vivaldis Interim: Belgian staffing and recruitment group active in construction, technical, and property-adjacent roles. Competes for some of Archibald's construction and technical mandates but is heavier on temporary staffing and broad-sector volume.
• Select HR (SD Worx group): Belgian recruitment and HR services brand within the SD Worx group, active across professional and technical roles including construction-adjacent placements. Competes for some mid-level professional mandates in the Belgian market.

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page: Global recruitment firm with a dedicated real estate and construction practice. Comparable because it places professionals across real estate functions in multiple markets, but operates as a broad generalist rather than a Belgian-only specialist.
• Robert Half Belgium: Global recruitment firm with a Belgian office placing professionals across finance, real estate, and operations. Overlaps with Archibald on property and corporate hiring but with a much wider sector footprint.
• Hays Belgium: International recruitment group with a Belgian presence and dedicated construction & property practice. Competes for the same mid-to-senior real estate and construction mandates as Archibald across Belgium, but at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Badenoch + Clark Belgium: Specialist professional recruitment brand focused on mid-to-senior placements. Directly comparable in business model, deal size, and candidate seniority, with a Belgian real estate and property practice overlapping Archibald's mandate base.
• Robert Walters Belgium: Specialist professional recruitment firm placing mid-to-senior professionals in Belgium, including real estate, property, and construction roles. Closely matches Archibald's permanent placement model and target seniority band.
• Hudson Belgium: Belgian recruitment and talent advisory firm with strong local presence. Comparable in market (Belgium), model (permanent placement + talent advisory), and overlap on real estate and professional services mandates.

Others

• LinkedIn Recruiter / LinkedIn Talent Solutions: The dominant platform used by employers and recruiters to source real estate and architecture talent in Belgium. Not a recruitment firm, but the primary channel and competitor for sourcing reach and employer brand visibility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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