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 4 of 4)

• Tata Steel Nederland Services B.V.
• Tata Steel Nederland Technology B.V.
• Tata Steel Nederland Tubes B.V.
• Tata Steel Netherlands Holdings B.V.
• Tau Engineering B.V.
• TBRM-Engineering Solutions B.V.
• Team Industrial Services Europe B.V.
• Team Industrial Services Netherlands B.V.
• Technisch Adviesburo J.J.Th. Willems B.V.
• Technisch Buro West Brabant B.V.
• Technisch Handelsbureau Rensa B.V.
• Technische Unie B.V.
• Technische Verenfabriek De Merwede
• Technosoft Engineering Solutions
• Tedecon Engineering B.V.
• Teko Techniek B.V.
• Terberg Techniek B.V.
• Texas Instruments Holland B.V.
• The Things Industries
• Thermobile Industries B.V.
• Thorizon Engineering B.V.
• Timmers Engineering B.V.
• TITAN ENGINEERING NL B.V.
• TMC Electronics B.V.
• TMC Engineering & Technology MidWest B.V.
• TMC Manufacturing Support B.V.
• TMC Mechanical B.V.
• TMC Service & Maintenance Engineering B.V.
• TNA NL Manufacturing B.V.
• TOA Electronics Europe GmbH
• TP Industrial Yarns B.V.
• Tractebel Engineering B.V.
• Trento Engineering B.V.
• Trésviri Cost Engineering Solutions B.V.
• Trymax Semiconductor Equipment B.V.
• Twente Additive Manufacturing B.V.
• Twin-Tech Engineering B.V.
• Unconstrained Robotics B.V.
• Universal Electronics B.V.
• UNIVERSAL Steel Holland B.V.
• USG Engineering Professionals B.V.
• V.S.E. Vehicle Systems Engineering B.V.
• VAF Instruments B.V.
• Van Aaken Automatisering B.V.
• Van Aarsen Machinefabriek B.V.
• Van Dam Machine Europe B.V.
• Van den Brink Automation B.V.
• Van der Lee Engineering B.V.
• Van der Vorm Engineering Delft B.V.
• Van Halteren Metaal B.V.
• Van Putten Instruments B.V.
• Van Remmen UV Techniek B.V.
• Van Wijnen Engineering Dordrecht B.V.
• Vanderlande Industries B.V.
• VDL ETG Precision B.V.
• VDL Industrial Modules B.V.
• VE Staal B.V.
• Vekoma Rides Engineering B.V.
• Velocity Electronics
• Vemedia Manufacturing B.V
• Vermeer Manufacturing International Goes B.V.
• Verwater Industrial Services Noord Oost B.V.
• ViCentra Manufacturing B.V.
• Viking Life-Saving Equipment B.V.
• VIRO Industries B.V.
• Visionnav Robotics Europe B.V.
• voestalpine Automotive Components Bunschoten B.V.
• Von Gahlen Lead Precision B.V.
• Voortman Sales & Engineering B.V.
• Vuicon Engineering B.V.
• Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam B.V.
• W.E. Engineering B.V.
• Wabco Automotive B.V.
• Waldom Electronics EMEA B.V.
• Warp Industries B.V.
• Wartenbergh Engineering Bureau B.V.
• Waterline Equipment
• Well Engineering Partners (WEP) B.V.
• Witcom Engineering Plastics B.V.
• WNL Staal B.V.
• Wolf Steel Europe B.V.
• Womy equipment supply B.V.
• WSG Industrial Services B.V.
• WSM Engineering
• Xplore Instruments B.V.
• YER Engineering B.V.
• YTS Pump Engineering B.V.
• Zwart Techniek B.V.
• Zweegers equipment group B.V.