What GeAT does

GeAT – Gesellschaft für Arbeitnehmerüberlassung Thüringen mbH is a privately held German commercial staffing company headquartered in Erfurt, operating exclusively in the Thuringia and Sachsen-Anhalt regions. Founded circa 1995 and granted an unrestricted commercial temporary staffing permit in November 2000 by the Landesarbeitsamt Sachsen-Anhalt-Thüringen, the company is supervised by the Federal Employment Agency (Agentur für Arbeit Kiel) and is a member of the Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister e.V. (GVP), applying DGB/GVP collective tariff agreements for worker compensation. It is led by Managing Director Florian Meyer and reports a headcount range of 1,001–5,000, with seven physical branch offices (Erfurt HQ, Aschersleben, Erfurt branch, Gera, Gotha, Jena, Heilbad Heiligenstadt) supporting regional employer relationships.

The company's core offering is Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary staffing), placing workers across diverse verticals including manufacturing, skilled trades, logistics, healthcare, IT, agriculture, and administration. A secondary offering, Personalvermittlung (direct placement), generates a one-time placement fee scaled to gross monthly salary and length of prior assignment. Revenue mechanics are transactional: hourly billing rates (observed postings €14.96–€23.70/hr) with surcharges for overtime/night/Sunday/holiday work for temp placements, plus a stepped direct-placement fee (2 gross monthly salaries, decaying to zero after 12 months of prior assignment). GTM is hybrid: field sales via branch offices for B2B employer acquisition, combined with digital candidate attraction through the geat.de job board, social media (Facebook, Xing, Instagram, LinkedIn), WhatsApp-based applications (PitchYou), and a €600 employee referral program.

Technology is entirely third-party: zvoove Group for applicant management, PitchYou for WhatsApp recruiting, CleverReach for email, and Zoom/Teams for communication. No proprietary platform, API, or AI/ML capability is evidenced. The GeAT Akademie training program functions as a workforce development add-on. The business is regional, mature, and structurally simple, with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A, parent company, or external investors identified.

Name

GeAT

Legal name

GeAT – Gesellschaft für Arbeitnehmerüberlassung Thüringen mbH

Website

https://geat.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

GeAT is a regional German commercial staffing agency headquartered in Erfurt that provides temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), direct placement (Personalvermittlung), and worker training to employers across Thuringia and Sachsen-Anhalt via seven branch offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Direct placement recruiting
• Personnel leasing
• Workforce solutions
• HR consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Erfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing): GeAT places temporary workers (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) with client companies (Entleiher). The company acts as the formal employer of the workers and charges clients based on hourly billing rates. Mark-ups include surcharges for overtime, night work, weekends, and holidays as defined in the AGB.
2. Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement): When a client company directly hires a worker who was previously on assignment, GeAT charges a placement fee (Vermittlungsprovision). The fee structure is 2 gross monthly salaries if hired before the assignment starts, decreasing by 1/12 for each full month of prior assignment, resulting in no fee after 12 months of assignment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

GeAT – Gesellschaft für Arbeitnehmerüberlassung Thüringen mbH is a German staffing and personnel services company that places temporary workers (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) and permanent hires (Personalvermittlung) with client companies across the Thuringia and Sachsen-Anhalt regions. The company holds an unrestricted permit for commercial temporary staffing and applies DGB/GVP collective bargaining agreements, deploying workers in industries including office/administration, skilled trades, healthcare, IT, production, logistics, and manufacturing. The company also operates the GeAT Akademie training program and uses digital channels (website, WhatsApp via PitchYou, social media) for candidate acquisition alongside a network of seven regional branch offices.

Product overview

GeAT is a staffing and personnel services company offering temporary employment (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), direct placement (Personalvermittlung), and career consulting services across Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Founded in 2000, GeAT operates as a licensed temporary employment agency with a permanent permit and applies DGB/GVP collective bargaining agreements. The company places workers in diverse sectors including office/administration, skilled trades, production, healthcare, logistics, and technology. Key service components include the core temporary staffing operations, direct recruitment services, the GeAT Akademie training program, an electronic applicant management system, and WhatsApp-based mobile recruitment capabilities. GeAT maintains branch offices in Erfurt (headquarters), Aschersleben, Gera, Gotha, Jena, and Heilbad Heiligenstadt to serve both job seekers and client companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing) Core temporary employment service placing workers (Leiharbeitnehmer) at client companies (Entleiher) across industries including office/administration, trades, healthcare, IT, production, logistics, and manufacturing in Thuringia and Sachsen-Anhalt. GeAT acts as the formal employer of the workers and bills clients on an hourly basis with surcharges for overtime, night work, Sundays, and holidays.
• Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement) Direct recruitment service placing candidates permanently at client companies. When a client hires a previously assigned worker, GeAT charges a placement fee (Vermittlungsprovision) of 2 gross monthly salaries if hired before assignment start, decreasing by 1/12 for each full month of prior assignment, reaching zero after 12 months of assignment.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister e.V. (GVP)coreOthersGeAT is a member of the Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister e.V. (GVP). As a member, GeAT applies the DGB/GVP tariff agreements (Tarifverträge Zeitarbeit) in their current version, which govern wages and working conditions for temporary workers.
• Bundesagentur für Arbeit / Agentur für Arbeit KielcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit), specifically the Agentur für Arbeit Kiel, serves as the supervisory authority for GeAT's temporary staffing operations. GeAT holds an unrestricted permit for commercial temporary staffing granted by the regional labor office.
• Landesarbeitsamt Sachsen-Anhalt-ThüringencoreOthersGranted GeAT an unrestricted permit for commercial temporary staffing on 16.11.2000.
• zvoove Group GmbHmajorTechnology or Integrationzvoove provides GeAT with an electronic applicant management system (Bewerbermanagementsystem) for managing job applications and candidate data in their hiring processes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Germany: Global staffing leader with a large German footprint in temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR solutions. Closely comparable in service mix (Zeitarbeit, Personalvermittlung) but competes nationally rather than regionally like GeAT.
• ManpowerGroup Germany: International staffing group with broad German operations in temporary help, permanent placement, and workforce solutions. Comparable to GeAT's generalist placement model, but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Adecco Germany (DIS AG): Part of the global Adecco Group and a leading German generalist staffing and HR services firm. Directly comparable to GeAT in temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) and direct placement, though operating at significantly greater scale across all of Germany.

Direct peers

• Piening Personal: Family-owned German staffing firm operating regional branches with generalist placement across industrial, commercial, and technical roles. Comparable in regional branch-led GTM and GVP membership/collective bargaining compliance.
• Persona Service: Germany-headquartered generalist staffing firm with a strong presence in eastern German states including Thuringia and Sachsen-Anhalt. Closely comparable in regional generalist positioning, GVP tariff application, and diversified vertical coverage.
• Tempton: Mid-sized German generalist staffing provider with branch offices across the country, including eastern German states. Directly comparable in offering Arbeitnehmerüberlassung and Personalvermittlung across office, industrial, healthcare, and logistics segments.
• I.K. Hofmann: German regional staffing company with branch networks across multiple Bundesländer, including eastern Germany. Comparable in offering temporary staffing, direct placement, and training services to a similar mix of office, industrial, and skilled-trades clients.
• Office People (office people personaldienstleistungen GmbH): German staffing specialist with a branch network covering office, industrial, and skilled trades placements. Comparable as a regional/generalist competitor using similar tariff-based pricing and multi-channel candidate acquisition.

Others

• GVP (Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister): Industry association of which GeAT is a member. Not a competitor but a directly comparable ecosystem reference point — GVP sets collective bargaining standards and represents the German temporary staffing industry.
• zvoove Group: Software vendor providing GeAT's applicant management system. Comparable as an ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, but indicative of the technology stack common to German staffing agencies of GeAT's profile.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/geat_ag
• Facebookfacebook.com/GeATAG
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/geat-ag
• Instagraminstagram.com/geat_ag

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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