Synergie

What Synergie does

Synergie Belgium NV/SA is a privately-held Belgian HR services and temporary staffing company founded in 1969 and headquartered in Antwerp (Berchem). The company provides temporary worker placement, permanent recruitment and selection, international cross-border recruitment, and a range of HR services including coaching-on-the-job, KPI dashboards, recruitment marketing, and language/relocation support. Synergie operates through a network of more than 60 local offices across Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels, staffed by 300 consultants, plus dedicated on-site Synergie Inhouse offices embedded at large client premises. Its customer base spans small, mid-market, and enterprise clients across logistics, production, construction, sales, administration, food, retail, transport, and catering sectors; named enterprise clients include Katoen Natie, Novartis, Audi, Colruyt Group, and Pairi Daiza.

The company's revenue model is primarily transaction-based: Synergie acts as the legal employer of temporary workers and charges client companies a coefficient/tariff applied to hours worked, adjusted annually for health index evolution, employer contributions, and operating costs. Secondary revenue streams include professional-services fees for permanent placement and selection, international recruitment, and HR consulting services. Underlying technology consists of a proprietary HR platform ecosystem: Synergie Online for personnel administration and reporting, TakeOff for digital onboarding, Syncaps for SMS/WhatsApp communications, Beeple for online scheduling and planning, and Synergie Inhouse for on-site HR service delivery. Synergie also deploys generative AI to draft interview proposals, job descriptions, and candidate presentations, with stated GDPR and EU AI Act compliance and human-in-the-loop decision-making.

Synergie distributes its offering through direct enterprise field sales via the local branch network, a dedicated Large Accounts department for multi-location enterprise clients, and self-serve online channels via synergiejobs.be. Channel partnerships include the Belgian public employment services (VDAB in Flanders, Forem in Wallonia, Actiris in Brussels) and Indeed for vacancy distribution. The group also operates several sub-brands (Synergie Construct for construction, Synergie Careers and S&you for permanent placement, Synergie International Recruitment for cross-border sourcing) and adjacent services such as Synergie Academy and Synergie Care.

Name

Synergie

Legal name

Synergie Belgium SA

Website

https://synergiejobs.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Synergie Belgium is a privately-held Belgian HR services company, founded in 1969 and headquartered in Antwerp, providing temporary staffing, permanent recruitment, international recruitment, and HR consulting through 60+ offices and 300 consultants across Belgium for SME and enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Services (5613), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Contractor of Record (COR) / Global Contractor Management (BPACAHAE), Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent recruitment
• HR services
• International recruitment
• Workforce solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerp

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Temporary worker placement: Synergie places temporary workers (interimaires) with client companies. Synergie is the legal employer of the temporary worker and charges clients based on hours worked multiplied by agreed coefficients/tariffs. Tariffs are adjusted for salary indexations, employer contributions, and operating costs.
2. Recruitment and selection services: Permanent placement services where Synergie recruits and selects candidates for client companies. Fees are based on placement agreements.
3. HR services and consulting: Additional HR services including coaching-on-the-job, KPI dashboards, recruitment marketing, international recruitment support (housing, work permits, language training).
4. International recruitment: Cross-border recruitment services for technical support or bottleneck functions not available domestically, including housing, work permits, and language training support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Synergie provides temporary staffing, permanent recruitment, international recruitment, and HR services, placing workers into client companies across logistics, production, construction, sales, and administration functions. The company operates a Belgian office network supported by consultants to deliver these staffing and recruitment services.

Product overview

Synergie operates as a comprehensive HR services platform offering a portfolio of interconnected products. The core offering is Synergie Jobs, an online job portal for temporary and permanent recruitment across Belgium. This core platform is supported by a suite of digital tools: Synergie Online for online personnel administration, TakeOff for digital onboarding, Syncaps for candidate communication, and Beeple for online planning. Synergie Inhouse provides on-site HR management services. The group also includes specialized sub-brands: Synergie Interim for temporary employment (the primary focus), Synergie Construct for construction sector recruitment, and Synergie Careers for permanent placements. International Recruitment extends services across European borders with additional support for housing, permits, and language training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Synergie Construct: Construction sector recruitment services
• S&you
• Synergie International Recruitment
• Synergie Online
• Synergie Inhouse
• TakeOff
• Syncaps
• Beeple
• Synergie Academy
• Synergie Care

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VDABcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with Flemish public employment service for vacancy distribution. Synergie posts jobs and searches candidates through VDAB database, where job seekers make their CV available for employment mediation.
• IndeedminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJob vacancy distribution partnership on Indeed job search platform.
• ForemminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWalloon public employment service through which candidates' profiles may be found on job sites shared with partners.
• ActirisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrussels public employment service through which candidates' profiles may be found on job sites shared with partners.
• Other temporary employment agenciesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTransfer to another temporary employment agency with which Synergie collaborates for a mutual client.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Randstad Belgium: Belgian arm of global staffing leader Randstad, offering temporary placement, permanent recruitment and HR services across the same sectors (logistics, production, administrative) that Synergie targets. Directly competes for the same enterprise clients such as Colruyt and similar large accounts.
• Manpower Belgium: Belgian subsidiary of ManpowerGroup offering temporary staffing, recruitment and workforce management. Operates a similar branch-based model and competes for the same industrial, logistics and administrative placements.
• Unique Belgium: Belgian staffing brand of House of HR providing temporary and permanent office, industrial and technical staffing. Competes directly with Synergie's core generalist offering across Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels.
• Adecco Belgium: Belgian operation of Adecco Group, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement and workforce solutions across industrial, logistics and office roles. Competes head-to-head with Synergie for multi-site enterprise contracts in Belgium.
• Start People: Dutch-Belgian staffing brand of RGF Staffing offering temporary employment and on-site workforce solutions. Overlaps with Synergie's interim and Synergie Inhouse services for industrial and administrative segments.
• Tempo-Team: Belgian generalist staffing firm owned by House of HR, providing temporary work, permanent recruitment and HR outsourcing across Belgium. Closely comparable branch network and service mix to Synergie.
• Accent Jobs: Belgian staffing specialist (now part of House of HR) focused on temporary and permanent placement for industrial, technical and office profiles. Direct competitor for the same blue-collar and administrative pools Synergie serves.

Broad incumbents

• Hays Belgium: Belgian operation of Hays plc, focused on professional and technical permanent and contract staffing. Overlaps with Synergie's more technical placements and permanent recruitment brand S&you, but skews upmarket and white-collar.
• Robert Half Belgium: Global professional staffing firm operating in Belgium for finance, accounting, administrative and technology roles. Competes for Synergie's higher-skilled temporary and permanent placements, particularly through S&you and Synergie Careers.

Others

• Federgon: Belgian federation of HR service providers, of which Synergie is a member. Industry body covering staffing, recruitment, training and PEO providers — relevant as the regulatory and standards-setting counterpart that shapes Synergie's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/synergie.belgium
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/synergie-belgium
• Xx.com/SynergieJobs

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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