Werckpost

What Werckpost does

Werckpost is a privately held Dutch staffing agency founded in 2015 in Urk, Netherlands, and operated as a family business by the Post family. It connects employers with flexible workers across nine verticals: production, industry, construction, logistics, technical services, cleaning, retail, hospitality, and business services, with historical roots in the fish processing industry tied to Urk's fishing community. The company operates five offices: Urk (headquarters), Harlingen, and IJmuiden in the Netherlands, plus recruitment offices in Lublin, Poland and Sofia, Bulgaria, which source candidates for deployment to Dutch clients.

The core service portfolio comprises temporary staffing (Uitzenden), recruitment and selection (Werving en Selectie), secondment (Detacheren), and HR services, supported by SNF-certified housing for international workers, transport arrangements, BSN registration, health insurance coordination, and compliance with the NBBU collective agreement including the inlenersbeloning (equal pay) principle. The primary technology platform is Plan4Flex (P4F), adopted from 1 January 2023, which handles hour registration, client approvals, scheduling, and payroll integration. The company also maintains a Trilingual web presence (Dutch, English, Polish) and holds multiple Dutch industry certifications including NBBU, SNF, SNA, VCU, NEN+ Poultry, and Recognized Training Company status.

Werckpost's go-to-market is sales-led, with a commercial team conducting direct field outreach to Dutch employers while partner agencies and owned offices in Poland and Bulgaria feed the candidate pipeline. Revenue is generated primarily through transaction-fee margins on temporary staffing placements, with secondary streams from permanent recruitment fees and secondment managed-service arrangements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, varying by position and client requirements. The executive team consists of CEO Geert Post, CCO Maria Coenen-Post, and COO Nanne Post, and the organization remains independently owned with no disclosed external funding or institutional investors.

Name

Werckpost

Legal name

Werckpost Beheer B.V.

Website

https://werckpost.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Werckpost is a Dutch family-run staffing agency founded in 2015 that connects Dutch employers with flexible workers across nine sectors, supported by SNF-certified housing, transport, and HR services, with international recruitment offices in Poland and Bulgaria.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Temporary Help Services (561320), Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Clerical & Customer Support Temp Staffing (BPACACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Contractor Payroll, Invoicing & Payment Services (BPACAGAD), Global/Multi-Country Payroll & Cross-Border Payments (BPACAIAD), HR Compliance & Policy Administration Outsourcing (incl. regulatory reporting) (BPACAKAK)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Workforce recruitment
• HR administration
• International labor placement
• Flex worker housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Urk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing Services: Werckpost provides temporary workers to employers, handling full employer responsibility including contract management, payroll, social contributions, and legal compliance. The company earns revenue through margins between worker wages and client rates.
2. Recruitment and Selection: Full recruitment process including search, screening, and selection of qualified professionals for clients, handling intake to negotiation.
3. Secondment: Providing experienced workers for predetermined periods while Werckpost remains the legal employer, handling contracts and payroll.
4. HR Services: Customized HR support including contract management, payroll administration, absenteeism guidance, and compliance with collective labour agreements and equal pay (inlenersbeloning).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Werckpost provides temporary staffing (uitzenden), recruitment and selection, and secondment (detacheren) services to Dutch employers across sectors including food processing, logistics, technical services, production, cleaning, construction, hospitality, retail, and business services. The company assumes full employer responsibility, handling contracts, payroll, social contributions, and legal compliance under the NBBU collective agreement and inlenersbeloning (equal pay) rules. It additionally offers HR administration, worker housing, and transport as integrated support services, sourcing workers domestically and through international offices in Poland and Bulgaria.

Product overview

Werckpost is a staffing and employment agency offering a unified platform of recruitment and workforce management services. The core portfolio consists of Temporary Staffing (Uitzenden), Recruitment & Selection, Secondment, and HR Services. These are complemented by a client portal powered by Plan4Flex for workforce administration, housing services for international workers, and job alert notifications. The company operates across nine sectors: Production, Industry, Construction, Logistics, Technical, Cleaning, Retail, Hospitality, and Business Services, with branches in the Netherlands (Urk, IJmuiden, Harlingen), Bulgaria, and Poland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Uitzenden (Temporary Staffing) Temporary staffing service providing flexible, qualified workers for seasonal, temporary, or peak period needs. Werckpost assumes full employer responsibility including contracts, payroll, social contributions, and legal compliance under the NBBU collective agreement and inlenersbeloning (equal pay) rules.
• Werving en Selectie (Recruitment & Selection) Full recruitment and selection service handling the search, screening, and selection of qualified professionals that match a client's company culture and job profile, from intake through negotiation.
• Detacheren (Secondment) Secondment service providing experienced workers for predetermined periods while Werckpost remains the legal employer and handles all administrative responsibilities. Offers planning certainty with the option for clients to hire the worker permanently after the secondment period.
• HR Services Customized HR support including contract management, payroll administration, absenteeism guidance, and compliance with collective labour agreements and equal pay (inlenersbeloning) requirements.
• Housing Services Safe, quality housing close to the workplace for international workers, including management and integration support. SNF-certified housing meeting strict requirements for safety, hygiene, and living comfort.
• Vacature Alert (Job Alert) Job alert service sending customized vacancy notifications to job seekers via email based on their profile preferences and areas of expertise.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dozens of qualified and motivated employees supplied weekly to the Netherlands through Poland office
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• External Recruitment Agencies (Poland)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMany employees are recruited through external agencies in Poland before traveling to the Netherlands. These agencies assist with the application process and refer candidates to Werckpost.
• External Recruitment Agencies (Bulgaria)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployees recruited through external agencies in Bulgaria and other European countries. Agencies assist with application process and refer candidates to Werckpost Netherlands operations.
• Municipalities (Noordoostpolder)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWerckpost works closely with municipalities across the Netherlands, particularly Noordoostpolder, to improve housing and integration of employees from other European countries. This includes strategic research, tailored solutions, and effective communication with local communities.
• Plan4FlexcoreTechnology or IntegrationSince January 1, 2023, Werckpost has been using Plan4Flex - a system providing employers with simple and efficient personnel administration management, including hour registration, work schedules, and contract details.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ASA Talent: Mid-sized Dutch generalist staffing firm with branches across the Netherlands. Overlaps with Werckpost in temporary staffing, secondment, and recruitment & selection, particularly for production and logistics profiles.
• Covalen: Irish-headquartered staffing and workforce-solutions provider active in the Netherlands, focused on multi-sector flex staffing, managed services, and high-volume placements — directly comparable to Werckpost's mid-market staffing offering.
• Tempo-Team: Dutch-focused generalist staffing brand owned by Randstad, offering uitzenden, detacheren, and werving & selectie. Closely mirrors Werckpost's core service portfolio but with stronger brand recognition and larger corporate accounts.
• Olympia: Large Dutch generalist staffing agency with multi-sector coverage including production, logistics, food, and technical. Operates a branch network in the Netherlands and competes head-to-head with Werckpost in flex staffing.
• Unique: Dutch staffing brand under the RGF Staffing umbrella offering uitzenden, detacheren, and recruitment across administrative, financial, and commercial roles. Comparable generalist positioning with a focus on SMB and mid-market Dutch clients.
• Start People: Direct competitor in the Dutch on-site and flex-staffing market, active in production, logistics, and food processing — the same verticals where Werckpost has deep roots. Both target blue-collar flex demand with a national footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Netherlands: Global staffing major with a Dutch franchise offering generalist and specialist staffing. Direct overlap on uitzenden and recruitment services, with additional scale advantages in large-account MSP arrangements.
• Randstad: Global staffing leader and the dominant Dutch temp-staffing incumbent. Direct overlap on uitzenden, recruitment & selection, and HR services across the same Dutch sectors Werckpost serves, but operating at vastly larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• ManpowerGroup Netherlands: Global staffing group with a substantial Dutch operation covering uitzenden, MSP/RPO, and talent resourcing. Competes with Werckpost on enterprise staffing contracts while offering a much wider portfolio including career-transition and workforce solutions.

Emerging players

• Deel: Global EOR and international payroll platform enabling companies to hire contractors and employees across borders. Adjacent to Werckpost's cross-border placement and inlenersbeloning-compliant payroll, but addresses the compliance layer digitally rather than with on-the-ground housing and transport.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/werckpost
• YouTubem.youtube.com/@werckpost7030
• Facebookfacebook.com/WerckpostUrk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/werckpost
• Instagraminstagram.com/werckpost

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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