IND recognised sponsors in Engineering & Manufacturing

What recognised sponsor status does and does not mean

A recognised sponsor is an organisation the IND has admitted to its register, which allows it to apply for a highly skilled migrant permit on your behalf under the fast procedure. It is a permission the employer holds, not a promise it makes. An employer on this list may have no vacancies, may not hire outside the EU, and may still decline to sponsor a particular hire.

Shop-floor and technician roles frequently sit below the highly skilled migrant salary criterion even when the employer is a recognised sponsor. The criterion, not the sponsorship, is usually the binding constraint here.

The salary you would need to clear in 2026

The highly skilled migrant criterion is a gross monthly salary, excluding the 8% holiday allowance, and it does not vary by sector — the same figure applies whether you join a engineering & manufacturing employer or any other recognised sponsor.

Not sure which line applies to you? Run the eligibility check — it works out your age band, route and gap against the criterion.

Agencies and channels covering this sector

• Blue Lynx

  Recruitment agency · The Hague · works with international candidates

  Multilingual roles across tech, engineering and finance.

• Brunel

  Recruitment agency · Amsterdam · works with international candidates

  Renewables, energy, mining and infrastructure; global mobility services.

• Continu Professionals

  Recruitment agency · Eindhoven

  Largely Dutch-language; construction, infra and technical sectors.

• Darwin Recruitment

  Recruitment agency · Amsterdam / UK · works with international candidates

  STEM recruitment across Europe; employed leasing and relocation support.

• Hays Netherlands

  Recruitment agency · Netherlands offices

• HR ProjectPartners

  Recruitment agency · Schiedam · works with international candidates

• InWork

  Recruitment agency · Amsterdam-Duivendrecht

  Focused on young technical professionals; largely Dutch-language.

• Manpower Netherlands

  Recruitment agency · Diemen

• Michael Page Netherlands

  Recruitment agency · Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Tilburg

• Pearson & Partners

  Recruitment agency · Amsterdam

• Progressive

  Recruitment agency · London (SThree)

• Randstad Netherlands

  Recruitment agency · Diemen

• Undutchables

  Recruitment agency · Amstelveen · works with international candidates

  Multilingual and international candidates; long-established in the NL expat market.

• Yacht Externen Management

  Recruitment agency · Diemen

• YER

  Recruitment agency · Amsterdam · works with international candidates

  Offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, US and Germany.

Recognised sponsors in Engineering & Manufacturing (page 1 of 4)

• 123ATEX.eu Techniek B.V.
• 2M Engineering Limited
• 3BM Engineering
• 3DM-Engineering
• A.C.E. Ingenieurs en Adviesbureau, Werktuigbouw en Electrotechniek B.V.
• AB Engineering & Consultancy B.V.
• Acciona Industrial NL B.V.
• Actief Techniek B.V.
• ADDITIVE INDUSTRIES B.V.
• ADDITIVE INDUSTRIES B.V.
• Adeco Project Engineering B.V.
• Advanced Automated Equipment B.V.
• Advanced Industrial Computer Europe B.V.
• Advisie Automatisering B.V.
• Aflex Ships Equipment B.V.
• Agrifac Machinery B.V.
• AHMTER Engineering B.V.
• Aidan Strain Electrical Engineering Limited
• Air Liquide Industrie B.V.
• Airborne Aerospace B.V.
• Airborne Composites Automation B.V.
• AKF/AGF Industrie B.V.
• Allseas Engineering B.V.
• Altcon Equipment B.V.
• Amsterdam Scientific Instruments B.V.
• AniForm Engineering B.V.
• Applied Micro Electronics ""AME"" B.V.
• Array Industries Engineering B.V.
• Ashland Industries Nederland B.V.
• Assembling Manufacturing & Sourcing Group B.V.
• ATG Engineering B.V.
• AutoForm Engineering B.V.
• Automotive Mediaventions B.V.
• Aveza Industrial Automation
• AWL-Techniek B.V.
• B.V. Arrow Electronics DLC
• Bakker Sliedrecht Electro Industrie B.V.
• Barth Industrial Automation B.V.
• BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.
• Beckhoff Automation B.V.
• Benchmark Electronics B.V.
• Benzler-Technisch Buro Aandrijftechniek B.V.
• Beyond Engineering NL B.V.
• Bilfinger Engineering Netherlands B.V.
• Black Semiconductor Netherlands B.V.
• Blue Engineering B.V.
• Blue Ocean Engineering B.V.
• Blueprint Automation B.V.
• Bluetech Engineering B.V.
• Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery B.V.
• Bosing Engineers & Consultants B.V.
• Bouman Industrial Services B.V.
• BPCE Equipment Solutions Benelux B.V.
• Brace Automotive B.V.
• Bradford Engineering B.V.
• Brand Equipment B.V.
• Broadview Industries B.V.
• BT Engineering B.V.
• Burg Industries B.V.
• Carya Automatisering V.O.F.
• Certus Port Automation B.V.
• CF Industrial B.V.
• CG Drives & Automation Netherlands B.V.
• Cimcool Industrial Products B.V.
• Conscious Aerospace B.V.
• Copier Engineering B.V.
• Core Avionics & Industrial HR B.V.
• Cost Engineering Consultancy B.V.
• Crest Dutch Machinery B.V.
• CSi Industries B.V.
• Cytec Industries B.V.
• Damen Dredging Equipment B.V.
• DART Aerospace B.V.
• Data-Centric Engineering B.V.
• Dawn Aerospace Nederland B.V.
• Decos Software Engineering B.V.
• Delta Electronics (Netherlands) B.V.
• Delta Technics Engineering B.V.
• Donkers Automotive Group B.V.
• Dornan Engineering Limited
• Dosign Engineering B.V.
• DPA Engineering
• DPS Engineering (Netherlands) B.V.
• Duiker Combustion Engineers B.V.
• Dura Vermeer Techniek B.V.
• Duvak Automatisering B.V.
• DVA engineering B.V.
• Dymo Engineering Berlicum B.V.
• Easthouse Electronics Technology B.V.
• Eaton Industries (Netherlands) B.V.
• EKO Instruments Europe B.V.
• Electronics for Imaging B.V.
• Elite Engineers B.V.
• Elixir Engineers B.V.
• Eltra Engineering B.V.
• Emerson Automation Solutions Final Control Netherlands B.V.
• Emmett Green Engineering B.V.
• Es-Steel B.V.
• Esmati Engineering & Advies B.V.
• ETEC Service & Engineering B.V.