Building Distribution
The Building Distribution Sector is the leading building materials distributor in Europe, the world's number one distributor for tiles.
It serves the new building, renovation and major building improvements markets. Its customers are sole traders and SMEs in the building trade, architects and advisers as well as private individuals working on their own projects.
Each one its store chains - whether they are generalists or specialists, aimed at professionals or the general public - contribute to the selling power of the entire network.
The Sector deploys best practices in all its host countries, while maintaining a high level of responsiveness to the local market.
The main store chains in the Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Sector include:
| In France | In the United Kingdom |
| POINT.P Matériaux de Construction La Plateforme du Bâtiment Cedeo PUM Plastiques Dispano SFIC Lapeyre K par K |
Jewson Graham International Timber International Decoratives Surfaces Minster Greenworks |
| In Germany | In the Scandinavian region |
| Raab Karcher Muffenrohr Oskar Huber Gallhöfer Dämmkauf |
Optimera Monter Dahl |
Key figures
- About 4,000 sales outlets in 26 countries.
- A workforce of more than 67,000.
Figures at end 2009
