The acquisition represents the eighth add-on since BCS partnered with Main Capital Partners in April 2022 and further strengthens BCS’ position as a comprehensive European HR software provider.
With more than 45 years of experience, BCS is a reliable player in the HR and payroll software sector for both large and small companies. BCS offers a comprehensive HR and Payroll solution covering everything from absenteeism and payroll to flexible benefits and learning management.
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Plek is a SaaS company that provides a user-friendly, mobile-accessible platform for internal communication, onboarding, employee feedback, and engagement. The software is multilingual, used in 16 countries, and designed for international scalability. The company has a customer base with over 200 organizations across sectors such as healthcare, construction, government, and professional services. Customer examples are MedicPlek, Rivas, Zeeman, TBI, Building Materials Netherlands, and LKQ Benelux-France. Plek is designed to improve communication and engagement among employees across a wide range of roles, locations, and working environments.
Complementary product offering
Plek’s offering is highly complementary to BCS’ existing HR and payroll solutions. While BCS provides the operational core, such as employee administration, salary processing, and employee learning solutions, Plek adds the engagement and communication layer that enables employees to interact with these HR processes in an accessible and intuitive way. By integrating Plek into the broader BCS offering, clients benefit from a seamless connection between back-end HR systems and a front-end employee experience. This allows organizations to manage workflows, communication, and engagement within a single, integrated environment. With the acquisition of Plek, the combined BCS organization now employs approximately 220 people.
The acquisition of Plek marks another important milestone in strengthening BCS’ position within the employee engagement segment.''
Joep Eijkens, CEO of BCS HR Software, said, “The acquisition of Plek fits perfectly within BCS’ long-term strategy. We continuously aim to offer innovative and high-quality HR software solutions. With Plek, we can now support our customers even better in their internal communication and engagement needs, an essential part of the employee journey. In addition, Plek’s international scalability and integration capabilities provide new opportunities for growth across our customer base.”
Andy Verstelle, CEO of Plek, added, “We are excited to join forces with BCS and take the next step in our journey. This partnership provides the scale, expertise and strategic alignment needed to accelerate our mission to improve employee communication and engagement across organizations in Europe.”
Charly Zwemstra, Founder & CEO of Main Capital Partners, concluded, “Since the start of our strategic partnership in 2022, BCS has made significant strides in expanding its product portfolio and geographical reach. The acquisition of Plek marks another important milestone in strengthening BCS’ position within the employee engagement segment. The combination of BCS’ back-end capabilities with Plek’s intuitive front-end platform creates a powerful and future-proof solution for modern HR organizations. The acquisition of Plek also lays the foundation for BCS’ broader internationalization plans.”
BCS HR Software offers SMEs, corporate and non-profit organizations an integrated total solution HR and Payroll software. BCS has over forty-five years of experience in providing software in areas such as payroll, time tracking, workflow management, employee scheduling, records management, learning management systems and flexible benefits. Since 1978, BCS has grown into one of the largest prominent payroll processors in the Netherlands and has more than 200 employees.
Plek is a Dutch SaaS provider that offers a modern and intuitive social intranet and employee engagement platform designed to enhance internal communication, collaboration, onboarding, and employee involvement. The platform is mobile-friendly and built for both desk and non-desk workers, making it suitable for organizations with a widely distributed workforce. Plek is used by over 200 organizations across public and private sectors, including healthcare, government, education, and business services. It supports multilingual use and is currently used by customers in 16 countries.
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