ULG Companies

What ULG Companies does

ULG Companies, operating as NSC Staffing, is a US-based diversified industrial and commercial staffing group founded in 1998 and headquartered in Logansport, Indiana. The company provides specialized staffing across four core verticals — Skilled Trades, Marine, Light Industrial, and Infrastructure & Defense — serving large-scale construction, manufacturing, warehousing/logistics, maritime shipbuilding and repair, hyperscale data center, and federal program clients across North America. Underlying these services is a proprietary pre-vetted talent database of more than one million skilled and semi-skilled workers, a dedicated training and certification campus in Salinas, Puerto Rico that develops the labor pipeline internally, and a safety-led operating model branded as the NSC Safe Program.

The company monetizes primarily through transactional placement fees for temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, and project-based staffing arrangements, and is extending into higher-value Managed Service Provider (MSP) engagements, standalone payroll processing, and workforce management services. The 501-1,000 employee organization delivers through a direct, enterprise-field-sales motion supported by 22 office locations across 19 US cities plus the Puerto Rico training facility, with marketing reach via the company website, industry-association affiliations (JASRA, V3/DVSV3, SIA, ASA, ABC, SCA, SDSRA, labor unions), and a self-serve job/career portal. Pricing is negotiated per client and is not publicly disclosed, and the company is privately held with no disclosed external investors, M&A activity, or public financials.

Name

ULG Companies

Legal name

NSC Staffing

Website

https://ulgcompanies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ULG Companies (NSC Staffing) is a US industrial and commercial staffing firm providing skilled trades, marine, light industrial, and infrastructure & defense labor to construction, manufacturing, maritime, and data center clients via a proprietary 1M+ worker database and a Puerto Rico training campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & General Labor Staffing (BPACAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skilled Trades (Electricians/Plumbers/HVAC/Carpenters) Staffing (BPACAEAB), Manufacturing & Production Line Staffing (BPACAEAC)

Keywords

• Industrial staffing services
• Skilled trades staffing
• Marine workforce solutions
• Construction labor staffing
• Managed service provider

Headquarters

HQ city

Logansport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Skilled Trades Staffing: Provides fully-vetted, safety-compliant skilled trades professionals to support large-scale construction, industrial, marine, and manufacturing operations. Revenue is generated through placement fees for temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, and project-based staffing arrangements.
2. Managed Service Provider (MSP): Offloads contingent workforce management while ensuring compliance, controlling costs and maximizing value for hiring organizations. Operates as an MSP program managing the entire temporary workforce lifecycle.
3. Payroll Processing: Provides payroll processing services for skilled labor workforces, saving time, preventing costly errors, and ensuring fast, reliable compensation.
4. Workforce Management: Optimizes skilled labor workforce with tailored solutions for heightened productivity and project success.
5. Trade Skill Development/Training: Training services that invest in the future success of organizations by training professionals well-prepared to meet and exceed industry demands.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ULG Companies operates NSC Staffing, which provides specialized staffing and workforce management services to industrial, construction, manufacturing, marine, infrastructure & defense, and light industrial clients across North America. Core offerings include temporary, temp-to-hire, direct hire, and project-based placement of skilled trades personnel, complemented by Managed Service Provider (MSP), payroll processing, workforce management, and internal training and certification services. The company maintains a pre-vetted talent database of more than one million workers and operates a dedicated training campus in Salinas, Puerto Rico.

Product overview

NSC Staffing is a workforce solutions company operating as a platform of staffing and workforce management services. The core offerings include four specialized staffing verticals—Skilled Trades Staffing, Marine Staffing, Light Industrial Staffing, and Infrastructure & Defense Staffing—alongside three supporting services: Managed Service Provider (MSP), Payroll Processing, and Workforce Management. An additional Trade Skill Development/Training service completes the portfolio, providing internal labor pipeline development through a dedicated certification campus. The company serves industries including construction, manufacturing, infrastructure, defense, and marine construction with a database of over one million pre-vetted workers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skilled Trades Staffing

Quantifiable outcome

• Rapid mobilization through pre-vetted talent database of 1M+ workers

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• JASRAminorOthersJASRA (Judicial and Allied Services Recruitment Association) - Industry affiliation providing networking and credibility within the staffing and recruitment sector.
• V3 Program (DVSV3)minorOthersV3 Program - Industry association affiliation for veterans and workforce development initiatives.
• SIAminorOthersStaffing Industry Analysts (SIA) - Industry research and analysis organization providing market intelligence and credibility in the staffing sector.
• ASAminorOthersAmerican Staffing Association - National trade association for the staffing industry providing advocacy and industry standards.
• ABCminorOthersAssociated Builders and Contractors - Trade association representing the construction industry, relevant to NSC's construction and infrastructure staffing services.
• SCAminorOthersSubcontractors Trade Association - Industry affiliation relevant to NSC's construction and skilled trades staffing operations.
• UnionminorOthersLabor union affiliation providing access to unionized workforce and demonstrating compliance with union labor standards.
• SDSRAminorOthersSteel Door and Steel Death Panel Siding - Industry association relevant to construction and manufacturing operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PeopleReady (TrueBlue): PeopleReady is a national light industrial and skilled trades staffing provider that supplies temporary and on-demand labor to construction, manufacturing, and logistics — directly overlapping NSC's Light Industrial and Skilled Trades verticals.
• Skillforce Inc. Skillforce provides skilled trades staffing for commercial construction and industrial projects nationwide — closely aligned with NSC's Skilled Trades vertical and similar emphasis on safety and credentialed workforce.
• ResourceMFG (Resource Employment Solutions): ResourceMFG specializes in placing manufacturing, production, and light industrial talent for industrial clients — directly comparable to NSC's Manufacturing and Light Industrial staffing verticals.
• Labor Finders International: Labor Finders is a national staffing franchise providing light industrial, construction, and skilled trades workers — comparable customer base and service mix to NSC's light industrial and skilled trades staffing.
• Tradesmen International: Tradesmen International is one of the largest skilled construction staffing firms in the US, providing credentialed craftsmen to industrial and commercial contractors — a direct peer to NSC's Skilled Trades and Construction-focused offerings.
• Aerotek (Allegis Group): Aerotek places skilled industrial, technical, and manufacturing talent at scale across the US, with a heavy concentration in construction, manufacturing, and light industrial — direct overlap with NSC's core verticals.
• AMECO (MAR, Inc.): AMECO is a defense and marine base operations support contractor providing cleared workforce and site services to naval shipyards — directly comparable to NSC's Marine and Infrastructure & Defense offerings, including Red Badge cleared personnel.

Broad incumbents

• Insight Global: Insight Global is a large US staffing firm placing industrial, technical, and skilled trades talent across construction, manufacturing, and infrastructure — an incumbent competitor to NSC across multiple verticals and MSP programs.
• Adecco Group: Adecco is a global staffing leader with strong US industrial and construction staffing offerings through brands like Aerotek and LHH — a broad incumbent competing with NSC for large enterprise and MSP contracts.
• ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is one of the largest global staffing firms with significant US presence across industrial, skilled trades, and professional staffing — a broad incumbent that overlaps with NSC's verticals at a much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ulgcompanies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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