Name

ArdoSZ

Legal name

ArdoSZ B.V.

Website

https://ardosz.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Occupational health services
• Sickness absence guidance
• Workplace prevention services
• Medical examinations
• Re-integration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Nijmegen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Occupational Health Services (Arbodienstverlening): Core services including prevention, sickness absence guidance, and medical examinations provided to Dutch employers. Revenue generated through service contracts and per-service fees.
2. Prevention Services: Prevention services including risk assessment (RI&E), preventive consultations, workplace investigations, psychosocial risk policy (PSA), health checks (PMO/PAGO), and organizational scans. Offered as standalone services or bundled packages.
3. Medical Examinations (Keuringen): Various medical examinations including professional fitness examinations, driver's license examinations, insurance examinations, and film/TV production examinations. Conducted by BIG-registered physicians and nurses at locations throughout the Netherlands.
4. Re-integration Services: Re-integration support following sickness absence, including spoor 1 (return to own employer) and spoor 2 (employment with different employer). Includes job coaching and support during WIA applications.
5. Service Models (ArdoSZ Compleet, ArdoSZ Basis, Eigen Regie): Three service delivery models: ArdoSZ Compleet (fixed price per report for organizations with high long-term absenteeism), ArdoSZ Basis (pay-per-procedure for organizations that can handle certain Poortwachter Act tasks themselves), and Eigen Regie (self-management model for organizations with in-house expertise).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ArdoSZ is a Dutch occupational health service (arbodienst) that delivers prevention, sickness absence guidance, and medical examinations to Dutch employers. The company combines activating case management, the Triangle of Expertise (occupational physician, insurance physician, labor expert), and digital tools to help organizations keep employees healthy and accelerate sustainable return to work. Three service delivery models are offered: ArdoSZ Compleet (fixed price per report), ArdoSZ Basis (pay per service), and Eigen Regie (self-management).

Product overview

ArdoSZ is an occupational health services provider (arbodienstverlener) that operates as part of Acture, offering a comprehensive portfolio of prevention, illness absence guidance, and medical examination services. The core offering is built around 'activerend casemanagement' (activating case management) combined with the 'driehoek van deskundigheid' (triangle of expertise) consisting of company doctors, insurance physicians, and labor experts. The product ecosystem includes the Planningsagenda absence management platform, a Power BI dashboard for real-time absence analytics, and a Digital Case Manager application available in Dutch, English, and Polish. ArdoSZ offers three service delivery models: ArdoSZ Compleet (fixed-price comprehensive), ArdoSZ Basis (per-service basis), and Eigen Regie (self-management). Specialized offerings include the 'Grip op Psychische Klachten' approach for mental health guidance, re-integration services (spoor 1 and spoor 2), prevention services (RI&E, PMO, organizational scans), and medical examinations (professional, driver's license, insurance, and film/TV productions). The company serves as a certified occupational health service compliant with ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 27701, and SBCA standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Acture Methode: The proven successful Acture Method applied by ArdoSZ, based on activating case management.
• Driehoek van Deskundigheid
• ArdoSZ Compleet
• ArdoSZ Basis

Products and services

• ArdoSZ Occupational Health Services (Arbodienstverlening) Core occupational health service offering for Dutch employers combining prevention, illness absence guidance, and medical examinations. Delivered through activating case management and the Triangle of Expertise, with three service models (Compleet, Basis, Eigen Regie).
• Preventie Services Prevention services including RI&E (Risk Inventory and Evaluation), preventive consultations, health checks/PMO, organizational scans, PSA policy development, workplace research, absence data analysis, and training programs for prevention officers.
• Ziekteverzuimbegeleiding (Sickness Absence Guidance) Absence guidance including activating case management, deployment of the Triangle of Expertise, re-integration support (Spoor 1 and Spoor 2), mediation, labor expert consultations, and second opinions in line with the Wet verbetering Poortwachter.
• Keuringen (Medical Examinations) Medical examinations provided by BIG-registered doctors and nurses across 25+ Dutch locations, including professional fitness examinations, CBR driver's license medicals, insurance examinations, and film/TV production examinations.
• Driehoek van Deskundigheid (Triangle of Expertise) Coordinated multidisciplinary assessment and guidance service combining an occupational physician, insurance physician, and labor expert to evaluate work capacity, rehabilitation possibilities, and ensure sustainable return to work.
• Grip op Psychische Klachten (Grip on Psychological Complaints) Innovative absence guidance methodology for psychological complaints that activates and de-medicalizes where possible, focusing on what is still possible to support reintegration. Based on the ICF model.
• Re-integratie (Re-integration) Services Re-integration support following sickness absence, including Spoor 1 (return to own employer) and Spoor 2 (employment with a different employer), job coaching, and support during WIA applications.
• Digitale Casemanager (Digital Case Manager) Digital application that automatically initiates guidance when an employee reports sick by sending an SMS with a link to a guided questionnaire. Available in Dutch, English, and Polish, and integrated with Planningsagenda.
• Power BI Absence Analytics Dashboard Analytics dashboard showing absence case counts, duration, and frequency with cross-references by age, department, entity and service years; drill-down into sick reports, closure ratios and absence duration per period or department.
• Planningsagenda Absence Management System Unified absence management and appointment scheduling system used for medical appointment scheduling, replacing legacy Compasity and Visma systems. Linked with the Digitale Casemanager.
• ArdoSZ Compleet Service Model Full-service model where case management per sickness report is purchased at a fixed price from day 8 to maximum 104 weeks, designed for organizations with high long-term absenteeism that want to relieve managers.
• ArdoSZ Basis Service Model Pay-per-service model where managers handle certain Wet verbetering Poortwachter tasks themselves and ArdoSZ is engaged only for the specific services required.
• Eigen Regie Service Model Self-management model for organizations with in-house HR Business Partners or Absence Coordinators that have well-embedded absence knowledge and can take responsibility under the Wet verbetering Poortwachter.

Quantifiable outcome

• 48% reduction in absence duration compared to UWV benchmarks through the Acture Method
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VerzuimWegcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022In 2022, Acture (parent company of ArdoSZ) acquired arbodienst VerzuimWeg, strengthening ArdoSZ's position in Northern Netherlands. Expertise and professionals from VerzuimWeg were added to the ArdoSZ team. ArdoSZ and VerzuimWeg merged under the ArdoSZ name, with current integration efforts focusing on harmonizing processes and standardizing systems including the transition to Planningsagenda verzuimsysteem.
• MijnSubsidieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Acture Groep acquired 100% stake in MijnSubsidie in September 2021. MijnSubsidie enables automated monitoring of available wage subsidies for Acture Groep clients, saving time and preventing missed subsidies. MijnSubsidie operates autonomously within Acture Groep.
• Care GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2020Acture Groep acquired Care Group in March 2020, with full consolidation under ArdoSZ name effective July 1, 2022. Care Group is a full partner in absence guidance, labor mobility, and medical examinations, strengthening Acture Groep's position in private social security execution.
• Acture Groep (Parent Company)coreOthersArdoSZ is a subsidiary (onderdeel) of Acture Groep, the largest private executor of social security in the Netherlands. Acture Groep handles 120,000 absence reports annually and developed the Acture Method that ArdoSZ applies. The merger with VerzuimWeg in 2022 and acquisition of Care Group strengthened ArdoSZ's position in the Dutch occupational health market.
• OVAL (Organisatie voor Vitaliteit, Activering en Loopbaan)minorOthersOVAL is the Dutch Association for Vitality, Activation and Career. ArdoSZ is a member, which indicates commitment to quality in occupational health services.
• PlanningsagendacoreTechnology or IntegrationPlanningsagenda is the absence management system chosen by ArdoSZ for appointment scheduling and case management. The system transition from Compasity/Visma to Planningsagenda represents a major project to unify service delivery following the merger with VerzuimWeg.
• CBR (Centrale Bureaus Rijvaardigheidsbewijzen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBR (Central Office for Motorvehicle Driver Testing) is the Dutch authority for driver's license examinations. ArdoSZ conducts medical examinations required for driver's license renewals (C, D, taxi chauffeur's pass, and Medibus categories, as well as for drivers 75+). ZD-codes from CBR determine examination scope and pricing.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• UWV (Uitvoeringsinstituut Werknemersverzekeringen): UWV is the Dutch government agency that executes employee insurance and benefits, including absence benchmarks ArdoSZ competes against. While not a direct commercial arbodienst, it defines the regulatory framework and re-integration baselines for private players like ArdoSZ.
• Loyalis (APG): Loyalis provides absence, disability, and employer-of-record-style HR insurance services through the APG pension ecosystem — comparable adjacent HR/risk-services portfolio to ArdoSZ's employer-focused offerings.

Direct peers

• Maetis Arbeidsadvies: Maetis is a Dutch occupational health and absence guidance provider with similar arbeidsdeskundige, case-management, and re-integration offerings comparable to ArdoSZ's activate-and-de-medicalize methodology.
• Arbo Unie: Arbo Unie is a nationwide Dutch occupational health service offering RI&E, sick-leave guidance, and preventive medical examinations — a similar arbodienst model with overlapping Dutch employer customers.
• VerzuimWeg (now under ArdoSZ): VerzuimWeg was a Northern Netherlands arbodienst acquired and merged into ArdoSZ in 2022; pre-merger it was a direct competitor with comparable absence-guidance and re-integration offerings in the same Dutch market.
• Zorg van de Zaak: Zorg van de Zaak is a Dutch arbodienst providing workplace health, absence guidance, and re-integration services to employers, competing head-to-head with ArdoSZ for mid-market and enterprise Dutch customers.
• HumanTotalCare: HumanTotalCare is a large Dutch occupational health provider within the Humanostics group offering prevention, case management, and medical examinations — directly comparable services and target market to ArdoSZ.
• ArboNed: ArboNed is the largest Dutch arbodienst, providing occupational health, absenteeism guidance, and re-integration services to Dutch employers — a directly comparable service portfolio, scale, and customer base to ArdoSZ.

Emerging players

• Stichting De Waarde: De Waarde is a smaller Dutch occupational health provider offering re-integration, absenteeism guidance, and vocational rehabilitation — comparable in service mix but with a smaller footprint than ArdoSZ.
• Effectus Bedrijfsgezondheid: Effectus is a Dutch arbodienst offering absence management and occupational health to SME employers — comparable service model and mid-market Dutch employer customer base, but smaller scale than ArdoSZ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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