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Upforce history Founded: 1997 Employees: 10 Temporary workers: 500 SEP Peeters Oirlo The employment agency SEP Peeters Oirlo was founded in 1997 when it started sending out Polish temporary workers, but the name SEP Peeters was already active in the poultry industry in the early 1980s. The need for additional labour was so great that in 1997 it was decided to move over as a temporary employment agency alongside services in the poultry industry. From 2000, the service provision within the poultry industry was stopped and SEP Peeters switched completely to the temping of labour. SEP Peeters was based in Oirlo and from here around 600 temporary workers were put to work. Before 1997, only in the poultry industry, but this quickly changed to various sectors such as logistics, production, distribution and construction. SEP Peeters, besides posting temporary workers, also arranged accommodation, transport, insurance and necessary documentation. In addition to completely unburdening its customers as well as staff, SEP Peeters' strength was communication, openness and listening to the wants and needs. This is why SEP Peeters was good at retaining both its customers and staff and many of these customers still work with Upforce. Verbeek employment agency Verbeek temporary employment agency was founded by Jac Verbeek in 1998. The origin of the agency was in Jac Verbeek's horticulture company, where he offered seasonal work to Eastern European employees. From his own experience in horticulture, the idea arose to offer these workers to other companies in the region. In the early years, Eastern European workers were mainly used for seasonal work. Over time, Verbeek Temporary Employment Agency evolved and the model was expanded to fully staffing. The agency grew steadily and employed about 10 workers during that period. Verbeek temporary employment agency played a vital role in various sectors, including logistics, food, manufacturin...