La Renardière

What La Renardière does

La Renardière ASBL is a Belgian non-profit (Association Sans But Lucratif) operating as an Entreprise de Formation par le Travail (EFT) under AGR/CISP-098 accreditation from the Walloon Region. Founded in 1987 by Michel DEVALET and Marc PIERAZZO and headquartered in Bertrix, Province of Luxembourg, the organization provides vocational training and professional reintegration for unemployed individuals (job seekers, RIS beneficiaries, and those without income). It hosts approximately 45 trainees at any given time and trains roughly 120 individuals per year across four modules: Sylviculture-Environnement (forestry and environmental maintenance), Scierie (sawmill and blade-sharpening), Menuiserie-Raboterie-Conditionnement bois de chauffage (carpentry, planing, firewood processing), and Auxiliaire polyvalente-Buanderie (auxiliary and laundry services), delivered at three sites in Bertrix and Izel and through partnerships with the municipalities of Bertrix, Virton, and Chiny.

The core activity is a work-study program structured around teams of 6-7 trainees per trainer, running Monday through Friday on a 2,100-hour curriculum over a maximum 18 months. Practical training is combined with theoretical instruction covering administrative skills, job-search techniques, first aid, driving license theory, and remedial French and mathematics. The underlying technology is physical and craft-based: sawmill operations (band-saw and circular-saw maintenance, blade sharpening, debarking), planing, firewood conditioning, carpentry, and forestry work including tree felling and skidder operations. Revenue is generated through two streams: (i) public funding from the European Social Fund and the Walloon Region covering training costs, and (ii) partial self-financing through the sale of wood products manufactured by trainees, including firewood, sawn timber (douglas, spruce, oak), fence posts, Canadian planks, cladding, terrace profiles, oak beams, and specialty items such as tipi poles, tipi floors, and youth-camp materials priced via published tariff PDFs. Customers include local municipalities, youth organizations, and individual consumers across the Province of Luxembourg in Wallonia, Belgium.

Name

La Renardière

Legal name

La Renardière ASBL

Website

https://larenardiere.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Renardière is a Belgian non-profit (ASBL/EFT) providing vocational training in forestry, sawmill, carpentry, and auxiliary services to approximately 45 unemployed trainees at a time in Province of Luxembourg, funded by the European Social Fund and Walloon Region and supplemented by wood-product sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Development, Employment Readiness & Job Placement (BPADAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF), Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK), Job Readiness Training & Soft Skills Development (EDAKANAD)

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Forestry training
• Sawmill operations
• Woodworking services
• Social reintegration

Headquarters

HQ city

Bertrix

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Wood product sales: The organization partially self-finances through wood products made by trainees during training. Products include firewood, lumber, fence posts, and custom wood products.
2. Government funding: Training costs are covered by the European Social Fund and the Walloon Region.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

La Renardière is an accredited Entreprise de Formation par le Travail (EFT) that provides vocational training and professional reintegration to unemployed individuals across four modules: sylviculture-environnement, sawmill operations, carpentry/planing/firewood conditioning, and auxiliary/laundry services. It partially self-finances by selling wood products (firewood, lumber, fence posts, tipi poles, terrace profiles, oak beams) manufactured by trainees during their training, with the remainder of training costs covered by the European Social Fund and the Walloon Region.

Product overview

La Renardière is an Entreprise de Formation par le Travail (EFT - Enterprise for Training through Work) providing vocational training for unemployed individuals. The organization operates four interconnected training modules: Sylviculture-Environnement (forestry and environmental work), Scierie (sawmill operations), Menuiserie-Rabotery-Conditionnement bois de chauffage (carpentry, planing, and firewood processing), and Auxiliaire polyvalente-Buanderie (auxiliary services and laundry). Training combines practical work experience with theoretical instruction, preparing trainees for employment in the wood sector and environmental services. The organization also generates revenue through wood products including sawn timber, firewood, wooden posts, cladding, terrace profiles, and oak beams produced by trainees during their practical training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 120 trainees integrate La Renardière teams annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Passerelle (CPAS de Bertrix)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1987Collaborative partnership with the CPAS de Bertrix social welfare office providing local action training programs including sylviculture-environment, laundry, and polyvalent auxiliary training. La Passerelle extends training activities to serve female trainees with more adapted training options.
• PROGRESCOM SPRLminorOthersSocial economy enterprise created in 1996 and recognized under insertion enterprise decree. La Renardière holds 33% of the shares. Managed by Marc Pierazzo and Philippe Deller, it allows some La Renardière trainees to find employment after training to finalize work autonomy for economic sector integration.
• Commune de VirtonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal action collaboration established in 1997 enabling a new forestry team to operate in the Virton area.
• Commune de ChinyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal action collaboration established in 2007 for training and community development activities.
• L'inattendueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner bed and breakfast establishment in Bertrix, referenced as a collaborator for youth camp and outdoor activity services.
• Aide à domicile en Milieu Rural de OrgeominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRural home assistance service in Orgeo collaborating on family assistance training where trainees are accompanied by professionals in family settings.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AFPA: France's national agency for adult vocational training — comparable in offering work-based, employer-aligned training programs, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Le Forem: Walloon public employment and vocational training service — directly funds and competes with La Renardière's reintegration mission at the regional level, and is the principal public counterpart for trainee referrals.
• Mission Locale: French public network supporting youth and unemployed adults into training and employment — comparable in social reintegration mission and public funding model, though operating at larger scale across France.

Direct peers

• Coe ASBL: Belgian social-inclusion federation coordinating insertion enterprises across regions — comparable as an umbrella counterpart to La Renardière's EFT/insertion enterprise structure.
• Interface3 ASBL: Belgian non-profit providing vocational training for women re-entering employment — comparable as a Belgian ASBL insertion enterprise with public funding and work-based learning format.
• EPIDE: French public integration establishment offering military-style reintegration and vocational training for disconnected youth — comparable in mission (work-based reintegration) and public funding model.
• Les Compagnons du Tour de France: French association providing apprenticeship-based trade training (carpentry, woodworking, construction) with on-the-job production — closely comparable in combining apprenticeship with real billable craftwork.
• READYMADE ASBL: Belgian insertion enterprise (EFT/ISP) using work-based training for unemployed individuals — closely comparable in social-economy model, target population, and reliance on Walloon/Brussels public funding.

Regional players

• Bruxelles Formation: Brussels-based public vocational training operator with a similar workforce-development mandate; comparable in offering work-based training tracks but serving a different region.

Others

• Société Royale Forestière de Belgique: Belgian forestry professional association — adjacent to La Renardière's forestry training module and potential partner for sector-specific curriculum and placement, though not a direct training operator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/larenardierebertrix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-renardi%C3%A8re

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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