Partner Group

What Partner Group does

Partner Group is a privately held, family-owned staffing and recruitment services company based in the southern Netherlands, operating primarily in the Limburg region and adjacent areas including Eindhoven, Arnhem, and Weert. Founded in 1989 as Uitzendbureau Partner Roermond by Bert Lintjens, the firm is currently led by siblings Pascal Mulders and Claudia Mulders as co-directors and owners. On January 1, 2024, the company completed a merger consolidating five staffing entities — Partner HR Solutions Roermond & Maastricht, Partner HR Finance, Uitzendorganisatie Just in Time, and Workpartner International — into a single unified organization under the Partner Group brand.

The company provides a comprehensive suite of staffing services: temporary staffing (uitzenden), detachment or long-term project staffing (detachering), full-cycle recruitment and selection (werving & selectie), payroll services (allocatie), freelancer and ZZP self-employed mediation, and career development services delivered through the wholly-owned subsidiary Profiel ASL and its sub-brand Partner Talent Solutions. Partner Group primarily serves small and medium-sized enterprises across logistics, technical, industrial/production, and administrative sectors, alongside job seekers ranging from unskilled to university-educated, including labor migrants recruited from Poland and Eastern Europe through Workpartner International. Technology infrastructure is limited to Helloflex, a third-party SaaS portal used by clients and flex workers for timesheet, contract, payroll, and document management.

The business operates on a performance-based 'no cure, no pay' pricing model, generating revenue through transaction fees on placements, managed services fees for payroll, and professional services fees for career counseling and outplacement. The go-to-market is sales-led and entirely relationship-based, relying on direct employer outreach, personal candidate consultations, word-of-mouth referrals, and regional content marketing. Certifications including NEN-4400, SNA, VCU, and NBBU membership underpin compliance and credibility. In May 2026, Partner Group relocated to a new headquarters in the historic Pannenfabriek building in Echt, co-located with Profiel ASL, signaling continued investment in operational consolidation.

Name

Partner Group

Legal name

Partner Group

Website

https://partner.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Partner Group is a family-owned Dutch staffing and recruitment firm serving small and medium-sized employers and job seekers across Limburg and adjacent regions, offering temporary staffing, detachment, recruitment, payroll, freelancer mediation, and career development services under a no-cure-no-pay pricing model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contractor of Record (COR) / Global Contractor Management (BPACAHAE)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Recruitment services
• Temporary employment
• Payroll services
• Flex labor

Headquarters

HQ city

Roermond

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing (Uitzenden): Placement of flex workers with clients on a temporary basis. Clients pay only for hours worked. Partner Group handles all employer responsibilities including payroll, sick leave coverage, and administration.
2. Detachment / Staffing (Detachering): Long-term project staffing where Partner Group recruits and employs candidates for extended project durations at client organizations. Provides certainty for both employer and employee.
3. Recruitment & Selection (Werving & Selectie): Full-cycle recruitment service where Partner Group manages the entire hiring process from job posting to candidate selection, analyzing motivations and matching candidates to client organizations.
4. Payroll Services (Allocatie): Payrolling services allowing clients to engage workers without adding them to their payroll, while Partner Group handles all administrative employer responsibilities.
5. Freelancer/ZZP Mediation: Connecting self-employed professionals with clients, handling contracts, insurance, and invoicing administration.
6. Career Development Services: Through subsidiary Profiel ASL and Partner Talent Solutions, providing career counseling, outplacement, and development services to job seekers and organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Partner Group is a regional staffing and recruitment agency that places flex workers, temporary staff, and permanent hires with employers across the Limburg region of the Netherlands. Its service portfolio spans temporary staffing (Uitzenden), long-term detachment, full-cycle recruitment & selection, payroll services (Allocatie), and ZZP/freelancer mediation. Career development, outplacement, and organizational advisory services are delivered through its subsidiary Profiel ASL.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Partner Talent Solutions: Specialized in career questions within business, supporting companies, employees and job seekers in every phase of their career.

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing (Uitzenden) Placement of flex workers with clients on a temporary basis. Clients pay only for hours worked. Partner Group handles all employer responsibilities including payroll, sick leave coverage, and administration.
• Detachment / Staffing (Detachering) Long-term project staffing where Partner Group recruits and employs candidates for extended project durations at client organizations, providing certainty for both employer and employee.
• Recruitment & Selection (Werving & Selectie) Full-cycle recruitment service where Partner Group manages the entire hiring process from job posting to candidate selection, analyzing motivations and matching candidates to client organizations. Offered on a no cure, no pay basis.
• Payroll Services (Allocatie) Payrolling services allowing clients to engage workers without adding them to their payroll, while Partner Group handles all administrative employer responsibilities.
• Freelancer / ZZP Mediation Connecting self-employed professionals (ZZP) with clients, handling contracts, insurance, and invoicing administration.
• Career Development Services (via Profiel ASL / Partner Talent Solutions) Career counseling, outplacement, organizational development, change management, and skills development services delivered through subsidiary Profiel ASL and Partner Talent Solutions for job seekers and organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful placement and career progression for job seekers, demonstrated by employee testimonials about personal approach making the difference
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LyviacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2024Partnership supporting 'Lyvia Helpt' initiative focused on welfare, education, and social inclusion. Partner Group provides monthly contributions supporting lonely elderly with weekly visits from Lyvia students, donates gifts for bingo and tombola, and collaborates on youth talent discovery projects.
• Vekoma (Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration supporting the Ronald McDonald Kinderfonds through Vekoma, contributing to healthcare and child welfare initiatives.
• Stichting Beau ViltersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with foundation supporting individuals with disabilities, providing employment and development opportunities.
• DoorzaamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partner providing development opportunities for flex workers. Through this collaboration, Partner Group offers training programs including 'Minder stress, meer energie' (stress management) and budget coaching to support worker development.
• NBBUminorOthersTrade association membership providing access to industry guidelines, best practices, and professional standards for the staffing and recruitment sector in the Dutch SME market.
• Profiel ASLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister organization specializing in career counseling and development. Acquired in 2019, Profiel ASL provides study and career advice services with over 20 years of experience in career coaching, staffed by psychologists and career advisors. Now co-located with Partner Group at Pannenfabriek Echt location.
• Partner Talent SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary of Profiel ASL, Partner Talent Solutions focuses specifically on career issues within business. Supports companies, employees, and job seekers at every career phase with in-flow, career advancement, and outplacement services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Nederland: Global staffing leader with extensive Dutch operations across temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition (Adecco Certification) and training. A direct competitive reference point for Partner Group's full-service positioning.
• Manpower Nederland: Dutch arm of global staffing giant ManpowerGroup; provides temp staffing, perm placement, talent assessment and outplacement. Competes with Partner Group in the same regional SMB/mid-market segment with greater scale and brand.
• Tempo-Team: Major Dutch generalist staffing brand (part of Randstad) operating nationwide across temp, perm and in-house staffing. Directly comparable to Partner Group's regional generalist model, but with national reach, larger employer relationships, and proprietary technology.
• Unique: Dutch staffing brand (House of HR / RGF Staffing) offering uitzenden, detacheren, werving & selectie and payrolling for MKB clients. Closest broad-incumbent analogue to Partner Group's regional SMB-focused service stack.
• Start People: Large Dutch staffing group (under Recruit, formerly USG) covering temporary staffing, payroll and onboarding across the Netherlands. Comparable to Partner Group on service mix but materially larger and geographically broader.
• Randstad Nederland: Largest staffing firm in the Netherlands, offering the full uitzend/detachering/W&S/payroll suite plus MSP/RPO. Sets the competitive baseline against which any Dutch regional generalist like Partner Group must compete.

Direct peers

• ASA Talent: Dutch generalist staffing brand (under House of HR) with regional branches providing uitzenden, W&S, detachering and payrolling for SMB clients. Directly comparable service mix and customer profile to Partner Group.
• Werkstudent: Dutch staffing platform focused on flexible (student and side) workers via a tech-enabled marketplace. Comparable on the temp/flex and SMB-customer dimensions, though targeting a different worker demographic.
• OTTO Work Force: Dutch-based staffing specialist focused on migrant and international labor (notably Polish and Eastern European) for logistics, production, food and agriculture. Highly comparable to Partner Group's Workpartner International subsidiary niche.

Regional players

• T&S Group: Family-owned Dutch staffing and HR services group with regional branches offering uitzenden, detachering, W&S and payrolling. Closest structural peer to Partner Group as a privately held multi-branch Dutch generalist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PartnerGroupLimburg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/partner-group22
• Instagraminstagram.com/partnergrouplimburg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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