Fersol Service Llc

What Fersol Service Llc does

Fersol Service LLC is a privately held Russian HR services and workforce solutions company headquartered in Moscow, founded in 1998 (originally as Commonwealth Resources). The company provides recruitment, outstaffing, outsourcing, executive search, technical and expert technology consulting, engineering and technical support, labor safety audits, and corporate training services through its Fersol Academy sub-brand. Its primary client base consists of large industrial enterprises operating in oil & gas, mining and metallurgy, industrial construction, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, transport, and IT, with named clients including Bumi Armada Caspian, SIBUR PolyLab, and Energy Management. The firm operates 12 regional subdivisions across Russia, including dedicated offices in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (for Sakhalin oil & gas projects) and Svobodny (for gas processing plant construction), and supports international recruitment across six continents via a database of 25,000+ foreign specialists.

The company's core technology is service delivery rather than software — there are no proprietary platforms, APIs, or AI products disclosed. Its competitive positioning rests on domain expertise from 25+ years participating in the largest and most complex industrial projects in Russia, a 25,000-strong international talent database, Rostrud accreditation as a private employment agency (record No.89 since 2016), and ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certifications. The firm was part of the international Brunel Group from 2004 to 2022, operating as Brunel Russia, before separating and rebranding as Fersol while retaining its team, projects, and clients. In 2023 it launched Fersol Academy, a corporate training division offering 50+ courses with an explicit focus on AI adoption across HR, legal, finance, marketing, and operational functions.

Fersol's business model is project-based professional services revenue, primarily through (a) recruitment fees (typically 20%+ of candidate annual compensation for executive search, with 3-6 month guarantee periods), (b) outstaffing margins on full payroll of placed personnel including HR administration, payroll, migration, and PPE, and (c) outsourcing fees for technical, advisory, and engineering project support. Customer acquisition is direct enterprise field sales targeting complex industrial projects, with go-to-market supported by a Russian/English website, VK and Telegram social presence, partnership with HeadHunter (hh.ru), and industry events. The company reports serving 300+ clients, 30+ long-term projects, and having placed 10,000+ specialists throughout its history, with 95% of placed candidates remaining on project for more than one year.

Name

Fersol Service Llc

Legal name

Общество с ограниченной ответственностью «Ферсол Частное Агентство Занятости»

Website

https://fersol.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Fersol Service LLC is a Moscow-based private HR services firm founded in 1998 that provides recruitment, outstaffing, executive search, technical consulting, and corporate training to large industrial enterprises in Russia and internationally, primarily in oil & gas, mining, and construction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Executive Search: Search and recruitment of individual specialists or project teams with subsequent employment. Executive search for senior management and unique specialists positions.
2. Outstaffing: Providing personnel employed at Fersol to customer companies. Includes search and testing, training, medical checkups, PPE provision, migration support, salary payment, and accommodation arrangements.
3. Technical Consulting and Engineering Support: Technical, advisory, engineering and administrative project support - from point tasks to full cycle functions including technical consulting, supervising, quality control, installation and commissioning.
4. Executive Search: International executive search for top management and leaders. Recruitment fees from 20% of annual guaranteed compensation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fersol Service LLC is a Russian industrial HR services firm that recruits, outstaffs, and outsources personnel to enterprises in oil & gas, mining, metallurgy, construction, energy, and mechanical engineering. It also provides technical consulting and corporate training (Fersol Academy) for industrial customers, operating through a Moscow HQ and a 12-office regional network across Russia.

Product overview

Fersol Service LLC is an HR services company offering a comprehensive suite of workforce solutions for industrial projects. The portfolio includes: Recruitment Services (Подбор персонала) for finding qualified personnel across sectors; Outstaffing (Аутстаффинг) for providing employed staff to clients; Outsourcing (Аутсорсинг) for technical and administrative project support; Technical Consulting (Технический консалтинг) and Expert Technology Consulting (Экспертный технологический консалтинг) for engineering expertise; Engineering and Technical Support (Инженерно-техническое сопровождение) for production support; Labor Safety Audit (Аудит по охране труда) for compliance; Fersol Academy (Ферсол Академия) for corporate training with AI-focused programs; International Recruitment (Международный подбор) for global talent; Top Management Recruitment (Подбор топ-менеджеров) for executive search; and IT Specialist Services (Подбор и аутстаффинг IT-специалистов) for technology roles. The company operates across oil & gas, mining, construction, metallurgy, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and IT sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fersol Academy: Corporate training division providing professional development programs for businesses, including AI, leadership, sales, occupational safety, and technical training programs.

Products and services

• Recruitment (Набор персонала) Recruitment of specialists and managers for industrial enterprises across Russia, leveraging Fersol's proprietary database of more than 10,000 placed candidates and 25+ years of sector experience in oil & gas, mining, metallurgy, construction, energy, and mechanical engineering.
• Outstaffing (Аутстаффинг) Outstaffing service that formally transfers employees of an industrial client onto Fersol's payroll and administrative management, while the client continues to direct day-to-day work; reduces the client's HR, payroll, and tax administrative load, particularly for remote-site personnel.
• Outsourcing (Аутсорсинг) Outsourcing of HR or business functions (typically non-core processes) to Fersol, which assumes direct management of those functions and the personnel performing them, suited to industrial customers that want full operational delegation.
• Technical Consulting (Консалтинг) Provision of expert technical advice and consulting to industrial enterprises across oil & gas, mining, metallurgy, construction, energy, and mechanical engineering, drawing on Fersol's senior in-house specialists and sector expertise.
• Fersol Academy Corporate Training (Корпоративное обучение) Corporate training programs delivered by in-house trainers to industrial customers, covering industrial-relevant topics to upskill existing employees of the client.
• International Recruitment (Международный подбор) Recruitment of industrial specialists from international markets for Russian enterprises that lack local talent pools for specific technical roles.
• Top Management Recruitment (Подбор топ-менеджеров) Executive search service focused on recruiting top managers and senior industrial specialists for enterprises in Fersol's target sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of approved candidates work on projects for more than 1 year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and former_core.

• Lloyd's RegisterminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Lloyd's Register served as the certifying company for ISO 9001:2015 quality management system recertification from 2017 to 2022.
• Brunel Groupformer_coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004From 2004 to 2022, Fersol operated as part of the international Brunel Group, implementing projects under the Brunel brand. The company opened 12 offices in Russia and subdivisions in Kazakhstan under this partnership. In 2022, Fersol separated from Brunel Group and continued under its own brand while retaining the team, projects, and clients.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Spencer Ogden: Energy, engineering, and infrastructure recruitment specialist with global delivery. Comparable on oil & gas / mining / industrial-project recruitment and outstaffing for enterprise clients.
• Michael Page International: Global professional recruitment and executive search firm. Comparable on the executive search / top-management recruitment leg of Fersol's business and on cross-border specialist placement.
• Brunel International: Former parent of Fersol (2004–2022); Dutch-headquartered specialist in technical staffing and project services for energy, mining, and infrastructure. Operates with the same industrial-project outstaffing and recruitment model worldwide.
• ANCOR: Russia/CIS-focused HR services group offering recruitment, outstaffing, and executive search across industrial, IT, and consumer verticals. Direct comparable on geography, service mix, and enterprise client base.
• NES Fircroft: Global technical staffing firm focused on oil & gas, power, and infrastructure projects. Closely comparable on engineering/technical outstaffing, international recruitment, and project-based placement model.
• Hays plc: UK-listed professional recruitment group with deep oil & gas, mining, construction, and engineering practices and CIS presence. Comparable on technical/industrial recruitment and contract staffing.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half International: Global professional staffing firm specializing in finance, accounting, IT, and legal. Comparable on professional/contract staffing model, though focused on office/professional functions rather than industrial-project outstaffing.
• ManpowerGroup Russia: Global staffing leader with Russian operations offering recruitment, outstaffing, and workforce solutions across many verticals. Overlaps with Fersol on enterprise staffing but at much broader scale and across clerical/consumer segments where Fersol does not focus.
• Kelly Services: Global staffing firm with strong scientific, engineering, and IT practices. Comparable on technical and engineering staffing; broader geographically and across white-collar segments.

Others

• HeadHunter (hh.ru): Russia's largest recruitment platform and Fersol's named channel partner. Not a direct competitor for project outstaffing, but a complementary/competitive channel for high-volume recruitment and a recognized best-employer arbiter (named Fersol a top-200 employer in 2026).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xvk.com/fersol_staff
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fersol

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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