Le Perron - Entreprise de Travail Adapté

What Le Perron - Entreprise de Travail Adapté does

Le Perron is a Belgian non-profit association (ASBL) operating as an Entreprise de Travail Adapté (ETA), a sheltered workshop status regulated under the AVIQ framework in Wallonia. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Liège, the organization employs approximately 100 staff including workers with disabilities, providing B2B industrial subcontracting services across six specialized departments: electricity, mechanics, tampography, packaging, displays, and on-site enterprise contracts. Its service portfolio spans cable pre-assembly, electromechanical integration, silkscreen tampography, packaging operations, point-of-sale displays, and the deployment of worker teams directly into client industrial sites.

The organization's customer base spans a broad set of industries and geographies, with named clients including AZ Print, Balteau Group, Bemac, Decatel, BEA Sensors, Télédyne ICM, Schumacher Europe, Teconex, Infratech, Traxxeo, Allbox, I-coms, Snel, HTS, Ampacimon, and Ce+t. Commercial activity is concentrated in Belgium and Wallonia but extends to export markets in France, Italy, Mexico, and Brazil. Recent operational moves in 2024 include staff additions in the mechanics department, a new socio-professional coordinator hire, and the introduction of French Belgian Sign Language (LSFB) training to support workers with hearing impairments.

Le Perron monetizes through fee-for-service industrial subcontracting contracts and on-site staffing arrangements with industrial clients, supplemented by the AVIQ-supported employment framework that subsidizes the wages of workers with disabilities. The model prioritizes social inclusion and workforce integration as a regulated mandate alongside commercial delivery. As an ASBL, any surplus is reinvested in the organization's mission rather than distributed.

Name

Le Perron - Entreprise de Travail Adapté

Legal name

ASBL ENTREPRISE DE TRAVAIL ADAPTÉ LE PERRON

Website

https://leperron.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Le Perron is a Belgian sheltered workshop (ASBL/ETA) in Liège, founded in 1963, employing around 100 staff including workers with disabilities to deliver B2B industrial subcontracting services across electricity, mechanics, tampography, packaging, displays, and on-site contracts for diverse industrial clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Liège

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Subcontracting Services: B2B services for electrical assembly, mechanical machining and CNC work, industrial pad printing, packaging and kitting, display assembly, and on-site contract work. Revenue generated from project-based and recurring subcontracting engagements with industrial companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Le Perron is a Belgian Entreprise de Travail Adapté (ETA) that delivers B2B industrial subcontracting services across six specialized departments: electrical assembly, mechanical machining and CNC work, industrial pad printing (tampography), packaging and conditioning, point-of-sale display assembly, and on-site enterprise contract work. Services are performed both at its Liège workshop and directly at client sites, with quote-based pricing tailored to each project. The company employs nearly 100 people, including workers with disabilities, within an AVIQ-supported inclusive employment framework.

Product overview

Le Perron is an Entreprise de Travail Adapté (ETA) — a sheltered workshop providing industrial subcontracting services through six specialized departments. The company does not offer a unified software product or platform; instead, it provides a portfolio of manufacturing and assembly services including Electrical (cabling, panel assembly, soldering), Mechanical (CNC machining, stamping, forming), Pad Printing (tampon printing on various materials), Packaging & Conditioning (kitting, labeling, collating), Display Assembly (POS displays, fixtures), and On-Site Contracting services. These services are offered as standalone offerings that can be combined based on client needs, delivered by workers with disabilities in an inclusive employment framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Électricité (Electrical Services) Electrical assembly services including electrical panel mounting, cable harness wiring, wire stripping, crimping, tinning, electronic component soldering, and on-site electrical work performed in workshop or at client sites for industrial customers.
• Mécanique (Mechanical Services) Mechanical workshop services including CNC milling, CNC turning, sawing, cutting, stamping, sheet metal forming, deburring, tapping, and mechanical assembly of sub-assemblies on metal, aluminum, or plastic for industrial clients.
• Tampographie (Pad Printing) Industrial pad printing services for marking logos, product references, technical instructions, and pictograms on plastic, metal, steel, aluminum, and other rigid surfaces using silicone pad transfer technology.
• Emballage – Conditionnement (Packaging & Conditioning) Packaging and conditioning services including kitting, bagging, labeling, collating, box filling, shrink wrapping, bottle filling, display filling, and print finishing operations such as gluing, folding, stapling, and inserting.
• Présentoirs – Displays (Display Mounting) Point-of-sale display assembly services for cardboard, plastic, metal, or composite materials including countertop displays, floor stands, gondola heads, and totems, with optional filling, shrink wrapping, cushioning, labeling, and palletizing.
• Prestations en entreprise (On-Site Contracting Services) On-site subcontracting services where Le Perron teams travel to client premises to perform tasks including assembly, packaging, handling, forklift operations, repairs, electrical wiring, and mechanical mounting under a flexible enterprise contract.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quality standards matching client criteria as primary commitment
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SPIE Belgium: European technical-services provider offering multi-technical facility and industrial services including electrical and mechanical work. Comparable to Le Perron's electrical and mechanical departments but at significantly larger scale.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce-solutions provider whose industrial-staffing and on-site managed-services lines overlap with Le Perron's on-site enterprise contracts and assembly work — operates at vastly larger scale across Belgium and globally.
• Adecco: Global staffing and workforce-solutions company offering industrial placement and assembly services. Comparable to Le Perron's on-site and assembly activities, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• ISS A/S: Global facility-services and workplace-solutions provider whose production-support and industrial-services lines compete for the same on-site assembly, packaging, and handling contracts that Le Perron's contrat d'entreprise targets.
• Randstad: Global HR services and staffing group with in-house services and industrial placement in Belgium. Overlaps with Le Perron's on-site workforce deployment but operates as a generalist rather than specialist subcontractor.

Direct peers

• Nos Pilifs: Belgian Entreprise de Travail Adapté based in Brussels providing subcontracting, packaging, assembly, and horticulture services. Closest direct peer — same legal form (ETA/ASBL), same social-inclusion model, same B2B industrial subcontracting profile as Le Perron.
• Atelier Groot Eiland: Brussels-based ETA offering industrial subcontracting (packaging, assembly, light manufacturing) to enterprise clients. Directly comparable sheltered-workshop model in the same Belgian regulatory framework as Le Perron.
• Indupol: Belgian industrial subcontractor specializing in assembly, packaging, and kitting for industrial clients. Comparable B2B subcontracting model and customer profile in Belgium, though operating without the ETA social-employment angle.

Regional players

• Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen (WfB): Federation of German sheltered workshops providing the same combination of industrial subcontracting, packaging, and assembly under a social-inclusion framework. Equivalent role in the German market to what Le Perron plays in Wallonia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eta-leperron

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Le Perron - Entreprise de Travail Adapté