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2011
Randstad acquires SFN Group in North America
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2010
50th anniversary Randstad |
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2009
Integration with Vedior succesfully completed |
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2008
Acquisition of Vedior |
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2007
Acquisition of JobOne in Switzerland;
Randstad promoted to AEX index;
Randstad expands Formula 1 partnership with AT&T Williams;
acquisition Team BS in Germany |
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2006
Acquisition of Bindan & Teccon in Germany, Team4U in India, Talent Shanghai in China and PinkRoccade HR Services;
first branch opens in Tokyo, Japan;
revenue exceeds € 8 billion |
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2005
Forty-fifth anniversary Randstad;
start up in China;
Randstad enters Indian market;
acquisition of Galilei in Belgium;
acquisition of Gamma Dienstverlening in the Netherlands;
acquisition of Martin Ward Anderson in UK |
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2004
Acquisition of Arvako in Sweden and Take Air staffing in France, start of staffing activities in Poland and Hungary;
Randstad market leader in Poland after acquisition of Intersource and Job Net |
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2003
Ben Noteboom appointed CEO |
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2002
Cleem Farla appointed CEO;
Tempo-Team acquires JMW Horeca Uitzendbureau. |
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2001
Randon is sold to Securicor;
acquisition of Securicor Recruitment Services in UK;
installation board of directors |
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2000
Fortieth anniversary Randstad;
acquisitions of Mobile in France, Temps & Co in the US and Umano in Spain;
Hedson and newmonday.com are launched;
Lavold is sold to ISS; start of staffing activities in Portugal;
christening ceremony of the Clipper Stad Amsterdam;
revenues exceed NLG 13 billion (€ 5.8 billion) |
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1999
Acquisitions of Tempo Grup in Spain and time power in Germany;
staffing activities launched in Italy |
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1998
Founder and President and Chief Executive Officer Frits Goldschmeding is succeeded by Hans Zwarts;
acquisitions of Strategix Solutions in the United States and of Life and Work in Switzerland;
first share offering since initial public offering in 1990; revenues exceed NLG 9 billion (€ 4 billion) |
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1997
1,000th branch opens;
acquisitions of staffing organization SejersenGruppen in Denmark and LTI Bourgogne in France;
start of staffing activities in Canada |
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1996
Randstad Staffing Services deploys 16,000 staffing employees at the Olympic Games in Atlanta;
revenues reach NLG 6 billion (€ 2.7 billion) |
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1995
Staffing organization Optiman in Switzerland acquired;
start of staffing activities in Luxembourg |
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1994
Acquisitions of Inter Techniek and Polydesign |
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1993
Entry into the United States staffing market with the acquisitions of staffing organizations Temp Force and Jane Jones; start of staffing activities in Spain |
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1992
Largest acquisition to date: the Flex Group;
expansion of automation services through HCS Group acquisition; revenues pass NLG 3 billion (€ 1.3 billion) |
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1991
500th branch opens |
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1990
Randstad shares listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange;
net income over NLG 90 million (€ 40 million);
new headquarters open in Diemen (Amsterdam) |
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1989
Randstad reenters the U.K. staffing market;
revenues exceed NLG 2 billion (€ 907 million) |
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1988
Start of automation services;
Randstad Options Fund Foundation (Stichting Randstad Optiefonds) for corporate employees is established |
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1985
Silver jubilee celebrations;
257 branches in four countries with 1,600 corporate and 35,000 staffing employees working via Randstad daily;
revenues top NLG 1 billion (€ 453 million) |
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1983
Uitzendbureau Tempo-Team and cleaning company Lavold acquired |
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1981
Staffing activities in the U.K. end |
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1980
Randstad founds Randon in the Netherlands to launch entry into the security sector;
Group revenues exceed NLG 500 million (€ 226 million) |
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1979
Opening of 100th branch;
net income exceeds NLG 10 million (€ 4.5 million) |
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1978
Company name changes to Randstad Holding nv |
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1976
Cleaning activities launched in the Netherlands following Korrekt takeover |
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1975
The acquisition of Belglas provides access to the Belgian cleaning market |
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1974
Cleaning activities start in Germany |
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1973
Randstad enters the French market;
revenues top NLG 100 million (€ 45 million) |
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1971
Net income passes the NLG 1 million milestone (€ 453 thousand) |
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1970
Randstad starts the 1970’s with 32 branches in four countries;
revenues exceed NLG 47 million (€ 20 million) |
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1968
Staffing activities launched in Germany |
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1967
The U.K. becomes the next international market |
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1965
First move towards internationalization: Interlabor Interim is launched in Belgium |
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1964
The company takes a new name: Randstad Uitzendbureau |
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1960
Uitzendbureau Amstelveen founded;
first year’s net income is NLG 9.08 (€ 4.12) |
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