Veilige Zorg Ondersteuning Nederland

What Veilige Zorg Ondersteuning Nederland does

Veilige Zorg Ondersteuning Nederland (VZO Nederland) is a Dutch private limited company (BV) founded in 2016 by Lorenzo Rimkus and Gerard Mariën, both former nurses and caregivers in mental health and disability care. Headquartered in Ridderkerk, the company operates as a specialized healthcare staffing and detachment agency with 19 employees, serving 75+ institutional clients across the Netherlands. VZO's positioning is a hybrid between healthcare delivery and security: it provides professionals who combine clinical care capabilities with de-escalation, aggression management, and behavioral support expertise — addressing the gap between standard care staff (lacking aggression training) and security guards (lacking clinical knowledge).\n\nThe service portfolio comprises six offerings: ad hoc deployment (urgent staffing), uitzending (shift dispatch), detachering (managed team/individual placement with planning), calamiteitenservice (emergency response), in-company training programs (aggression management, de-escalation, assertiveness), and zorgvervoer (non-emergency medical transport). Underlying methodology includes HIC (High Intensive Care) and VIC (Verbal Interactive Communication) frameworks, with internal training covering fixation/intervention techniques, drug recognition, and psychopathology. Staff are credentialed at MBO 3/4 level, hold valid VOG certifications, and undergo annual re-screening.\n\nVZO serves seven verticals: mental healthcare (GGZ), disability care, elderly care, youth care, addiction care, forensic care, and hospitals (including emergency departments). The business operates a sales-led, relationship-based GTM model with direct engagement of healthcare institutions, quoting on a per-engagement basis. The company holds both SNA Keurmerk and ABU Keurmerk certifications, operates under the ABU collective labor agreement, and generates revenue through staffing and detachment fees charged to Dutch care institutions.

Name

Veilige Zorg Ondersteuning Nederland

Legal name

Veilige Zorg Ondersteuning Nederland bv

Website

https://vzo-nederland.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VZO Nederland is a Dutch healthcare staffing and detachment agency founded in 2016, supplying professionals trained in de-escalation, aggression management, and behavioral support to 75+ institutional clients across GGZ, disability, elderly, youth, addiction, forensic, and hospital settings nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Security, Safety & Fire/Life Safety Management (BPABAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process Safety Management (PSM) & High-Hazard Operations (EDABAEAD)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing services
• De-escalation training
• Aggression management
• Mental health support
• Clinical care professionals

Headquarters

HQ city

Ridderkerk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

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. Healthcare Staffing and Detachment Services: The company provides healthcare professionals to care institutions on a temporary or detached basis. Revenue is generated through staffing fees charged to healthcare facilities. Services include ad hoc deployment, temporary placement (uitzending), detachment (detachering), emergency services (calamiteitenservice), training, and non-emergency medical transport (zorgvervoer).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

VZO Nederland is a Dutch healthcare staffing and detachment agency supplying healthcare institutions with trained professionals specialized in aggression management, de-escalation, and behavioral support. Its portfolio covers ad hoc deployment, temporary placement, team/individual detachment with managed planning, emergency response, in-company training, and non-emergency medical transport. The company bridges the gap between standard security guards (lacking care knowledge) and regular care staff (lacking aggression management training) by providing professionals who combine both competencies.

Product overview

Veilige Zorg Ondersteuning Nederland is a staffing and detachment agency serving the Dutch healthcare sector since 2016. The company provides specialized healthcare professionals trained in aggression management, de-escalation, and crisis intervention. Its portfolio consists of six integrated service offerings: Ad hoc inzet (urgent staffing deployment), Uitzending (shift dispatching), Detachering (managed team/individual placement), Calamiteitenservice (emergency response), Trainingen (in-company aggression management training), and Zorgvervoer (non-emergency medical transport). These services work together to provide healthcare institutions with a full spectrum of support—from immediate crisis response to ongoing staffing solutions and staff development—creating safe care environments where treatment and client wellbeing can proceed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ad hoc inzet (Ad hoc deployment) Immediate deployment of trained VZO professionals for urgent healthcare situations such as illness, absenteeism, acute admissions, or escalating aggression. Targeted at healthcare institutions needing same-day staffing intervention.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75+ satisfied clients
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ABU (Algemene Bond Uitzendondernemingen)coreOthersVZO Nederland operates under the ABU collective labor agreement (cao) for temporary workers. This partnership ensures compliance with Dutch labor standards and provides framework conditions for employment of temporary staff. The company is certified with ABU Keurmerk.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Tempo-Team: Major Dutch staffing firm (part of Randstad) with significant healthcare and administrative placements. Comparable as a broad Dutch staffing incumbent overlapping with VZO's temporary placement and detachment offerings.
• YER: Dutch professional staffing firm with healthcare and public-sector placements. Comparable as a Dutch staffing incumbent offering temporary and detached placements to institutional clients.
• Manpower Nederland: Global staffing brand operating in the Netherlands with healthcare and facility-services staffing lines. Comparable as a broad incumbent overlapping with VZO's temporary placement model, though at much larger scale.
• Randstad Nederland: Largest general staffing firm in the Netherlands with a dedicated healthcare division serving hospitals and care institutions. Comparable as a Dutch healthcare staffing provider at significantly larger scale; could replicate VZO's niche through internal investment or M&A.

Direct peers

• TMI: Dutch staffing agency specializing in healthcare and medical professionals, offering temporary and detached placements to hospitals and care institutions. Comparable as a Dutch healthcare staffing peer with a similar deployment-based revenue model.
• Maandag: Dutch staffing brand focused on healthcare, education, and government verticals, providing temporary and detached professionals. Comparable for its healthcare staffing model and Dutch-market focus, though broader in scope than VZO.
• Trigion: Dutch security services provider with healthcare and public-sector clients, including personnel trained in de-escalation. Comparable for combining security/safety staffing with healthcare client exposure, the inverse of VZO's healthcare-first positioning.
• BKV: Dutch healthcare-focused staffing and recruitment agency operating across nursing, elderly care, and GGZ placements. Directly comparable as a healthcare staffing peer in the same Dutch market, though without VZO's aggression-management specialization.
• Mediplan: Dutch agency providing healthcare staffing and recruitment, including specialized care placements. Comparable as a Dutch healthcare staffing peer with similar detachment and temporary placement offerings.

Emerging players

• Westerduin: Dutch staffing and recruitment firm with healthcare and welfare verticals. Comparable as a smaller Dutch healthcare staffing player operating in adjacent care segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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