Randstad NV, commonly known as Randstad and stylized as randstad, is a Dutch multinational human resource consulting firm headquartered in Diemen, Netherlands. Along with Adecco, the company is one of the two largest staffing firms worldwide.
History
The company was founded as Uitzendbureau Amstelveen in the Netherlands in 1960 by Gerrit Daleboudt and Frits Goldschmeding (1933-2024) based on an idea for a college thesis. The name was changed to Randstad four years later.[2] Goldschmeding eventually became the richest person in the Netherlands.[3]
Randstad Holding NV was created in 1978 — all divisions were then assembled under that umbrella (sourced via FR Wiki page).