株式会社ファインズ

What 株式会社ファインズ does

株式会社ファインズ (Fines Co., Ltd.) is a regional human-resources services firm headquartered in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, founded on January 22, 1991. The company operates three core services: temporary staffing (人材派遣, license 派15-010009), fee-based job placement (人材紹介, license 15-ユ-300039), and temp-to-perm placement (紹介予定派遣). It serves clerical/administrative, construction and civil-engineering (including CAD), education, public-sector, and manufacturing/technology clients across Niigata Prefecture and the Hokuriku region (Toyama, Fukui, Gifu). Dispatch billing rates range from ¥1,050 to ¥2,000 per hour, and fixed monthly salaries for placement roles span ¥183,000 to ¥510,000.

Fines operates with 22 employees and thin proprietary technology — its only notable digital asset is a web-based candidate registration portal launched in June 2020 in response to COVID-19. There is no disclosed AI/ML capability, no proprietary matching engine, and no platform beyond a standard job-listing site. Registered capital is ¥10 million, and the company is 85%-owned by Career Station Co., Ltd. (Kosaido Group affiliate) and 15%-owned by Fukuda Gumi Co., Ltd. (Fukuda Group), making it a subsidiary of two TSE Prime-listed conglomerates.

The business model is a standard dispatch and placement agency: it charges client companies a markup over dispatched worker wages, plus placement fees for permanent hires. Go-to-market is anchored by group-affiliated client demand (Fukuda Gumi, Fukuda Doro, Fukuda Housing, Kosaido-side entities) supplemented by direct regional sales into Niigata-area enterprises, universities, and government offices. Worker benefits are differentiated via a Relo Club (Fukuri Club) partnership, and recruitment channels include the 2020 web portal and recommendation listings in staffing media such as Haken Reco.

Name

株式会社ファインズ

Legal name

株式会社ファインズ

Website

https://fines.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

株式会社ファインズ (Fines Co., Ltd.) is a Niigata-based regional staffing firm offering temporary dispatch, fee-based placement, and temp-to-perm services across Niigata and the Hokuriku region, primarily serving construction, education, public-sector, and administrative clients. It is a 22-employee subsidiary of Career Station (Kosaido Group) and Fukuda Gumi.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Clerical & Customer Support Temp Staffing (BPACACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Job placement services
• Temp-to-perm placement
• CAD operator dispatch
• Office administration staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Niigata (新潟市)

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing (労働者派遣): The company acts as the employer of record for dispatched workers, charging client companies an hourly margin on the worker's wage. Billing is calculated as: hourly rate × actual worked hours = dispatch fee (plus consumption tax). Overtime and weekend work are billed at premium rates. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Fee-Based Job Placement (有料職業紹介): Success-fee-based placement service where the client company pays a placement fee upon confirming the hire of a candidate introduced by the company. No fee is charged unless a successful placement is made.
3. Temp-to-Perm Placement (紹介予定派遣): A hybrid model combining temporary staffing for up to 6 months with a guaranteed conversion to direct employment. The company earns both the staffing margin during the trial period and a placement fee upon the worker's conversion to the client company's direct employee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

株式会社ファインズ (Fines Co., Ltd.) is a licensed temporary staffing and job placement agency headquartered in Niigata City, providing temporary staffing (人材派遣), fee-based job placement (人材紹介), and temp-to-perm placement (紹介予定派遣) services to client companies primarily in Niigata Prefecture and the broader Hokuriku region. The company dispatches office/administrative workers, CAD operators, school administrative staff, construction site personnel, healthcare workers, and retail/sales staff to client companies, leveraging its dual affiliation with the Kosaido Group and Fukuda Group (both Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime-listed) for client access. Revenue is generated through hourly billing margins on dispatched workers and success fees on permanent placements.

Product overview

株式会社ファインズは、東証プライム上場・広済堂グループと福田組のグループ会社で、新潟を中心に人材派遣・人材紹介・紹介予定派遣のサービスを提供する人材サービス会社である。主な取扱職種は一般事務、学校事務、医療事務、CADオペレーター、建設業界の現場事務などで、福田組グループ企業他大手上場企業、教育関連機関、官公庁などへの紹介を行っている。

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 人材派遣 (Temporary Staffing)
• 人材紹介 (Fee-Based Job Placement)
• 紹介予定派遣 (Temp-to-Perm Placement)

Quantifiable outcome

• The company has maintained continuous operations since 1991 and successfully absorbed the Kosaido Business Support Niigata office staffing business in 2019, indicating sustained market presence.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 株式会社廣済堂ビジネスサポート (Kosaido Business Support Co., Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2019Kosaido Business Support's Niigata office staffing business was succeeded (事業継承) by Fines on July 1, 2019. This organizational integration brought Kosaido Business Support's established client base and business relationships in Niigata Prefecture under Fines' operations, expanding the company's market coverage.
• 福田組 (Fukuda Gumi / Fukuda Construction Co., Ltd.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 January 1991Fukuda Group (東証プライム上場) is a 15% shareholder in the company and a major source of job orders and client introductions. The Fukuda Group has numerous business entities in Niigata Prefecture (construction, real estate, IT services, etc.) that serve as placement destinations for Fines-dispatched workers. The Fukuda Group's established network enables the company to offer a wide range of job types, particularly in the construction and civil engineering sectors.
• リロクラブ / 福利厚生俱楽部 (Relo Club / Fukuri Club benefit program)minorOthersFines has partnered with Relo Club's Fukuri Club benefit program, enabling registered workers who join social insurance to access discounted domestic and overseas accommodations (approximately 17,500 facilities), leisure venues, skill qualification support, childcare subsidies, and various lifestyle services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pasona Group: One of Japan's leading full-service staffing firms with deep roots in clerical, government, and administrative dispatch. Pasona's strong public-sector and BPO-adjacent dispatch business overlaps with Fines' government and school administrative segments, though it operates nationally.
• Persol Holdings: Second-largest staffing firm in Japan, with major brands such as Tempstaff, PERSOL, and doda. Offers clerical, technical, and professional temporary staffing with nationwide coverage, overlapping directly with Fines' office/admin dispatch business but at much larger scale.
• Recruit Holdings: Japan's largest staffing and HR services conglomerate, operating multiple dispatch and placement brands across clerical, technical, and professional categories including Indeed, Recruit Agent, and Staffmark. As a dominant incumbent, its subsidiaries compete directly with Fines in clerical and admin dispatch, but with significantly broader geographic reach and brand recognition.

Direct peers

• Careerlink: Listed Japanese staffing firm providing temp, contract, and placement services across clerical, manufacturing, and logistics. Comparable to Fines in scale and segment mix, with similar revenue concentration in office/admin dispatch.
• Will Group: Japanese staffing operator with multiple brands covering sales, IT, and creative dispatch across Japan. Comparable as a multi-brand listed staffing firm with both regional and national presence in clerical and skilled dispatch.
• Trust Tech: Provides technical staffing focused on manufacturing, engineering, and IT contract dispatch. Its emphasis on skilled technical dispatch paralleling Fines' construction CAD and IT specialist offerings makes it a useful direct comparable.
• Dip Corporation: Operates Hatarako (part-time) and Baitoru job platforms alongside a staffing business, with strong penetration in clerical and administrative roles. Comparable to Fines in target role mix, though substantially larger and digital-first, offering a useful benchmark on tech-enabled scaling of dispatch.
• Hito Communications: Mid-sized Japanese staffing firm with domestic focus on clerical, IT, and sales-support dispatch. Closely comparable to Fines in size, service mix, and private subsidiary structure, making it a strong direct peer.
• WDB Holdings: A Japanese staffing firm specializing in professional and technical dispatch, particularly in scientific and engineering domains. Comparable as a mid-sized, listed staffing company with a similar mix of specialized and general dispatcher roles.
• Quick (HR): Japan-focused staffing and HR services firm providing temporary and permanent placement across clerical, nursing, and professional domains. Comparable to Fines in operating model, with nationally distributed branches that overlap with Fines' urban Niigata focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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