Control And Protection

What Control And Protection does

Control & Protection NV is a privately held Belgian industrial automation and electrical metrology specialist, founded in 1976 and headquartered in Wilrijk (Antwerp), with a wholly-owned French subsidiary (Control & Protection France SAS) in Dardilly near Lyon. Since 2023 it has operated as part of the Conprosys Group, alongside the related engineering services brand cp-a.be. The business is organized into three divisions: Automation Solutions, Electrical Test Solutions (Metrology), and Training & Services, with 11-50 employees serving industrial customers across Benelux and France.

The company operates primarily as an authorized distributor and value-added integrator rather than a product developer. In automation it distributes and supports GE Digital software (CIMPLICITY, iFIX, Operations Hub, Historian, Plant Applications) and Emerson hardware/software (PACSystems, Machine Edition), targeting machine builders, system integrators, and in-house engineering teams. In metrology it distributes Megger, b2 Electronics, EA Technology, and Emazys equipment covering low, medium, and high voltage applications — including circuit breaker analyzers, partial discharge detection, transformer oil diagnostics, and emerging photovoltaic testing. Service lines include Qualiopi-certified training in France, on-site calibration and repair, ISA-95-based MES consultancy, and 24/7 support under maintenance contracts such as GE Digital's Acceleration Plan.

Revenue is generated through project-based hardware resale, software licensing, certified training, and metrology services, with custom per-project quotes in euros (excluding VAT). Go-to-market is consultative field sales by technical advisers, supported by an active trade-show presence (M+R expo, Offshore Energy, Indumation, Machineering, Bouwcorner) and main sponsorship of the 2023 Energy Transition Congress. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no public financials, and no reported AI/ML proprietary capability beyond digital data historian and SCADA infrastructure.

Name

Control And Protection

Legal name

Control & Protection NV

Website

https://control-protection.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Control & Protection is a Belgian industrial automation and electrical metrology distributor, founded in 1976, serving machine builders, system integrators, and industrial companies in Benelux and France with GE Digital and Emerson automation software plus Megger and b2 Electronics test equipment, supported by certified training and metrology services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation and Electrical Test Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK), Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH), PLC, HMI & SCADA Automation (EDAOAHAD)

Keywords

• Industrial automation distribution
• Electrical test equipment
• SCADA HMI software
• Circuit breaker testing
• Condition monitoring services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilrijk

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of industrial automation hardware (PLCs, I/O modules, HMIs) and electrical test and measurement equipment (circuit breaker testers, micro-ohmmeters, transformer test devices) to industrial customers. Prices are quoted per project on a customized basis and exclude VAT.
2. Software Licensing and Sales: Distribution and sale of software including GE Digital (Proficy) applications such as HMI/SCADA (Cimplicity, iFIX), Operations Hub, Historian, and Plant Applications, as well as Emerson Machine Edition software.
3. Training Services: Revenue from certified training courses for GE Digital, Emerson, Exakom, and Movicon software applications. Training is provided at company premises, customer site, or via distance learning. Qualiopi certified in France.
4. Support, Maintenance and Repair: Help desk services, maintenance contracts (Acceleration Plan for GE Digital software), repair services, and calibration of electrical test equipment. 24/7 support available in critical situations.
5. Consultancy Services: Strategic consultancy using ISA-95 scan methodology to identify production process bottlenecks, improvement opportunities, and MES project benefits. Also includes project support and implementation assistance for industrial automation projects.
6. Metrology and Measurement Services: Electrical measurements performed on medium and high voltage installations, including motor tests, partial discharge detection, and condition monitoring, offered both on-site and at company facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Control & Protection distributes industrial automation hardware (PLCs, I/O modules, HMIs from Emerson and partners), electrical test and measurement equipment (Megger, B2 Electronics, EA Technology, Emazys for low, medium and high voltage), and industrial automation software (GE Digital Proficy HMI/SCADA, Historian, Operations Hub, Plant Applications, Emerson Machine Edition, Movicon, Exakom). The company complements distribution with training, consultancy, calibration, repair, metrology and support services for industrial customers in Benelux and France.

Product overview

Control & Protection operates as a distributor and integrator of industrial automation and electrical test equipment, offering a portfolio combining hardware distribution, software solutions, and professional services across three business units: Automation Solutions, Electrical Test Solutions (Metrology), and Training & Services. The product portfolio includes distributed brands Megger, b2 High Voltage, EA Technology, and Emazys for electrical testing equipment covering low, medium and high voltage applications. Software offerings include GE Digital CIMPLICITY, iFIX, Operations Hub, Historian, and Plant Applications for HMI/SCADA, data storage, and MES functionality, alongside Emerson PACSystems and related automation software. Services encompass metrology (repair, calibration, and measurement services), training (certified centre for GE Digital and Emerson), and consultancy using ISA-95 methodology. The company serves machine builders, system integrators, and industrial companies in Benelux and France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Conprosys: Brand operated under Conprosys Group for automation solutions.

Products and services

• Industrial Automation Hardware Distribution and supply of PLCs, I/O modules, HMIs and other industrial automation hardware components from Emerson and partners to machine builders, system integrators and in-house engineering teams of industrial companies across Benelux and France.
• Megger Electrical Test and Measurement Equipment Official distribution in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg of Megger electrical test and measurement equipment including insulation testers, cable fault locators, ground testers, micro-ohmmeters, circuit breaker analyzers, thermal cameras, and battery testers for utilities, renewable energy, transport and industrial sectors.
• B2 Electronics High Voltage Test Equipment Official distribution in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg of B2 Electronics high-voltage test equipment for medium-voltage cable testing, diagnostics, and transformer oil analysis, including VLF test systems (28-200 kV), tangent delta diagnostics, partial discharge systems and oil testers.
• EA Technology Partial Discharge Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% trainee satisfaction rate with 0% drop-out rate on training courses

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MeggercoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial distributor of Megger Group Limited products in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Megger is a UK-based manufacturer of electrical test and measurement equipment including insulation testers, cable fault locators, ground testers, low-resistance measurement devices, circuit breaker analysers, thermal cameras, and battery testers.
• B2 Electronics (b2 High Voltage)coreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial distributor of B2 Electronics GmbH products in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. B2 Electronics is a global manufacturer of high-voltage test equipment for medium-voltage cable testing, diagnostics, and transformer oil analysis, including VLF test systems (28–200 kV), tangent delta diagnostics, partial discharge systems, and oil testers.
• EA TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial distributor of EA Technology products in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. EA Technology provides advanced partial discharge (PD) solutions for early detection and repair of faults in high-voltage assets, as well as low-voltage asset monitoring and online self-service connection tools.
• EmazyscoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial distributor of Emazys products in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Emazys is a Danish pioneer in photovoltaic diagnostics developing test instruments for solar fault detection and performance analysis, serving the solar power installation market globally.
• GE DigitalcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial partner distributing GE Digital software applications including Proficy HMI/SCADA (Cimplicity, iFIX), Operations Hub, Historian, and Plant Applications. Also a certified training centre for all GE Digital software applications.
• EmersoncoreTechnology or IntegrationClose partnership providing all possible hardware components (PLCs, I/O modules, HMIs) for industrial automation. Also a certified training centre for Emerson Machine Edition software.
• Conprosys GroupcoreOthersControl & Protection is part of the Conprosys Group. Conprosys Group encompasses multiple business units including Control & Protection and cp-a.be (Engineering as a Service).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Megger: UK-based global manufacturer of electrical test and measurement equipment. Megger is a principal/supplier (not competitor) to Control & Protection, but is the most directly comparable business in terms of product portfolio, so useful as a reference for value-chain positioning.

Emerging players

• HMS Networks: Swedish-headquartered specialist in industrial communication (Anybus, IXXAT) and IoT solutions for connecting devices to industrial networks. Comparable in scale and European focus, and an adjacent player in the data-collection and protocol-interoperability space where Control & Protection also competes.
• Copa-Data: Austrian-headquartered vendor of the zenon SCADA/HMI software platform, with a partner channel across Europe. Comparable as a software principal whose products (SCADA, HMI) sit alongside Control & Protection's GE Digital and Emerson portfolio, illustrating the competitive set for industrial automation software distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Endress+Hauser: Global specialist in industrial process measurement instrumentation, automation services, and solutions for process industries. Comparable to Control & Protection's metrology and process instrumentation focus (sensors, measurement, calibration), but at substantially larger scale and with proprietary products.
• Pepperl+Fuchs: Manufacturer of industrial sensors, explosion protection, and process automation equipment with a strong European distribution and solutions footprint. Comparable to the automation hardware distribution motion, especially for factory automation customers.
• Schneider Electric: Global industrial automation, energy management, and electrical distribution major. Directly overlapping with Control & Protection's automation and electrical testing customer base across Benelux/France, but at vastly larger scale and as a principal brand whose products Control & Protection may resell or compete against in adjacent accounts.
• Advantech: Global provider of industrial PCs, HMI/panel PCs, IoT gateways, and edge computing platforms. Comparable as a hardware principal in the industrial PC/HMI categories that Control & Protection distributes, and a relevant reference for partner-channel economics.
• Phoenix Contact: Global manufacturer and distributor of industrial automation, connection, and control technology including PLCs, I/O, and HMI hardware. Highly comparable to Control & Protection's automation distribution business, though Phoenix Contact is a much broader incumbent with proprietary products rather than a regional distributor.
• Yokogawa Electric: Global supplier of industrial automation, control systems (DCS), and measurement instrumentation, with a strong presence in European process industries. Comparable to the broader automation+metrology positioning though much larger and proprietary-product driven.

Direct peers

• OMICRON Electronics: Austrian-headquartered specialist in electrical test and measurement for power systems, including circuit breaker, transformer, and partial discharge testing. Directly comparable to Control & Protection's Megger/B2/EA Technology-led metrology division, with a similar European customer base of utilities and industrial electrical operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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