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 2 of 4)

• Etteplan Engineering Solutions Netherlands B.V.
• Euro-Kytex Engineering B.V.
• Fire Protection Engineering B.V.
• Firestone Industrial Products Europe B.V.
• Flowboost Industries B.V.
• Flowerbed Engineering B.V.
• Focus Engineering B.V.
• Fonterra Europe Manufacturing B.V.
• Free Engineering B.V.
• FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe B.V.
• Fusion Engineering Technologies B.V.
• G.B. Electronics Limited
• Gecko Robotics B.V.
• GEO2 Engineering B.V.
• Giant Europe Manufacturing B.V.
• GKN Fokker Aerospace B.V.
• Global Factories Total Engineering and Manufacturing B.V.
• Good Will Instrument Euro B.V.
• Gooiland Elektro B.V.
• Grandis Engineering B.V.
• Griesemann Engineering NL B.V.
• H.W.I. Techniek B.V.
• H2L Robotics B.V.
• H4A Industrie Service B.V.
• Habets Industrial Components & Surface Technology B.V.
• Hai Robotics Europe B.V.
• Harriman Steel B.V.
• HBM Machines B.V.
• Heerema Engineering Solutions B.V.
• Heijmans Utiliteit Metaal B.V.
• Heinen & Hopman Engineering B.V.
• High Voltage Engineering Europa B.V.
• Hill's Pet Nutrition Manufacturing B.V.
• HMS Industrial Networks B.V.
• HOACO AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY B.V.
• Hobré Instruments B.V.
• Hokuetsu Industries Europe B.V.
• Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited, Netherlands Branch
• Hoppenbrouwers Techniek
• Hopper Engineering and Consultancy B.V.
• Hoymiles Power Electronics B.V.
• HQ Precision Cleaning B.V.
• HSOS Industrial Services B.V.
• Huygens Engineers B.V.
• Hyosung Heavy Industries R&D Center Netherlands
• IAI industrial systems B.V.
• IBS Precision Engineering B.V.
• IMG Engineering
• Indofil Industries (Netherlands) B.V.
• Industrial Ceramic Linings B.V.
• Industrial Material Supply Centre
• Infa Techniek B.V.
• Inno-Metaal B.V.
• Innovation Industries Operations B.V.
• Intelligent Vision Engineers B.V.
• Interface European Manufacturing B.V.
• InterMetro Industries B.V.
• IPSS Engineering B.V.
• Iv-Industrie B.V.
• JD Engineers B.V.
• JFE Steel International Europe B.V.
• JIACO Instruments B.V.
• Jones Engineering Group B.V.
• Kanon Loading Equipment B.V.
• Katoni Engineering B.V.
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Europe) B.V.
• KCI the engineers B.V.
• KERN Engineers B.V.
• Keune Haircosmetics Manufacturing B.V.
• KG Steel Europe Branch
• KH Engineering B.V.
• KHAN Automotive B.V.
• KMWE Precision B.V.
• Kovax Precision B.V.
• Kranendonk Industrial Services B.V.
• KS Industries B.V.
• KSB Industries B.V.
• Lagom Automation B.V.
• Lanza Engineers B.V.
• Lawrence Equipment Europe B.V.
• Lead Machine B.V.
• Lely Industries N.V.
• LG Electronics Benelux Sales B.V.
• LG Electronics European Shared Service Center B.V.
• Lighthouse Instruments B.V.
• Lismar Engineering B.V.
• Liugong Machinery Europe B.V.
• Locus People Engineering B.V.
• Logisch industriële automatisering B.V.
• Logistic Systems Engineers B.V.
• Lurfs Engineering B.V.
• LyondellBasell Industries Holdings B.V.
• Maas Marine & Industrial Equipment B.V.
• Machine Fabriek Elburg B.V.
• Machinefabriek Boessenkool B.V.
• Machinefabriek en Staalbouw Nederland B.V.
• Machinefabriek G. Naaktgeboren Rotterdam B.V.
• Machinefabriek Gebrs. Frencken B.V.
• Machinefabriek Heerbaart B.V.
• Machinefabriek Kreber B.V.