-------------NO.1 European distributor of building materials
The Building Distribution Sector is Europe's leading distributor of building materials and the top-ranking distributor of ceramic tiles worldwide.
The Sector serves the home building, renovation and interior decoration markets through more than 3600 outlets in 20 countries.
Customers include building contractors, tradesmen, architects and interior decorators, as well as home owners. Products are distributed by well-established trading names such as Point P, Lapeyre and La Plateforme du Batiment in France, Jewson and Graham in the United Kingdom, Raab Karcher in Germany, Holland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, Point P in Spain and Telhanorte in Brazil.
In the coming years, the Division will keep up its development by stepping up international expansion, achieving organic growth, fostering synergies between banners and launching new distribution concepts.
Two shops have been opened in Shanghai since 2005.