GRUPO NORTE RECURSOS HUMANOS EMPRESA DE TRABAJO TEMPORAL SA

What GRUPO NORTE RECURSOS HUMANOS EMPRESA DE TRABAJO TEMPORAL SA does

Grupo Norte is a Spanish private human resources and services conglomerate headquartered in Valladolid, Spain, operating as Corporación Casersa Grupo Norte, S.L. and controlled by Chairman José Rolando Álvarez with CEO Miguel Calvo. The group is structured around five core operating subsidiaries: Forsel (temporary employment agency / ETT), Limpisa (cleaning and maintenance), Signo (outsourcing and telemanagement), Prosintel (security services), and Iberser (social services), supported by FORSEL Consulting (HR advisory), PROSENOR (insurance mediation), the LINTE special employment center for people with disabilities, and the Fundación Grupo Norte foundation. In 2009 the company employed 11,032 people in Spain (70% women, 63% on permanent contracts) and served over 5,000 enterprise clients — including Carrefour, El Corte Inglés, Alcampo, Mercadona, Megapark, and Condis — with a reported 97.5% retention rate.

The business model is B2B professional services revenue, generating fees from temporary worker placements, multi-year outsourcing contracts, cleaning and security service agreements, and consulting engagements. In 2009 (the most recent disclosed fiscal year), Grupo Norte reported revenue of €133 million — a 15% YoY decline driven by the Spanish economic crisis's impact on the temporary-work sector — with cleaning at €54.7M (+6%), outsourcing at €27.1M (+23.1%), and security at €14.2M as the largest disclosed segments. Pre-tax profit reached €1.1M (vs €330k in 2008), and the group's 2011 Strategic Plan targeted €168M. Beyond Spain, Grupo Norte Chile (originating from the 2001 acquisition of Cogan Chile, founded 1979) is the third-largest services company in Chile with over 2,000 employees, having expanded from cleaning into temporary work, outsourcing, and security since 2004. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, SGE 21, Madrid Excelente, EFR, and RED CONCILIA certifications, and has won the SERES Award and CSR Marketplace recognition for its Plan Dike gender-violence employment program. No proprietary technology platform, app, API, or AI capability is disclosed; competitive positioning rests on field-delivered service, regional delegation network, certifications, and ESG credentials rather than technology differentiation.

Name

GRUPO NORTE RECURSOS HUMANOS EMPRESA DE TRABAJO TEMPORAL SA

Legal name

Corporación Casersa Grupo Norte, S.L.

Website

https://gruponorte.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Grupo Norte is a Spanish private HR and services conglomerate providing temporary staffing, cleaning, security, outsourcing, social services, and consulting to 5,000+ enterprise clients across Spain and Chile through five core operating subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Valladolid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Trabajo Temporal (Temporary Work): Temporary employment agency services - placing workers with client companies. Revenue from fees on temporary worker placements.
2. Limpieza y Mantenimiento (Cleaning and Maintenance): Cleaning and maintenance services for businesses. 2009 revenue of 54.7 million euros with 6% growth.
3. Externalización de Servicios (Outsourcing): Business process outsourcing services. 2009 revenue of 27.1 million euros with 23.1% growth.
4. Seguridad (Security): Security services for businesses and commercial centers. 2009 revenue of 14.2 million euros.
5. Consultoría y Formación (Consulting and Training): HR consulting, training, selection, outplacement and organizational development services through FORSEL consulting division.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Grupo Norte is a Spanish human resources and facility services conglomerate that supplies businesses with temporary workers through its Forsel ETT division, delivers cleaning and maintenance via Limpisa, provides security services through Prosintel, performs business process outsourcing via Signo, and offers social services and HR consulting and training through Iberser and Forsel Consulting respectively. The group serves more than 5,000 clients in Spain and Chile across commercial, retail, industrial and public-sector accounts.

Product overview

Grupo Norte operates as a diversified human resources and services conglomerate comprising multiple specialized business units. The portfolio includes Forsel (temporary employment agency/ETT), Limpisa (cleaning services), Signo (outsourcing and telemanagement), Iberser (social services), Prosintel (security), FORSEL Consulting (HR advisory), LINTE (special employment center for disability integration), PROSENOR (insurance), and the Grupo Norte Foundation. The company offers integrated workforce solutions spanning staffing, cleaning, security, outsourcing, social care, training, and consulting services primarily in Spain, with operations extending to Chile.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FORSEL Consulting: Human Resources Consulting division offering strategic business plans through people, including training, selection, outplacement, and HR development services
• LINTE
• Plan Vida

Products and services

• Forsel (Temporary Employment Agency / ETT) Temporary employment agency providing workforce management, staffing solutions and labour intermediation for businesses across Spain.
• Limpisa (Cleaning and Maintenance) Professional cleaning and maintenance services for commercial, industrial and residential facilities, including hypermarkets and shopping centres.
• Signo (Outsourcing and Telemanagement) Comprehensive outsourcing and telemanagement services for business process management and integral services.
• Iberser (Social Services) Social services provision, including care services and support for vulnerable populations such as elderly and at-risk groups.
• Prosintel (Security Services) Security and surveillance services for commercial and industrial properties, including shopping centres and corporate facilities.
• FORSEL Consulting (HR Consulting and Training) Human resources consulting including training, selection, outplacement and organisational development, providing strategic business plans through people.
• LINTE (Special Employment Centre for People with Disabilities) Special employment centre focused on the development and integration of people with disabilities through protected employment and training pathways.
• PROSENOR (Insurance Mediation) Insurance mediation and management services for risk coverage, offered to corporate and individual clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97.5% client retention rate demonstrating high satisfaction
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Junta de Castilla y León - Plan DikecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Collaboration with regional government on Plan Dike program to employ women victims of gender violence. desde 1999, over 750 contracts formalized and 2.1 million euros in subsidies distributed.
• Acyle (Asociación Castellano y Leonesa de Empresarios en Chile)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Grupo Norte assumed presidency of Acyle Chile representing Castilian-Leonese companies operating in Chile since 2007, with over 30 member companies.
• ProavalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Guarantee company agreement with Chilean SGR to facilitate financing access for Acyle member companies.
• IberavalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish SGR with over 16,000 SME members in Castile and León, collaborating with Proaval for cross-border business support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo: Global food and facility services giant with broad overlap in cleaning, security, and workforce services. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the multiservice space, though not a Spain-staffing pure-play.

Direct peers

• Randstad: Global staffing leader with significant Spain operations (Randstad España) covering temporary work, outsourcing, and HR services. Directly comparable to Forsel ETT and FORSEL Consulting.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions provider with Spanish subsidiary covering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and talent development — directly comparable to Grupo Norte's staffing and HR consulting lines.
• Clece: Spanish facility services provider owned by ACS/Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, offering cleaning, social services, security, and staffing. Direct comparison to Limpisa, Iberser, and Prosintel.
• Adecco Group: World's largest staffing and workforce solutions company with direct operations in Spain (Adecco España) across temporary work, permanent placement, and outsourcing. Most direct comparable on the staffing side of Grupo Norte's portfolio.
• Eulen: Spanish multiservice company (Grupo Eulen) operating cleaning, security, temporary staffing, social services, and outsourcing — a near-perfect business-model match for Grupo Norte's diversified service portfolio.
• Gi Group: Italian-headquartered global staffing and HR services firm with a strong Spain presence across temporary work, permanent placement, and outsourcing. Closely comparable to Forsel ETT.
• ISS A/S: Global facility services leader in cleaning, security, and workplace services — a benchmark for the cleaning and facility management side of Grupo Norte (Limpisa).
• Florentina Facility Services: Spanish multiservice provider delivering cleaning, security, maintenance, and auxiliary services to enterprise clients. Directly comparable to Limpisa, Prosintel, and Signo Outsourcing.
• Securitas: Global security services company with operations in Spain, most directly comparable to Grupo Norte's Prosintel security subsidiary.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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