What Hesselink does

Hesselink B.V. is a privately held Dutch staffing and recruitment agency founded in 2017 and headquartered at De Mors 123a, Ootmarsum, in the Twente region of the Netherlands. The company operates as a Besloten Vennootschap (Dutch private limited company) under owner Luuk Hesselink, with Gert-Jan Gijsbers managing operations and René Booijink handling finance, and a reported headcount of 11-50 employees.

The company's core offering is a three-service staffing bundle aimed at SMB employers in Twente and the surrounding Overijssel municipalities (Oldenzaal, Enschede, Denekamp, Tubbergen and others). Uitzenden covers temporary staffing with full employer-side administration; Payroll outsources legal employer responsibilities including payslips, pension contributions, vacation pay, and sick-leave management; and Werving & Selectie runs full-cycle permanent recruitment. The underlying technology stack is intentionally lightweight: a branded website (hesselinkbv.nl) with job listings and a sector-tagged job-alert email system, supplemented by Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and a WhatsApp business line for direct candidate and employer contact. No AI, proprietary matching algorithms, or platform integrations are referenced.

Commercially, Hesselink runs a sales-led, direct-distribution model with no intermediaries. Revenue is generated through transaction fees on temporary placements, managed-service fees for payroll, and professional-services fees for permanent search, while services to job seekers are provided free of charge. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set in obligation-free consultation; advertised job salaries on the site range from roughly €2,300 to €5,000 per month. The company differentiates on local brand and personal service — 'Twentse nuchterheid' and explicit anti-commoditization messaging — rather than on technology, scale, or pricing aggressiveness.

Name

Hesselink

Legal name

Hesselink B.V.

Website

https://hesselinkbv.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hesselink B.V. is a Dutch regional staffing agency founded in 2017 in Ootmarsum, providing temporary staffing, payroll outsourcing, and permanent recruitment to SMB employers across the Twente region of the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employment Services / Staffing and Recruitment

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Services (5613), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), Global Mobility, Immigration & Relocation Administration Outsourcing (BPACAKAM)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Payroll administration
• Recruitment and selection
• Employment agency
• Workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Ootmarsum

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Uitzenden (Temporary Staffing): Hesselink B.V. provides temporary staffing services, placing workers with client companies. The company handles all employment administration, payroll, and compliance while the worker performs tasks at the client site.
2. Payroll Services: Payroll services where Hesselink takes over administrative and legal employer responsibilities including salary administration, contracts, pension contributions, vacation pay, and sick leave notifications. Clients only need to submit hours worked.
3. Werving & Selectie (Recruitment & Selection): Full recruitment process including job posting, candidate interviews, and presenting best-fit candidates to clients for permanent positions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hesselink B.V. is a regional Dutch employment agency that places workers with client companies in the Twente region of the Netherlands. Its core offerings are three interconnected staffing services: Uitzenden (temporary staffing where Hesselink recruits, selects, and manages temporary workers), Payroll (outsourced employer administration including contracts, payslips, pension contributions, vacation pay, and sick-leave management), and Werving & Selectie (full-cycle permanent recruitment including job posting, candidate sourcing, interviewing, and presentation of best-fit candidates). All services are sold to employers; services to job seekers are provided free of charge.

Product overview

Hesselink BV is a staffing and employment agency operating in the Twente region of the Netherlands. The company operates as a unified service offering three interconnected staffing solutions: Uitzenden (staffing/temping), Payroll, and Werving & Selectie (recruitment and selection). These services work together to provide employers with flexible staffing solutions while managing all administrative and legal employer responsibilities. The company facilitates matching job seekers with employers across multiple sectors including construction, production, administration, logistics, green space, infrastructure, hospitality, retail, and industry. A job alert feature enables candidates to receive automated vacancy notifications based on their preferences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Uitzenden (Temporary Staffing) Staffing service where Hesselink B.V. recruits, selects, and manages temporary workers for client organizations, handling contracts, time tracking, and payroll administration across sectors such as construction, technical, production, and administration. Sold to employers; free for job seekers.
• Payroll Services Service where Hesselink B.V. takes over legal and administrative employer responsibilities for clients, including payslips, pension contributions, vacation pay, and sick leave management. Clients only need to submit hours worked.
• Werving & Selectie (Recruitment and Selection) Full-cycle permanent recruitment service handling job posting creation, candidate sourcing, interviewing, and presenting best-fit candidates to client organizations for permanent placement.

Quantifiable outcome

• High client satisfaction based on testimonials praising personal attention and non-ordinary approach

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• HeadFirst Group:
• ASA Talent: Dutch generalist staffing agency operating through a national branch network, offering temporary and permanent staffing across multiple sectors. Closely comparable to Hesselink's generalist uitzending and werving & selectie model with branch-based local service, competing for similar SMB employer clients.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad N.V. The largest Dutch staffing and HR services firm, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and payroll/outplacement across all sectors nationally. Comparable to Hesselink as a direct staffing competitor but with vastly broader geographic and sector coverage, making it the principal incumbent Hesselink competes against for Twente SMB clients.
• ManpowerGroup Nederland: Global staffing firm with a Dutch operation offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and workforce solutions. Comparable to Hesselink on multi-sector generalist staffing but with international scale and broader service portfolio.
• Olympia Uitzendbureau: Large Dutch generalist staffing agency with branches across the Netherlands, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR services. Closely comparable to Hesselink's generalist, multi-sector staffing approach but with national coverage and a much larger branch network.
• Tempo-Team (Adecco Group): Major Dutch staffing brand under the Adecco Group offering uitzending, werving & selectie, payroll, and HR solutions across the Netherlands. Comparable to Hesselink on service mix (temp, permanent, payroll) with a national footprint and significantly greater scale.
• Unique Nederland: Dutch staffing agency providing temporary and permanent staffing solutions across multiple sectors nationally. Comparable to Hesselink as a multi-sector generalist with overlapping service offerings in temp and permanent placement.
• Yacht (Randstad): Specialist Dutch staffing brand under Randstad focused on higher-skilled and professional placements. Comparable to Hesselink on the permanent placement (werving & selectie) side, but addresses a different (professional/white-collar) segment than Hesselink's blue-collar skew.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HesselinkBV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hesselinkbv
• Instagraminstagram.com/hesselinkbv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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