Belgian employment agency, Impact, announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in Dutch employment agency Haldu Groep. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Haldu Groep, founded in 2010, through the merger of three employment agencies, specialises in the construction, engineering and automotive sectors. The company recruits a large proportion of its temporary employees internationally. The company had sales of €23 million in 2018.

“For Impact, the acquisition of Haldu Groep means an expansion into the Dutch market and fits in with the ambition to be a leading international staffing specialist,” Impact stated. “Access to the construction and infrastructure market in the Netherlands is of strategic importance for Impact in view of the expected workload in the coming years, driven among other things by construction arrears that require a significant influx of technical talent.”

Both companies will retain their brand identities.

Impact specialises in engineering, construction and office staffing, and recruits both locally and internationally. In 2018, Impact reported sales of €70 million in 2018.