ADG Group, a Dutch company that owns temporary employment agency Timing, announced that it has acquired staffing firm In Person.

No financial details of the transaction were disclosed.

In Person ranks 15^th on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list of Largest Staffing Firms in the Netherlands.

ADG has its origins in the cleaning company Asito, founded by Joop van Riemsdijk in 1952. ADG now consists of eleven group companies with a total of 50,000 employees including Timing, which ranked fifth on SIA’s list of Largest Staffing Firms in the Netherlands. In the 1970s, the first staffing activities were added to ADG's portfolio. ADG now has eleven group companies in the sectors of Personnel Services, Cleaning & Facility Management, and Healthcare & Welfare.

Hans Kroeze, Managing Director of ADG, commented, "With this addition, we strengthen our position in the temporary employment market. This has a number of advantages. In this way, the flexible workers will soon benefit from an even greater supply of work and training opportunities."

Herman Kok, Founder of In Person, commented, "In almost 30 years, I have seen In Person grow into a large player in the market. My organisation now has the opportunity to develop optimally under the wings of ADG. In addition, the DNA of In Person fits well with that of ADG services group, making this a logical step.”

The takeover still needs to be approved by the Authority for Consumers and Markets Authority (ACM). After that, In Person will be added to the ADG Portfolio and will come under the leadership of CEO of Timing Margriet Spijker, as well as Timing Chief Commercial Officer Paul Haarhuis, and Karl van der Wel, Managing Director, In Person.