ARES Association Intermédiaire

What ARES Association Intermédiaire does

ARES Association Intermédiaire (legal name: ASSOCIATION RELAIS EMPLOI SERVICE) is a non-profit employment-insertion association founded in 1984 and headquartered in Remiremont, Vosges, France. Operating under the French Insertion par l'Activité Économique (IAE) framework, ARES provides temporary personnel placement to individuals, businesses, local government and associations across eight service categories: staffing (mise à disposition), cleaning, hospitality, events, building and outdoor maintenance, administrative work, handling/logistics, and seasonal rental support. Clients in the 'services à la personne' segment benefit from a 50% personal-services tax credit with immediate advance payment, which lowers the effective cost to households and supports volume demand.

ARES distributes through a regional physical network comprising four agencies (Remiremont HQ, Gérardmer, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, Épinal) and six scheduled permanences hosted inside partner venues (CCAS, Maison France Services, community social centers, town halls) across the eastern half of the Vosges department. Its commercial model is transactional hourly billing tied to employee wages, with monthly invoicing, minimum charge increments and standard late-payment penalties. GTM is community-led and consultative, driven by direct relationships with local municipalities, institutional referrals (including the Plateforme de l'Inclusion) and word-of-mouth. The 'plan entreprise 2020' was the most recent formal strategic initiative, led by General Manager Pascal ZAUG and HR Director Sylvie HERVÉ PELTIER. In 2021 ARES was publicly cited by the French Ministry of Labour as a model for restaurant-sector staffing, qualifying it for a temporary €1.50/hour government subsidy.

The underlying technology footprint is minimal: a WordPress-based website (ares88.fr) hosted by OVH, a basic contact form, and active Facebook and Instagram accounts. There is no proprietary technology platform, no disclosed AI/ML capability, no patents or trademarks, and no external funding or institutional investment. ARES operates as a private non-profit entity under the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS), governed independently with no parent company, and has demonstrated seven consecutive years of gender-equality index compliance from 2019 through 2025.

Name

ARES Association Intermédiaire

Legal name

ASSOCIATION RELAIS EMPLOI SERVICE

Website

https://ares88.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARES Association Intermédiaire is a French non-profit employment-insertion association founded in 1984 in the Vosges department, providing temporary staffing across eight service categories to individuals, businesses, local government and associations under the national IAE framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Remiremont

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Mise à disposition de personnel (Staffing services): ARES generates revenue by providing temporary staff to individuals, professionals, associations, and local government. Services are billed hourly based on the employee's salary, with a minimum half-hour charge per intervention. The association is a non-profit entity (but performs services on a paid basis) and uses billing to cover costs and fund its social mission.
2. Service à la personne (Personal services): ARES offers household and garden services to individuals, who can benefit from a 50% tax credit on personal services and the 'avance immédiate' (immediate advance of the tax credit) scheme, making services more affordable and accessible. This generates paid service revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ARES is a non-profit intermediate employment association that provides temporary personnel placement (mise à disposition de personnel) across eight service categories — cleaning, hospitality, events, building and outdoor maintenance, administrative support, handling/logistics, seasonal rentals, and personal services — to individuals, businesses, associations, and local municipalities in the Vosges department. Every placement also serves a social mission of helping unemployed or disadvantaged people return to sustainable employment.

Product overview

ARES Association Intermédiaire is a non-profit intermediate employment association operating in the Vosges department of France since 1984. The organization functions as a staffing service that provides temporary personnel placement across eight core service categories: personnel staffing (mise à disposition), cleaning and maintenance, hospitality services, event services, building and outdoor services, administrative support, handling/logistics, and seasonal rental services. Clients include individuals (particuliers), professionals, associations, local authorities (collectivités), and businesses. The association focuses on employment insertion, helping people return to work while providing flexible staffing solutions to clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mise à disposition de personnel (Staffing Services) Core temporary staffing and personnel placement service connecting job seekers with employers (individuals, associations, local municipalities, and enterprises) through contractual work assignments.
• Entretien et nettoyage (Cleaning Services) Office and location cleaning, post-construction cleanup, and routine maintenance services for professional clients.
• Services en hôtellerie (Hospitality Services) Kitchen assistance, table service, reception, housekeeping, dishwashing, and outdoor green space maintenance for hospitality businesses.
• Évènementiel (Event Services) Event setup and cleanup, venue arrangement, cloakroom management, table service, and restroom cleaning for events.
• Bâtiment et environnement (Building and Environment Services) Lawn mowing, brush clearing, weeding, hedge trimming, leaf collection, snow removal, painting/wallpapering, and general labor for outdoor and building spaces.
• Services administratifs (Administrative Services) Secretarial work, inventory management, mailing, receptionist services, flyer distribution, and telemarketing support.
• Manutention (Handling/Logistics Services) Loading, unloading, packaging, and order preparation services for businesses.
• Locations saisonnières (Seasonal Rental Services) Cleaning, outdoor space maintenance, and handling (wood stacking, snow removal) for seasonal rental properties.
• Services à la personne - Entretien extérieur (Personal Services - Outdoor Maintenance) Outdoor maintenance services including lawn mowing, gardening, hedge trimming, and green space upkeep for individual clients, eligible for the French 50% personal services tax credit with immediate advance payment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Employees supported by ARES have successfully transitioned to permanent positions in local government and businesses, including CDI hirings at municipalities.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• French government (Ministry of Labour)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2021The French government, through Ministers Alain Griset and Brigitte Klinkert, cited ARES as a model association for the restaurant sector staffing initiative. Under this program, the government provided additional financial support of €1.50 per hour for employees in integration structures deployed to the restaurant sector via associations like ARES, from July 1 to September 30, 2021. ARES was also promoted on the government's inclusion marketplace platform (inclusion.beta.gouv.fr).
• Plateforme de l'Inclusion (inclusion.beta.gouv.fr)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Plateforme de l'Inclusion, part of the Pacte IAE (government program for inclusion through economic activity), connects employers with integration structures like ARES. The platform directed restaurant sector staffing needs to ARES and serves as a referral gateway for professional clients seeking staffing solutions.
• Collectivités locales (Local municipalities)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal municipalities (communes) in the Vosges are both service users and institutional partners of ARES. They use ARES for temporary staffing (green spaces, cleaning, maintenance) and serve as hosts for permanent offices (permanences) at their town halls and community spaces, creating mutual benefit and local anchoring.
• Emplois-ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrom January 2019, ARES merged its expertise with the association Emplois-Services, extending its territory to the Épinal basin and enabling broader coverage of the eastern Vosges department. This partnership combined complementary know-how to serve a wider area.
• OVHminorOthersOVH is the web hosting provider for ARES's website (ares88.fr), providing the technical infrastructure for the association's digital presence.
• BocajeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBocaje, a sustainable design company, partnered with ARES for staffing on a green spaces project. Mr. Jacob, the director, shared a positive return-on-experience interview, highlighting ARES's professionalism, responsiveness, and positive social impact.
• CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale)coreOthersCCAS offices in various municipalities host ARES permanent offices (permanences), providing physical locations for ARES to serve citizens and job seekers in local communities.
• Maison France ServicescoreOthersThe Maison France Services in Bruyères hosts an ARES permanence, providing a trusted public access point for citizens to access ARES services.
• Centre Social (Community centers)minorOthersCommunity social centers in Cornimont and other locations host ARES permanences, serving as community-based access points.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Synergie: French-listed multi-sector temporary staffing group operating agencies across France. Directly comparable to ARES in offering temporary workforce solutions to regional businesses and government clients across cleaning, logistics, hospitality, and events.
• Crit: French-listed temporary staffing and workforce-solutions firm with regional agencies. Comparable as a multi-sector temp agency serving SMBs, enterprises, and public-sector clients with similar service categories to ARES.
• Groupe Actual: French private staffing group with a strong regional agency network and multi-sector offerings. Comparable to ARES in serving regional clients with temporary staffing across industrial, tertiary, and personal services.

Broad incumbents

• Manpower France: French subsidiary of ManpowerGroup providing temporary work, recruitment, and workforce solutions across all major sectors. Overlaps with ARES in serving professionals and local government with temporary staffing.
• Randstad France: Major French staffing group offering temporary staffing and HR services with a nationwide agency network. Overlaps with ARES on multi-sector temporary workforce provision to local government and SMB clients.
• Adecco France: French arm of global staffing leader Adecco Group, offering temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR services nationwide. Comparable broader portfolio overlap with ARES's staffing categories while operating at much larger scale.

Others

• Réseau Cocagne: National federation of French 'Jardins de Cocagne' organic-gardening insertion structures operating under the IAE framework. Comparable to ARES as a fellow IAE / ESS operator with a regional network model and similar social-employment mission.
• Fédération des Entreprises d'Insertion: National federation of French IAE (Insertion par l'Activité Économique) structures. Operates in the same regulatory framework as ARES and represents the broader network of insertion-by-economic-activity operators with comparable social-employment missions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aresvosges
• Instagraminstagram.com/aresvosges
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ares-vosges

Compliance2 records

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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