House of Covebo has acquired Pro Industry to enhance its position in the Belgian staffing market, focusing on the recruitment of skilled operators in the evolving process industry.

Target Information

House of Covebo, a subsidiary of the Belgian HR group House of HR, specializes in executive roles across the construction, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics sectors. Recently, it has acquired its peer Pro Industry, a Dutch staffing agency that has focused on the process industry since its establishment in Belgium in 2022. This acquisition allows House of Covebo to enhance its standing in both the Belgian and Dutch staffing markets, having already operated in Belgium through its subsidiary Logi-technic.

Pro Industry is well-regarded for its specialization in filling critical skills gaps within the labor market, particularly in the recruitment of machine and process operators. The company has made significant investments in an Academy to train and reskill professionals for these scarce profiles, thus bolstering its marketplace position.

Industry Overview

In Belgium, the labor market, especially in fields such as manufacturing and logistics, faces considerable constraints due to a shortage of skilled workers. Areas such as process and machine operation, planning, and truck driving ar