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 3 of 4)

• Machinefabriek West-End B.V.
• Madern Automation B.V.
• Maeve Aerospace B.V.
• Management Precision
• Marshall Aerospace Netherlands B.V.
• Maxwell Continental Tank Serv Engineering B.V.
• MCH Advies & Automatisering B.V.
• Meaf Machines B.V.
• MECAL Semiconductor Product Development B.V.
• Mechdes Engineering B.V.
• Meco Equipment Engineers B.V.
• Mercury Engineering B.V.
• MH Poly Consultants & Engineers B.V.
• Micro Precision Calibration B.V.
• Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Europe
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA Ltd.
• Modus Engineering B.v.
• Mondial Engineering
• MPC Industries B.V.
• Mulklé Metaal B.V.
• MURATA ELECTRONICS EUROPE B.V.
• National Instruments Netherlands B.V.
• Nearfield Instruments B.V.
• Nedzon Engineering B.V.
• NetApp Holding & Manufacturing B.V.
• Nippon Carbide Industries (Netherlands) B.V.
• NLIST Engineering B.V.
• NM Beauty Industries B.V.
• Nobleo Electronics B.V.
• Nobleo Manufacturing B.V.
• Nomenta Industries International B.V.
• Nomilk2day Engineering B.V.
• Nouvall Engineering Services B.V.
• Nouvall Engineering Services Nederland B.V.
• Numafa Cleaning and Automation B.V.
• NXP Semiconductors N.V.
• NXP Semiconductors Netherlands B.V.
• O&J Automotive Netherlands B.V.
• Oceaneering Mobile Robotics B.V.
• Octatube Engineering B.V.
• Oilfield International Equipment and Supplies, Pte. Ltd. Dutch Branch
• Orion Engineering B.V.
• Ottevanger Milling Engineers B.V.
• Pact Engineering Environmental Solution B.V.
• Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Netherlands B.V.
• PDM Industrial Excellence Manufacturing Solutions B.V.
• Philips Electronics Nederland B.V.
• Pon Equipment B.V.
• Pontis Engineering B.V.
• POWARE Automation B.V.
• POWARE Industrial Automation B.V.
• Powerhouse Company Consultancy & Engineering B.V.
• Praxis Automation Technology B.V.
• Progress Projectmanagement and Engineering B.V.
• Proton Ventures Engineering B.V.
• Prove Engineering B.V.
• PS Project Development & Engineering
• QPlox Engineering Netherlands B.V.
• QSA Aeronautical Engineering Services B.V.
• Quadrant Automatisering B.V.
• RAS Techniek B.V.
• RC Dock Engineering B.V.
• Re Rotterdam Engineering B.V.
• René Schönefeld, Industrie- en Handelsonderneming B.V.
• Repa Conveyor Equipment B.V.
• Robust Steel Structures B.V.
• Rockwell Automation B.V.
• Rohill Engineering B.V.
• Röntgen Technische Dienst B.V.
• RUNI Industries B.V.
• Salland Engineering B.V.
• Samsung Electronics Air Conditioner Europe B.V.
• Samsung Electronics Benelux B.V.
• Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group B.V.
• Scenius Software Engineering B.V.
• Schilt Engineering B.V.
• SDC Engineering B.V.
• Seaway 7 Engineering B.V.
• Select Engineering B.V.
• Selmers Industrial B.V.
• Simu Engineers B.V.
• Sledge Hammer Engineering International B.V.
• Sluis Cigar Machinery B.V.
• Smart Robotics B.V.
• Snijders Intelligent Automation
• Soaked Subsea Robotics
• Solico Engineering B.V.
• Solis Tractors & Agricultural Machinery B.V.
• Source Engineering Services B.V.
• Spectral Industries B.V.
• SPM Instrument B.V.
• Starbucks Manufacturing EMEA B.V.
• Stichting SPRINT Robotics Collaborative
• Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Europe) B.V.
• Summum Engineering
• Summum Engineering Cooperative U.A.
• Super B Engineering B.V.
• Tata Consulting Engineers Limited
• Tata Steel IJmuiden B.V.
• Tata Steel Nederland B.V.