Recruit Global Staffing (Formerly known as USG People N.V. ) is a

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-based

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and

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company, headquartered in

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. Recruit Global Staffing is Holland's second-largest employment company behind

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. The firm has a presence in thirteen countries in

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and

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, operating temporary

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and providing

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and other HR services. Predecessor USG People was formed by the 1997 merger of the companies Unique International and Goudsmit, and was known as United Services Group between 2001 and 2005. The company was listed on

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as well as a constituent of the mid-cap AMX

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. In 2016 the

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Holdings (based in Japan) acquired all shares of USG People for 1.42 billion euros.

History

The company in its current form was founded from the 1997

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between the

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staffing firm Unique International B.V. and the

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Goudsmit N.V., a

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involved in various sectors including recruitment. The enlarged group changed its name to United Services Group N.V. in 2001. In 2002 United Services Group acquired a controlling stake in the job agency Start Holding, which had been

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by the

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six years earlier. This was later expanded to full control. The deal gave USG an increased presence in countries such as

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and

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. The company acquired smaller

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peer Solvus Resource Group for around €585 million in August 2005, after which it again changed its name to USG People N.V. In late 2008 the company adopted a " poison pill" defence against potential acquisitors by issuing

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s to a company foundation.

Operations

The company operates around 1,350 branches across 10 European countries. The Dutch market remains the largest for the company, contributing nearly 40% of all revenues. Belgium and

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and

are the next largest regional divisions of the firm. By far the company's largest business segment is general

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agencies, which operate under the unified ''Start People'' brand across all countries. USG also owns a number of specialist staffing agencies, recruiting into professions such as

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work and

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. Its

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division covers the recruitment and

of staff in skilled fields including

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s and IT, while the company also provides various other services in the field of

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References

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* {{AMX companies Business services companies established in 1997 Multinational companies headquartered in the Netherlands Employment agencies of the Netherlands Temporary employment agencies Almere Recruit (company) 2016 mergers and acquisitions