PROMAN Group

What PROMAN Group does

PROMAN Group is a privately-held, family-owned French staffing and HR services company headquartered in Manosque, France, founded in 1990 and led by President Roland Gomez. The company operates as the 4th largest European temporary staffing firm and the largest independent French staffing actor, with a multi-brand portfolio spanning 19 countries, 1,370+ agency branches, and 110,000 daily workers placed with client companies. Core offerings include temporary staffing (Intérim), permanent recruitment (Recrutement), and a broader set of HR outsourcing and workforce management solutions, delivered through agency branches, on-site client offices (PROMAN Onsite), and country-specific subsidiary brands such as Luba, Timing, Pears, InPerson, Iziwork, PeopleShare, PROSTAR, PROMAN Skilled Trades, PROMAN Care, Amplo, Ascento, and Seeland Job.

The business operates on a usage-based revenue model in which PROMAN acts as employer of record for temporary workers and bills client companies per placement, supplemented by permanent placement fees and managed HR services revenue. Distribution is heavily field-based: customer engagement is conducted directly through the agency network rather than through digital channels, and growth is driven primarily through acquisitions of regional staffing firms that retain their local brands. The company has no disclosed proprietary technology platform, patents, or AI/ML capabilities, and competitive advantage is derived from brand recognition, physical distribution density, and the employer-of-record compliance wrapper. Geographic footprint spans Western Europe (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, UK, Monaco), Southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, Italy), Eastern Europe (Poland, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia, Ukraine), North America (US, Canada), Africa (Mauritius, Réunion, Mayotte), and the Caribbean (Martinique, Saint-Martin).

PROMAN's revenue reached €4.6 billion in FY2025, and the company has executed a sustained acquisition-led expansion strategy since 2022 — most recently acquiring Embarq in September 2025 and a majority stake in Timing (closing October 2024) — while extending into specialized verticals such as healthcare staffing (PROMAN Care), skilled trades, and audiovisual services.

Name

PROMAN Group

Legal name

PROMAN Group

Website

https://proman.group

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

PROMAN Group is a French family-owned staffing and HR services company operating 1,370+ agency branches across 19 countries, placing 110,000 temporary workers daily for businesses across all industries. It is the 4th largest European temporary staffing firm and the leading independent French staffing actor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manosque

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing Services: Revenue generated from placing temporary workers with client companies. The company acts as the employer of record for temporary workers and charges client companies for staffing services.
2. Recruitment Services: Permanent placement and recruitment solutions for companies seeking to hire full-time employees.
3. HR Solutions: Additional employment and HR-related services including workforce management and outsourcing solutions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

PROMAN Group provides temporary staffing, permanent recruitment, and broader HR/employment solutions to client companies across 19 countries through a network of 1,370+ agency branches. As employer of record for temporary workers, the company supplies interim labor to businesses across sectors and also delivers permanent placement, workforce management, and outsourcing solutions. Its multi-brand portfolio includes healthcare (PROMAN Care, Iziwork), skilled trades (PROMAN Skilled Trades, Trades Masters), audiovisual (Amplo), home care (PROMAN Home), and specialized recruitment (Winsearch).

Product overview

PROMAN Group is a multi-brand staffing and HR solutions platform operating as the 4th largest European temporary staffing company and the largest independent French staffing actor. The company offers a portfolio of specialized brands across temporary staffing (Intérim), permanent recruitment (Recrutement), and other employment solutions (Nos autres solutions pour l'emploi). The portfolio includes core PROMAN branded services plus acquired subsidiaries across Europe and North America: InPerson, WINSEARCH, Timing, Pears, Luba, E&A, and Ascento in the Benelux/Netherlands region; PROMAN Care in healthcare staffing; multiple Belgian brands (Formalia, Amplo); US operations through PROSTAR, PROMAN Skilled Trades, and PeopleShare; Iziwork in Italy; M.O.I in Monaco/Luxembourg; Proactive in Mauritius/UK; Seeland Job in Switzerland; and specialized French operations including Impact and Akuit. With 1,370 agencies in 19 countries and 110,000 daily workers, the company serves diverse industry sectors across temporary staffing, recruitment, healthcare staffing, facility services, and audiovisual.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Intérim (Temporary Staffing) Core temporary staffing services providing businesses with interim workers across various industries and sectors; PROMAN acts as employer of record and charges client companies for staffing services.
• Recrutement (Permanent Recruitment) Permanent recruitment services helping companies find and hire full-time employees.
• Nos autres solutions pour l'emploi (Other HR/Employment Solutions) Additional employment and HR-related services including workforce management and outsourcing solutions.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ADG Dienstengroep (Timing)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2024PROMAN acquired a majority stake in Timing, a subsidiary of Dutch company ADG Dienstengroep. ADG retained a 30% stake in the transaction. The deal includes a new PROMAN subsidiary that will operate across the Dutch market. The sale reduced ADG's turnover and profits, with proceeds reinforcing other facility service and cleaning groups.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Adecco Group: Swiss-based global temporary staffing and workforce solutions major; the largest direct competitor to PROMAN in generalist intérim across Western Europe and competes head-to-head in France and Benelux.
• Randstad: Dutch global staffing leader with a comparable multi-country branch model and direct overlap in French, Dutch, Belgian, Italian, and Iberian temporary staffing markets.
• ManpowerGroup: US-headquartered global staffing and workforce solutions firm with significant European footprint; competes with PROMAN across temporary staffing, recruitment, and workforce management services.
• Gi Group: Italian-headquartered multi-country staffing and HR services group with strong presence in Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, Germany, and Eastern Europe, directly mirroring PROMAN's generalist multi-brand model.
• Groupe CRIT: French family-owned temporary staffing and HR services group, a direct domestic competitor to PROMAN in France with comparable temporary staffing, permanent placement, and airport services offerings.
• Synergie: French staffing and HR solutions group operating across Europe with generalist and specialized temporary staffing services, overlapping PROMAN's core intérim business and geographic footprint.
• Hays: UK-listed global recruitment and workforce solutions specialist; relevant peer for PROMAN's permanent recruitment and professional staffing segments across Europe.
• PageGroup: UK-listed global recruitment firm (Michael Page, Page Personnel, Page Executive brands); competes with PROMAN's permanent recruitment and professional staffing offerings in Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half: Global specialized talent solutions firm; broader incumbent serving similar end-clients with temporary and permanent placement across professional, finance, and technology roles, though more specialized than generalist.
• Brunel International: Dutch-listed global specialist staffing and project services provider; broader incumbent in the same workforce solutions space with comparable multi-country European presence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/proman-group-switzerland

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A7 records

Investments

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