Our story
The ambition and eagerness to grow a Belgian staffing company beyond its borders and activities, led to the birth of House of HR in 2012.
Founded by Conny Vandendriessche and Philip Cracco in 1995, in Roeselare (Flanders, Belgium), the founding PowerHouse Accent Jobs has secured an unparalleled staffing market in Belgium, thanks to an original business concept of ‘temp to perm’, combining the quality of an executive search firm with the flexibility of temporary contracts.
The name ‘Accent Jobs’ comes from the idea that the name should start with the first letter of the alphabet ‘A’ so that their name would always pop-up first.
Later came the ambition to grow beyond the Belgian borders and in other work specializations. This led to the foundation of House of HR in 2012 as a holding structure above Accent Jobs and other companies to join the HR group. It is the start of a fast and dynamic growth story.
2012
Establishment of House of HR with Naxicap entering the group as a majority shareholder with 30%.
Accent Jobs, now part of House of HR, already counts 227 offices in Belgium and the Netherlands, with some 700 employees.
2014 – 2015
2014
Philip Cracco leaves the company. Conny Vandendriessche today holds a minority stake in House of HR, and continues her role as a member of the Board of Directors.
2015
Acquisition of Covebo in The Netherlands
Acquisition of Abylsen in France
Acquisition of Continu in The Netherlands
2016
Acquisition of Gritt in Belgium
Acquisition of Zaquensis in Germany
Acquisition of TIMEPARTNER in Germany
2017
Acquisition of Vialegis in Belgium
Acquisition of Redmore in The Netherlands
Establishment of NowJobs in Belgium under the wings of Accent Jobs
2018 – 2020
Several Boutiques join the Group.
Among them: Belgatech, MT&V, Schollmeyer & Steidl, Vnom, ITDS, PI, Pharmacos, Mykelson, Eurojob, ETA, Techmatch and more.
2021
Establishment of House of HR Germany in response to the merger between TIMEPARTNER & Zaquensis
Acquisition of 3 new Boutiques Greenworking, Solyne and avanti for PowerHouses Abylsen, Continu Professionals and TIMEPARTNER.
Acquisition by House of HR of a new PowerHouse Cohedron in The Netherlands, specialized in public services.
2022
2 new PowerHouses join the group. SOLCOM, a german IT service provider and TMI, one of the largest Dutch HR healthcare providers.
A spectacular number of 14 other Boutiques join various PowerHouses.
Bain Capital Private Equity becomes the new majority shareholder of House of HR. Naxicap, Conny Vandendriessche and the management keep a minority stake.
2023
We become one of the largest HR service providers in Germany with the acquisition of pluss
House of HR opens ’the Crib’ in Kortrijk, the new main support office of the group
