About Us

History

Milestones

1985

The first step: Richard Trenkwalder sets up his own temporary employment agency, Trenkwalder Engineering, and places workers with engineering companies. 

1992

Trenkwalder conquers new markets: The company, which has grown into Trenkwalder Personaldienste AG, expands into Central and Eastern Europe and opens its first foreign branch in Slovakia. 

1999 – 2000

On the way to becoming number 1: Further locations are added in Hungary, Italy and Germany as well as in the Czech Republic. In Austria, the company becomes the leading personnel service provider. 

2001 – 2004

Gaining a foothold and keeping pace: Trenkwalder is now also represented by its own branches in Slovenia, Croatia, Romania, Serbia and Poland. In Hungary and Slovakia, the company becomes the market leader.

2006 – 2008

Firmly established without standing still: Trenkwalder continues to expand – to Liechtenstein and Switzerland, followed by Turkey, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Albania and Greece. In October 2007, a jury of experts names Richard Trenkwalder "Entrepreneur of the Year". 

2011

Everything under a new roof: The Droege Group, a family-owned company based in Düsseldorf, acquires more than 75 percent of Trenkwalder International AG (now Trenkwalder Group AG), including all its subsidiaries. 

2012

Trenkwalder goes digital: Finding the best candidates means addressing and inspiring people on social media. Beyond country-specific top-level domain boundaries. Mobile and social recruiting as well as international recruiting are now standard. As the recruiting channels grow, so does the service portfolio. Trenkwalder secures a place as an expert in HR services and consulting, executive search and business process outsourcing. 

2015

Looking back and moving forward: Trenkwalder celebrates its 30th anniversary. 

2018

Learning for the world of New Work: Personnel development is the tool for retaining employees over the long term and promoting young talent. Trenkwalder acquires the multiple award-winning learning platform papagei.com and expands into the future market of e-learning with "Trenkwalder Learning". The intuitive, user-friendly web and mobile app PAPAGEI opens up numerous possibilities for companies - from digital continuing education to the production of their own e-learning modules based on the latest findings in learning research. 

2019

Log in and outsource: Trenkwalder strengthens its profile as a BPO provider and from now on also offers IT services to close the gap between available and required skilled workers. Whether it's a complete solution, managed IT services or nearshore development services - with Trenkwalder IT Services, companies can realize even the most demanding IT projects. 

2023

Here and now: Trenkwalder has established itself as one of the leading partners in Europe for holistic hybrid solutions in the areas of HR services, outsourcing and technology.