AlphaConsult

What AlphaConsult does

AlphaConsult KG is a German staffing and HR services company founded in 1982 and headquartered in Nürnberg, operating as a private limited partnership (Kommanditgesellschaft) under the personally liable partner and CEO Udo Lutz. It is part of the AlphaConsult-Gruppe, a family-owned group comprising 16 brands, 180 branches across Germany, and over 7,000 employees collectively. The company's core offering spans temporary labor leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), permanent placement (Personalvermittlung), executive search (Personalberatung), on-site workforce management, interim management consulting, in-house and general outsourcing, and specialized engineering and IT services delivered through subsidiary entities Alpha-Engineering GmbH and Ingenieurbüro Dr. Overmann, Loh & Co.

Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-fee temporary staffing and permanent placement, supplemented by professional-services fees for executive search, interim management, and engineering, and managed-services contracts for OnSite and IT deployments. The company serves a horizontally diversified client base across manufacturing, automotive, rail/medical/energy/building technology, automation, chemical, mechanical engineering, avionics, banking and finance, logistics, and call-center operations, with pricing negotiated per contract and not publicly disclosed.

The operating technology stack centers on AI-assisted candidate profiling and recommendation systems (provided by third parties under GDPR Art. 28 data-processing agreements) that analyze text-based applicant data and surface suitability matches to human recruiters, alongside digital HR processes including electronic time tracking, digital payroll, and paperless records management. Distribution is delivered through the 180-branch nationwide network for enterprise/bilateral sales and through the self-serve jobs.alphaconsult.org portal for candidate acquisition, supported by Indeed integration, Google Ads, and social channels. The firm is regulated under German temporary-employment law, holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, and is a member of BAP, the federal association of personnel service providers.

Name

AlphaConsult

Legal name

AlphaConsult KG

Website

https://alphaconsult.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

AlphaConsult KG is a German staffing and HR services firm founded in 1982, offering temporary labor leasing, permanent placement, executive search, on-site management, and engineering/IT services through 180 nationwide branches and AI-assisted candidate matching, serving manufacturing, technical, commercial, and logistics clients across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing & HR Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), Core HR & HRIS (BPACAPAA), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent placement recruitment
• Executive search consulting
• Workforce management solutions
• Engineering IT staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing): Temporary employment/worker leasing services where AlphaConsult assigns workers to client companies. This is the core business model of the company.
2. Personalvermittlung (Permanent Placement): Direct placement of candidates into permanent positions for commercial and industrial sectors.
3. Personalberatung (Executive Search): Consultants with excellent knowledge of the current labor market assist in selecting suitable personnel for specific business operations.
4. OnSite-Management: On-site managers support clients with high temporary workforce needs or planning large projects through worker leasing, using own offices directly in client's premises for recruitment and support.
5. Interims-Management Beratung: Highly qualified and experienced management personnel support ambitious projects and assist with temporary concepts such as carve-out projects.
6. Engineering Services: Qualified engineering services through subsidiary companies Alpha-Enigneering GmbH & Co. KG and Ingenieurbüro Dr. Overmann, Loh & Co. GmbH.
7. IT-Dienstleistungen (IT Services): Administrators and engineers in IT and software deployed on worker leasing or service contract basis for customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AlphaConsult is a German personnel services company providing temporary labor leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), permanent placement (Personalvermittlung), and executive search (Personalberatung), supplemented by OnSite management, interim management consulting, in-house and general outsourcing, and specialized engineering and IT staffing delivered through subsidiaries. The company operates a nationwide network of 180 branches across Germany, matching job seekers with commercial, industrial, technical, and IT positions using AI-assisted candidate profiling tools.

Product overview

AlphaConsult is a staffing and HR services company offering temporary labor leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), direct placement (Personalvermittlung), and executive search (Personalberatung) as its core services. The company provides supplementary offerings including OnSite management for high-volume workforce needs, interim management consulting, in-house and general outsourcing, as well as specialized engineering and IT services delivered through subsidiary companies. The portfolio operates as a unified staffing platform with regional coverage across Germany through 180 branch locations, supported by AI-powered candidate profiling and matching tools to enhance recruitment efficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing) Temporary labor leasing service providing commercial, technical, and industrial workers to client companies, enabling flexible capacity adjustment and project staffing. This is the core revenue-generating service of the company.
• Personalvermittlung (Permanent Placement / Direct Placement) Direct placement service using exact profiling to match clients with suitable personnel in commercial-technical and administrative areas for permanent employment with the client.
• Personalberatung (Executive Search) Executive search service where consultants with detailed knowledge of the current labor market support clients in selecting suitable personnel specifically for their business operations.
• OnSite-Management On-site management service where AlphaConsult operates its own offices directly in client premises and is responsible for recruiting and supporting leasing personnel for clients with high temporary workforce needs or large project planning.
• Interims-Management Beratung (Interim Management Consulting) Interim management consulting where highly qualified and experienced management personnel support clients with ambitious projects, including temporary concepts such as carve-out projects.
• Inhouse Outsourcing In-house outsourcing service that integrates provided services into existing client infrastructure or processes, where AlphaConsult rents individual production lines from the client and deploys its own employees on-site.
• Outsourcing Consulting Outsourcing consulting where advisors use a precise examination plan to identify where outsourcing truly and sustainably benefits the client company, creating detailed concepts for implementation.
• Engineering Services Qualified engineering services provided through subsidiary companies Alpha-Engineering GmbH & Co. KG and Ingenieurbüro Dr. Overmann, Loh & Co. GmbH for specialized technical needs of clients in rail technology, medical technology, energy technology, building technology, automation, chemical, mechanical engineering, and avionics.
• IT-Dienstleistungen (IT Services) IT services in which administrators and engineers in IT and software are deployed for clients on a temporary labor or service contract basis.
• Talent Network Talent network platform enabling candidates to register for notifications about new job openings and submit speculative applications across regional channels in Germany (South, West, North, East) and headquarters.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• IndeedcoreTechnology or IntegrationIndeed is used as a recruitment platform for job postings. The platform integrates with AlphaConsult's career portal through cookie-based tracking (__cfbm, __cfuvid cookies) for bot detection and visitor identification. Indeed also provides a CSRF token for browsing security and session management (INDEED_CSRF_TOKEN, JSESSIONID cookies).
• Cookiebot (by Usercentrics)coreTechnology or IntegrationCookiebot provides consent management platform (CMP) for handling cookie consent on the AlphaConsult website. It includes 1.gif pixel tracker for counting sessions and CookieConsent cookie for storing user consent status.
• Real Cookie BannercoreTechnology or IntegrationConsent management tool used for managing cookies and similar technologies and related consents in compliance with GDPR (Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. c DS-GVO and Art. 6 Abs. 1 lit. f DS-GVO).
• Alpha-Enigneering GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary company of AlphaConsult-Gruppe providing qualified engineering services for specialized technical needs of clients.
• Ingenieurbüro Dr. Overmann, Loh & Co. GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering consultancy subsidiary of AlphaConsult-Gruppe providing qualified engineering services for specialized technical needs of clients.
• Bundesarbeitgeberverband der Personaldienstleister (BAP)strategicOthersIndustry association for temporary employment agencies in Germany. AlphaConsult is a member, which provides credibility, access to industry standards, and representation in labor policy matters.
• Institut für Zahlungssicherheit (IZS)minorOthersInstitute for Payment Security conducts audits of AlphaConsult, ensuring financial stability and compliance with payment security standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Adecco Germany: German subsidiary of The Adecco Group providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career transition services; competes directly with AlphaConsult in Germany's commercial and industrial staffing markets.
• ManpowerGroup Germany: German operations of global staffing firm ManpowerGroup offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and career services; competes directly with AlphaConsult in Germany's industrial and commercial workforce markets.
• PageGroup Germany (Michael Page): German operations of PageGroup focused on permanent placement and executive search across professional, technical, and commercial roles — comparable to AlphaConsult's Personalvermittlung and Personalberatung offerings.
• Hays Germany: German subsidiary of Hays plc focused on professional and technical recruitment across IT, engineering, life sciences, and finance — same target customer base and services portfolio overlap as AlphaConsult's technical segment.
• Brunel Germany: Specialist engineering, IT, and technical staffing firm with strong German presence; comparable to AlphaConsult's engineering services arm and technical sector client base.
• TimePartner Personalmanagement: Mid-sized German staffing firm focused on temporary labor leasing across industrial, logistics, and commercial segments; directly overlaps with AlphaConsult's Arbeitnehmerüberlassung core.
• DIS AG (Deutsche Industrieanlagen GmbH): Germany-focused staffing and consulting firm specializing in technical, IT, and engineering workforce solutions — directly comparable to AlphaConsult's engineering services and technical sector focus.
• Randstad Germany: German arm of global staffing leader Randstad, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and OnSite managed services across the same industrial and commercial segments as AlphaConsult, with significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• GULP (Randstad subsidiary): IT and engineering-focused staffing platform, now part of Randstad; overlaps with AlphaConsult's IT-Dienstleistungen and Engineering Services offerings through a digital-first delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half Germany: German arm of global professional staffing firm specializing in finance, accounting, IT, and administrative permanent and contract placement; overlaps with AlphaConsult's Commercial & Finance segment and executive search practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AlphaConsult
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alphaconsult-kg

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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