28 / 09 / 2026
The Employment Group and DIT join forces
Waardenburg, 25 September 2026
DIT Group (DIT), the market leader in staffing for the technical, construction and industrial sectors, and The Employment Group (TEG) are joining forces. As a result, DIT doubles its market position and further expands its range of services and market reach.
About the combination
The combination creates a staffing group with more than 2,500 skilled workers and professionals and revenues of over EUR 150 million. This scale enables the group to continue securing technical talent, both by training its own people through its in-house trade schools and by recruiting from the EU. Its scale also allows the group to meet increasing regulatory and compliance requirements.
About The Employment Group
The Employment Group, a portfolio company of Egeria, comprises of two brands: Faber (specialized in painters) and Cottus (specialized in technical jobs). Faber is the market leader in the painting industry. The Employment Group employs more than 1,300 skilled workers and has 20 branches across the Netherlands.
About DIT Group
DIT Group, majority-owned by H2 Equity Partners, focuses on the placement of skilled employees and professionals in the construction, technical and industrial sectors. More than 1,200 Dutch and EU skilled employees and professionals work at DIT Group. The company has 15 branches in the Netherlands and recruitment teams in Poland and Romania.
Statements
“We are delighted that Cottus and Faber are joining DIT Group. For our clients and employees, this means we can deliver even more added value through a broad range of services and solutions. With our combined branch network, we now have full coverage across the Netherlands.”
– Michael Ammerlaan, CEO DIT Group
“We are very enthusiastic about this partnership. By becoming part of DIT, we can offer our clients and employees even better service. For example, the deployment of EU skilled employees and professionals is of great added value to our clients. For our employees, this creates opportunities to work with many more different clients on great projects.”
– Freek Lamberts, CEO The Employment Group
Orange Clover and Baker Tilly advised DIT. Houthoff and The CFI Group advised TEG.
The transaction remains subject to approval by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) and financing.