Die Meisterleister

What Die Meisterleister does

Die Meisterleister GmbH is a German temporary staffing agency (Zeitarbeit) specializing in the placement of skilled trades workers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Wesel, the company operates four regional branches in North Rhine-Westphalia — Recklinghausen, Oberhausen, Dortmund, and Krefeld — covering the Ruhrgebiet and Lower Rhine areas. It is a subsidiary of the Mumme Group (Mumme Personalservice Holding GmbH) and is managed by Sven Borgers and Martina Ortsack.

The company's core service is Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (employee leasing) across six trade verticals: electrical work, SHK (sanitary, heating, air conditioning), painting, carpentry/joinery, metalwork, and window/door installation. Workers are employed by Die Meisterleister GmbH and deployed to client businesses on a project, peak-demand, or personnel-shortage basis; revenue is generated through hourly or project-based fees charged to client companies. There is no proprietary software, API, or technology platform — the offering is fundamentally a people-based staffing service. Pricing is individually negotiated and not publicly disclosed; the company emphasizes 'transparent and calculable costs' for business clients.

The go-to-market combines B2B enterprise field sales (Dienstleistungsberater at each branch managing regional client relationships) with direct-to-craftsman recruitment marketing that highlights fair pay, company vehicles, and team culture. Distribution is supported by a content-marketing engine (trade-vertical blog hubs, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook) and community programs such as the 'Hammer-Typ des Monats' employee spotlight and an annual cross-location summer festival. Customer segments span SMB trade contractors across the six verticals, with no named enterprise anchors disclosed.

Name

Die Meisterleister

Legal name

Die Meisterleister GmbH

Website

https://meisterleister.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Die Meisterleister is a German temporary staffing agency that deploys skilled tradespeople — electricians, plumbers, painters, carpenters, metalworkers, and window installers — to construction and trade businesses across the Ruhr region and North Rhine-Westphalia via four branch offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Skilled Trades Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Trades (Electricians/Plumbers/HVAC/Carpenters) Staffing (BPACAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Co-Employment Risk Management & Insurance (Workers’ Comp, Liability) (BPACAGAH)

Keywords

• Skilled trades staffing
• Temporary craft labor
• Construction workforce leasing
• Tradesmen employment services
• Craft labor recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Recklinghausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung): The company provides skilled tradespeople to businesses through temporary staffing arrangements. Workers are employed by Die Meisterleister GmbH and deployed to client companies for project-based work, peak demand periods, or to cover personnel shortages. Revenue is generated through hourly rates or project fees charged to client businesses.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Die Meisterleister provides temporary staffing (Zeitarbeit) of qualified skilled tradespeople to construction and trade businesses across NRW and the Ruhrgebiet under legally regulated Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (employee leasing). The company deploys electricians, SHK technicians (plumbing/heating/HVAC), painters, carpenters, metalworkers, and window/door installers employed by its own payroll to client companies on a project or peak-demand basis.

Product overview

Die Meisterleister is a staffing/temp agency (Zeitarbeit) specializing in skilled trades labor, operating as part of the Mumme Group. The company provides temporary workers through legally regulated employee leasing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) across the Ruhr region and NRW, Germany. The core service portfolio consists of staffing for six main trade categories: electrical work (Elektrohandwerk), HVAC/plumbing (SHK), painting (Malerhandwerk), carpentry (Tischlerhandwerk), metal work (Metallhandwerk), and window/door installation (Fenstermontage). Workers are employed by Die Meisterleister GmbH and deployed to client businesses on a project basis to cover staffing shortages, order peaks, or personnel absences. The company maintains regional offices in Recklinghausen, Oberhausen, Dortmund, and Krefeld.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zeitarbeit im Elektrohandwerk Temporary staffing services providing qualified electricians (Elektroniker) for energy and building technology as well as industrial operations, operating within the legal framework of Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (employee leasing). Deployed to client trade and construction businesses in NRW.
• Zeitarbeit im SHK-Handwerk Temporary staffing for sanitary, heating, climate and ventilation trades, providing Anlagenmechaniker SHK, heating engineers, sanitary installers, and climate/ventilation technicians to HVAC and plumbing companies in NRW.
• Zeitarbeit im Malerhandwerk Temporary staffing services for painters, covering interior work, facades, and thermal insulation composite systems (WDVS) for painting and decorating companies in NRW.
• Zeitarbeit im Tischlerhandwerk Temporary staffing for carpenters and joiners, covering interior finishing, furniture construction, and assembly work for construction and renovation projects in NRW.
• Zeitarbeit im Metallhandwerk Temporary staffing services for metal workers, providing qualified tradespeople for construction, industry, and assembly work in NRW.
• Zeitarbeit für Fenstermonteure und Bauelemente Temporary staffing for window and door installation specialists, including mounting of PVC, wood, and aluminum windows, as well as building element installation for new construction and renovation projects in NRW.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TuB BocholtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with TuB Bocholt (fitness studio) for the 'Handwerk meets Fitness' initiative. Jointly developed exercise videos to help craftsmen prevent common workplace injuries. The partnership provides health and wellness content for employees through the company's YouTube and Instagram channels.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DIS AG: Large German staffing provider (now part of Adecco) with extensive skilled-trades and industrial coverage; broader portfolio but direct overlap on trades temp staffing delivered to construction clients.
• Randstad Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG: Global staffing leader with German operations placing workers across industrial and trades verticals; competes for the same skilled-trades client base as Die Meisterleister but as part of a far larger portfolio.
• Adecco Personaldienstleistungen GmbH: Major German temp staffing operator with coverage of industrial and trades verticals; broad-incubment competitor overlapping with Meisterleister on skilled craft deployments.
• Manpower GmbH & Co. KG: Global staffing brand active in Germany across industrial, technical and trades segments, including craft Zeitarbeit for construction clients; broad alternative to Meisterleister's regional specialist model.

Direct peers

• I.K. Hofmann GmbH: German-based staffing group with significant skilled-trades and industrial temp staffing, overlapping directly with Die Meisterleister's deployment of electricians, SHK technicians, metalworkers and carpenters.
• Tempton Personaldienstleistungen GmbH: German staffing specialist with a heavy focus on skilled industrial and craft trades temp staffing across multiple Länder, directly comparable to Die Meisterleister's trade-verticalized Zeitarbeit model.
• Persona Service AG & Co. KG: Operates one of Germany's largest networks of branch-based temp staffing offices with strong coverage in industrial and skilled trades, mirroring Die Meisterleister's regional-branch, multi-trade approach.
• ZAG Zeitarbeits-GmbH: Specializes explicitly in skilled-trade Zeitarbeit (commercial, technical, craft) across Germany, directly comparable in vertical coverage to Die Meisterleister.
• König Fachpersonen GmbH: German staffing specialist focused on technical and craft trades, with comparable deployment of skilled tradespeople via Arbeitnehmerüberlassung to construction clients.

Regional players

• Trenkwalder Personaldienste GmbH: Austrian-headquartered staffing group with DACH presence including Germany, providing industrial and craft temp staffing comparable to Meisterleister's offering but operating across different geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCP_1hVcZng1VhynQg9sRXww
• Facebookfacebook.com/Meisterleister
• Instagraminstagram.com/die.meisterleister
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/die-meisterleister-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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