What JobWorks does

JobWorks is a Dutch staffing and recruitment agency specializing in placing qualified technical specialists and production workers with construction-sector employers. Founded in 2017 (with operational history dating to at least 2012 based on certification records), the company is headquartered in Culemborg, Gelderland, and operates with a small team of six employees. Its core service is direct recruitment and dispatch of personnel for roles including concrete drillers, demolition workers, warehouse staff, construction assistants, formwork makers, and quality control inspectors. The company differentiates through a personal, relationship-driven approach in which every candidate is personally interviewed before being presented to clients, with a reported 80% one-year retention rate among placed candidates who typically transition to direct employment with the client employer.

The company's service portfolio combines two integrated offerings: (1) personnel dispatch and recruitment (personeelsintermediair en uitzenddiensten), and (2) vocational training programs (vakinhoudelijke opleidingen) delivered on a monthly cadence, covering certified courses such as VCA safety, forklift operation, aerial work platform, concrete drilling, bonding, and anchor placement. There is no proprietary technology platform; the business is conducted via a WordPress website, a LinkedIn page, and direct sales engagement. Revenue is generated through the margin between worker wages and client billing rates on a transaction-fee basis, with monthly billing cadence and individually negotiated service fees.

JobWorks holds the key Dutch staffing credentials required to operate in high-risk construction environments: ABU membership, VCU certification (since 2012), SNA Keurmerk 4400-1, and a Convenant Horizontaal Toezicht with the Dutch Tax Authority (signed January 25, 2015). The company is led by Directeur Ernst Dikkerboom and appears to be an independent, founder-led private limited company (KvK: 77532694) with no external investors, parent company, or M&A activity disclosed. Active job postings span multiple Dutch cities including Haarlem, Oss, Zaandam, Nieuwegein, IJsselstein, Vianen, and Utrecht, indicating a regional rather than purely local operating footprint.

Name

JobWorks

Legal name

Jobworks

Website

https://jobworks.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JobWorks is a Dutch staffing and recruitment agency that places qualified technical specialists and production workers with construction-sector employers across the Netherlands, complemented by in-house vocational training and certification programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & General Labor Staffing (BPACAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skilled Trades (Electricians/Plumbers/HVAC/Carpenters) Staffing (BPACAEAB), Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF)

Keywords

• Construction staffing
• Personnel recruitment
• Technical placement
• Workforce dispatch
• Construction labor

Headquarters

HQ city

Culemborg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Recruitment Services: JobWorks earns revenue by recruiting and placing qualified personnel (technical specialists and production workers) with client employers in the construction sector. The company acts as an intermediary, providing workers who are employed by JobWorks and assigned to work at client sites. Revenue is generated through the margin between worker wages and client billing rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

JobWorks is a Dutch staffing and recruitment agency that recruits, screens, and dispatches qualified technical specialists and production workers to construction-sector employers across the Netherlands. Workers are employed by JobWorks and assigned to client sites, with a strong emphasis on long-term placements that frequently convert to direct hire. The agency also operates an in-house training program offering certified courses (VCA, forklift, aerial work platform) and specialized technical training (concrete drilling, bonding, anchor placement) to ensure candidate competence.

Product overview

JobWorks operates as a unified staffing and training platform for the Dutch construction sector. The core service is personnel recruitment and dispatch (personeelsintermediair en uitzenddiensten), which matches qualified technical specialists and production workers with employers seeking long-term employment relationships. This is complemented by vakinhoudelijke opleidingen en training (vocational training services), which provides both certified courses (VCA, forklift, aerial work platform) and specialized technical training (bonding, anchor placement, Operator B) to ensure workers have required competencies and certifications. The two offerings work together to deliver qualified, trained personnel to employers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personeelsintermediair en uitzenddiensten Staffing and recruitment service that matches qualified technical specialists and production workers with construction-sector employers in the Netherlands. Workers are employed by JobWorks and dispatched to client sites, with an emphasis on long-term placements that frequently convert into direct employment with the employer. Roles placed include concrete drillers, demolition workers, warehouse staff, construction assistants, formwork makers, and quality control inspectors.
• Vakinhoudelijke opleidingen en training Vocational training programs organized on a monthly basis for JobWorks staff, combining recognized sector certifications (VCA, forklift, aerial work platform) with specialized technical courses (bonding/adhesives, anchor placement, concrete drilling, Operator B). Training is offered free to staff and tailored in consultation with client employers for specific work environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% placement retention rate - candidates still working after one year

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax Authority)coreOthers · 25 January 2015JobWorks has a formal covenant (Convenant Horizontaal Toezicht) with the Dutch Tax Authority establishing principles for horizontal supervision and mutual cooperation in tax compliance matters.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ASA Talent: Dutch staffing and recruitment company with branches across the Netherlands covering technical, industrial, and production roles. Comparable to JobWorks in serving the same regional employer base with temp and direct-hire placements.
• Olympia: Dutch staffing and recruitment firm with strong coverage in technical, industrial, and construction-adjacent roles. Competes with JobWorks for the same pool of Dutch construction and industrial employers and candidates.
• Tempo-Team: Major Dutch staffing agency offering temporary and permanent placement across multiple sectors including industrial and technical. Tempo-Team overlaps with JobWorks' employer base and placement model in the Netherlands.
• Pro Industry: Dutch staffing agency specializing in industrial, production, and technical personnel. Directly comparable to JobWorks on placing production workers and certified technical staff into Dutch industrial and construction environments.
• Covalent: Dutch staffing and recruitment firm with a focus on technical and industrial placements. Competes with JobWorks for construction and industrial employer clients in the Netherlands using a similar temp-to-perm placement model.
• Unique: Dutch staffing specialist operating across administrative, commercial, and technical/industrial segments. Overlaps with JobWorks on placement of technical specialists and production workers in the Netherlands.
• Randstad: Dutch-headquartered global staffing leader with a significant construction and industrial division. Randstad competes directly with JobWorks for construction employer clients in the Netherlands but operates at much greater scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Start People: Dutch staffing agency focused on temporary and flexible staffing for industrial, logistics, and production roles. Directly comparable to JobWorks in placing production workers and warehouse staff into Dutch employer sites.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions company with a substantial Dutch operation covering industrial, construction-adjacent, and skilled trades roles. Comparable to JobWorks on the staffing/placement business model but with vastly broader service portfolio and geographic reach.
• Adecco Group: Global staffing firm with operations in the Netherlands across industrial, construction, and technical placements. Overlaps with JobWorks on temp and permanent placement of construction trades, but serves a much wider customer base and geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jobworks-nl

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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