Samen voor het Spoor

What Samen voor het Spoor does

Samen voor het Spoor (SvhS) is a Dutch private recruitment and staffing brokerage founded in 2018 and headquartered in Culemborg, Netherlands (KvK 72843861). The company specializes exclusively in the technical rail and infrastructure sector, connecting ZZP freelancers and employed professionals with project-based assignments at Dutch rail operators, public transport authorities, and rail construction contractors. Named clients and partners include ProRail, NS, GVB, RET, Rijkswaterstaat, BAM, and Swietelsky, covering the full Dutch rail value chain from infrastructure management through public transport operations to construction delivery.

SvhS manages the end-to-end placement cycle — candidate registration through the company website, matching against client vacancies, contract structuring, payroll, invoicing, and compliance — and holds NEN 4400-1 certification with mandatory G-rekening deposits for tax compliance. All-in hourly rates on public vacancies cluster around €90-110, and the company references more than 1,000 successfully mediated contracts since inception. Distribution is primarily through the company website (svhs.eu), an internal "uitzetlijst" distribution list, and direct outreach by a small sales recruitment team; marketing is relationship-driven rather than campaign-driven.

The company operates without proprietary technology, APIs, or software products; its offering is a pure-play staffing service in a narrowly defined vertical. With a headcount in the 11-50 range, no external funding, and no parent company, SvhS is an independently owned niche intermediary whose business model depends on regulatory compliance credibility and sustained relationships with a small universe of Dutch public-sector rail clients.

Name

Samen voor het Spoor

Legal name

Samen voor het Spoor

Website

https://svhs.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rail sector technical staffing services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

High-Volume / High-Turnover Temp Staffing (BPACACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Independent Contractor Compliance & Classification (IC vs Employee) (BPACAGAA)

Keywords

• Rail recruitment services
• Technical staffing brokerage
• Infrastructure contract staffing
• Rail sector ZZP placement
• NEN 4400-1 staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and staffing brokerage: SvhS connects technical professionals with clients in the rail and infrastructure sector, handling the contractual and administrative aspects of each deployment. The company earns revenue by acting as the intermediary employer or broker for both ZZP (freelance) professionals and candidates in employment arrangements. They manage payroll, invoicing, and compliance (including NEN 4400-1 requirements).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Samen voor het Spoor (SvhS) is a recruitment and staffing brokerage that connects technical professionals with clients in the Dutch rail and infrastructure sector. The company mediates assignments for both ZZP (freelance) contractors and professionals in loondienst (employment), handling contractual, payroll, invoicing, and regulatory compliance (including NEN 4400-1 certification and G-rekening obligations). The service has mediated over 1,000 contracts and supports placements across disciplines such as railinfra, electrotechniek, project management, safety and quality, asset management, and IT at clients including ProRail, NS, GVB, RET, BAM, Swietelsky, and Rijkswaterstaat.

Product overview

Samen voor het Spoor (SvhS) operates as a recruitment brokerage and intermediary service for the Dutch rail and infrastructure sector. The company matches technical professionals with clients including ProRail, NS, GVB, RET, and various contractors. SvhS handles the contractual and administrative coordination for placements, functioning as the connecting link between candidates and customers. The service portfolio consists of vacancy listings across technical disciplines (railinfra, electrotechniek, projectmanagement, veiligheid & kwaliteit, assetmanagement, IT) and candidate registration/administration. There are no separate product modules or software offerings—the company functions as a pure-play staffing service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment and Brokerage Services for the Dutch Rail Sector

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ successful contract placements mediated
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• ProRailcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProRail is the government organization responsible for the Dutch railway network infrastructure. SvhS places technical professionals in project assignments at ProRail, functioning as a staffing partner for rail infrastructure projects.
• NScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) is the principal railway operator in the Netherlands. SvhS serves as a recruitment partner placing technical professionals for NS projects.
• GVBcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGVB is the public transport operator for Amsterdam. SvhS places technical professionals in project assignments for GVB's rail and metro infrastructure.
• RETcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRET is the public transport operator for the Rotterdam metropolitan area, operating metro, tram, and bus services. SvhS is a significant staffing partner for RET, with multiple active vacancies including OV-Betalen migration projects, metro capacity expansion, and ISO 27001 implementation.
• BAMmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBAM (BAM Nuttall or Royal BAM Group) is a major construction and infrastructure company active in the Dutch rail sector. SvhS places V&G Coordinators and Werkplekbeveiligers on BAM rail projects.
• SwietelskymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwietelsky is an Austrian-based railway construction company operating in the Netherlands. SvhS places safety and technical professionals on Swietelsky rail construction projects.
• RijkswaterstaatmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRijkswaterstaat is the Dutch executive agency of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. SvhS places technical advisors (e.g., for the Over-Bruggen bridge maintenance program) at Rijkswaterstaat projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Building Heroes: Dutch recruitment specialist focused on construction and built-environment technical roles, with overlap into rail and infrastructure project staffing. Comparable niche staffing model serving Dutch contractors including BAM, but with a construction rather than rail focus.

Direct peers

• Covalen: Ireland-headquartered technical and professional staffing firm with Netherlands operations placing specialists in engineering, rail, and infrastructure projects. Comparable candidate-sourcing and employer-of-record model for project-based technical roles.
• Page Personnel: Michael Page's entry-level professional staffing brand operating in the Netherlands, placing technical, support, and project professionals on temporary and contract assignments. Directly comparable for technical contractor placements, though less rail-specialized.
• TMC Group: Dutch technical staffing firm employing and deploying engineers and technical consultants on project assignments, including rail and infrastructure programs. Closely comparable employment-plus-project-staffing model in the Netherlands.
• Yacht (Randstad): Dutch professional staffing brand of Randstad focused on IT, engineering, and technical project placements, including rail and infrastructure. Competes for the same technical contractor pool and clients (ProRail, NS, etc.) and offers an employer-of-record model similar to SvhS but with broader scale.
• Brunel International: Global technical staffing and project services firm with a strong Netherlands presence placing engineers and project professionals across rail, infrastructure, energy, and other verticals. Directly comparable business model — project-based placement of technical specialists with employer-of-record/payroll administration — and overlaps with SvhS on rail and infrastructure clients.
• Maandag: Dutch staffing and project placement firm with public-sector and infrastructure verticals, placing technical and project professionals on interim assignments. Comparable brokerage plus employer-of-record model serving Dutch government and infrastructure clients.

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page Netherlands: Large international professional recruitment firm with a Netherlands office placing technical, engineering, and project professionals. Overlaps with SvhS on technical rail/infrastructure placements but operates across many industries at much greater scale.
• Robert Half Netherlands: Global staffing and recruiting firm with Netherlands operations placing finance, IT, and technical professionals on contract and project assignments. Comparable contract-staffing and employer-of-record capabilities but with broader vertical coverage and larger scale than SvhS.

Regional players

• Vinci Energies / Infratechniek recruitment partners: European infrastructure and rail systems integrator with significant Dutch operations that recruits technical specialists for rail signaling, energy, and infrastructure projects. Comparable end-customer profile (rail and infrastructure operators) though primarily a contractor rather than a staffing broker.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samen-voor-het-spoor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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