The House of HR and Continu enter into a strategic alliance
The House of HR, the umbrella HR group that is active throughout the entire landscape of Specialist Recruitment and Engineering Consulting with such brands as Accent Jobs, Covebo, Abylsen, Logi-technic and Peak6, is joining forces with the Dutch company, Continu. This ensures The House of HR will be able to strengthen its position in the Dutch market after the strategic alliance with the Dutch company, Covebo, in June.
Consolidation of the dual footprint
"We welcome Continu with its inspiring Leader Jeroen de Bruijn and his very entrepreneurial team. We are proud to join forces with Continu that will further strengthen our position in the Netherlands with more than 800 engineers in place. With this alliance we are consolidating our dual footprint in this strategic market. We are committed to develop both our Specialist Recruitment and Engineering Consulting businesses in The Netherlands with an absolute focus on quality of service and superior career opportunities for our people.", explains Jérôme Caille, CEO of The House of HR.
Thanks to this new collaboration, The House of HR is now able to offer global HR Services outsourcing services throughout the Dutch market. The HR group was already strong in terms of recruitment as a result of its alliance with Covebo - specialised in international employment - earlier this year, and through its own Accent Jobs business unit, which is geared towards jobs offering the prospect of a steady contract.
Expanding the offer of services to the construction and industrial sectors
Continu was formed in 2010 as a result of the merger between Continu Engineering (1995), DTI Engineering (2004) and Continu Office (2006). As an intermediary for the construction and industrial sectors, Continu focuses on secondment and recruitment of personnel within the construction engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and technical installation sectors. With nine offices in the Netherlands, Continu is a specialist in the region. In 2014, Continu recorded sales of € 34 million. All of the Continu management are remaining in the new structure.
"This alliance means that, as Continu, we are taking the next step forward to achieve the growth that we want. By retaining the current management team, there will be no perceived change for our candidates and clients; however, with the additional talents and expertise brought in by The House of HR, we can further optimise and extend our services", explains Jeroen de Bruijn, CEO Continu.
International growth ambitions
With this third strategic alliance in less than a year, The House of HR is making a statement about its international growth ambitions. In support of this ambition, the Group entered into partnerships with the French company, Abylsen last March, and the Dutch company, Covebo, last June. Each member of the group is characterised by a strong entrepreneurial spirit and excellent growth in recent years. Two factors that will support the ambition and plans of The House of HR in the future.
About The House of HR
The House of HR continuously redraws the world of human resources management according to the needs and opportunities that appear and announce themselves across geographic and disciplinary boundaries. The House of HR is active throughout the entire landscape of HR solutions, with Business Units in jobs fixed option (Accent Jobs), international temporary staffing (Covebo), payrolling (Accent Payroll), secondment of technical profiles (Logi-technic), engineering and consulting (Abylsen), professional staffing, training and HR consultancy (Peak6) and exclusive service vouchers (Home Maid). The House of HR is active in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland and Romania - with concrete expansion plans across Europe. The House of HR has approximately 1,500 employees of its own and achieves a consolidated sales turnover of € 398 million in 2014.
About Continu
Continu is a leading organisation and focuses on secondment and recruitment of personnel within the construction engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and technical installation sectors. Continu employs 800 workers every day through 9 offices in the Netherlands via their own 100 internal employees. In 2014 Continu generated a turnover of 34 million.
Contact
Eline David
The House of HR
T: +32 (0)51 460 545
E:eline.david@houseofhr.be
Ramses Peppinck
Continu
T: +31 6 29 07 53 67
E: r.peppinck@continu.nl
Evi Robignon & Karen Dieleman
LEWIS PR
T: +32 (0)3 304 36 30
E: accent@lewispr.com
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