Lekz

What Lekz does

Lekz, trading under the legal entity MR Zorg B.V., is a privately held Dutch healthcare recruitment agency founded in 2002 as MR Zorg and rebranded to Lekz in 2007 (the name derives from 'LEKker werken in de Zorg', meaning 'enjoyable working in healthcare'). The firm is headquartered at Emmaplein 19C, 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, and operates nationally across the Netherlands through a team of approximately 7-8 staff, with ownership having transferred from founder Peter Dijkstra to Wouter Schepers on January 1, 2022.

Its core services span permanent placement (Werving & Selectie), temporary staffing (Detachering), freelance/ZZP mediation, and interim management placement for nurses, caregivers, physicians, team leaders and healthcare managers across nursing homes, home care, hospitals, mental health, and revalidationatie settings. These are supplemented by add-on modules including outplacement/coaching, candidate assessments, and scholing (work-training combination) vacancies, plus ancillary self-service tools such as CV generation and a vacaturemailing job-alert subscription service. Lekz differentiates on character-fit matching rather than purely skills/experience fit and offers a generous placement guarantee policy.

The business is a relationship-driven, sales-led recruitment agency, not a SaaS or platform product. Its technology stack is a WordPress website, social-media presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram), email newsletters, standard digital-marketing integrations (Google Ads remarketing, Facebook Pixel/Custom Audience, LinkedIn Analytics), and Zoom for remote consultations; there is no proprietary matching algorithm or AI/ML capability disclosed. Revenue comes from transaction fees paid by employer clients (opdrachtgevers) on permanent placements plus margin on temporary/ZZP/interim placements; pricing is not publicly disclosed and candidate registration is free. Lekz reports an outcome metric of 87.4% of placed candidates still in role after six months, and has operated cash-positive without external funding for over 15 years under private ownership.

Name

Lekz

Legal name

MR Zorg B.V.

Website

https://lekz.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lekz is a Dutch healthcare recruitment agency placing nurses, caregivers, physicians, and healthcare managers in permanent and temporary roles across the Netherlands, operating from 's-Hertogenbosch under legal entity MR Zorg B.V.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing and Recruitment

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Home Health Staffing & Per-Diem Skilled Clinician Services (HLADAFAM)

Keywords

• Healthcare recruitment services
• Permanent placement staffing
• Temporary healthcare staffing
• Medical professional mediation
• Nursing recruitment agency

Headquarters

HQ city

's-Hertogenbosch

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology, Others

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement (Werving & Selectie): Lekz charges fees to healthcare organizations (opdrachtgevers) for placing candidates in permanent (vast) positions. The recruiter matches candidates with employers and facilitates the full hiring process.
2. Temporary / Detachment Staffing (Detachering, ZZP, Interim): Lekz also places freelancers (ZZP), detached staff (detachering), and interim managers in healthcare organizations on a temporary basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lekz is a Dutch healthcare recruitment and staffing agency that sources, screens, and places healthcare professionals in permanent and temporary roles across the Netherlands. It operates nationwide from 's-Hertogenbosch, covering nurses (MBO/HBO Verpleegkundige), caregivers (Verzorgende IG), physicians (Artsen), team leaders, and healthcare managers through werving & selectie (permanent placement), detachering (temporary staffing), ZZP bemiddeling (freelance mediation), and interim management placements.

Product overview

Lekz operates as a specialized healthcare recruitment and staffing platform with a core portfolio consisting of permanent placement (Werving & Selectie), temporary staffing (Detachering), ZZP/freelance mediation, and interim management services. These core offerings are supplemented by value-added services including outplacement and coaching, assessments, and training programs. The platform also provides auxiliary tools such as CV generation and vacancy mailing services. Lekz covers the full healthcare spectrum from nursing assistants (Verzorgende IG) to medical specialists, serving organizations across all Dutch provinces with both permanent and flexible staffing solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Werving & Selectie (Permanent Placement)

Quantifiable outcome

• 87.4% of placed candidates remain in their position after 6 months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MR Zorg B.V.OthersLekz is a trade name (handelsnaam) of MR Zorg B.V., the parent legal entity. Lekz originated as MR Zorg (Management Recruitment Zorg) in 2002 and rebranded to Lekz in 2007.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tempo-Team: Tempo-Team is a large generalist Dutch staffing agency (part of Randstad) with a healthcare staffing line serving hospitals, nursing homes, and care organizations. It competes with Lekz in healthcare placements but operates at significantly greater scale across multiple sectors.
• Manpower Netherlands: Manpower Netherlands is a large generalist staffing firm with healthcare staffing capabilities. While broader in vertical scope than Lekz, it competes for similar healthcare employer clients and candidate pools in the Netherlands.
• Start People: Start People is a Dutch generalist staffing agency with healthcare staffing offerings, placing nurses, care staff, and support workers across the Netherlands. It is a comparable but broader competitor serving similar employer segments in healthcare staffing.
• Hays Netherlands: Hays Netherlands is the Dutch arm of global professional recruitment firm Hays, with healthcare professional placement as one of its specializations. It overlaps with Lekz for higher-end healthcare professional placements but operates within a much larger multi-sector portfolio.
• Yacht (Randstad): Yacht is the professional staffing brand of Randstad in the Netherlands, placing healthcare, IT, finance, and engineering professionals. It overlaps with Lekz in healthcare professional placement but operates as part of a much broader multi-vertical portfolio.
• Maandag: Maandag is a Dutch staffing organization with a significant healthcare division placing professionals in nursing, care, and management roles across the Netherlands. It competes with Lekz but is broader in scope across public-sector and healthcare verticals.

Direct peers

• BKV: BKV is a specialized Dutch healthcare recruitment agency that places doctors, nurses, and medical specialists across the Netherlands. It is highly comparable to Lekz as a healthcare-vertical specialist serving similar employer and candidate segments.
• TMI: TMI is a Dutch healthcare staffing and recruitment agency placing nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals nationwide. It directly competes with Lekz in the same Dutch healthcare recruitment vertical with similar temporary and permanent placement offerings.
• Medi Interim: Medi Interim is a Dutch agency specialized in temporary staffing and mediation of healthcare personnel, with focus on nursing and care roles. It is closely comparable to Lekz's detachering and ZZP mediation offerings within the Dutch healthcare vertical.
• ASA Healthcare: ASA Healthcare is a Dutch staffing network focused on healthcare and welfare sectors, placing nurses, caregivers, and welfare professionals. It is a directly comparable regional healthcare recruiter serving similar Dutch employer and candidate segments as Lekz.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lekz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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