A family business founded in 1939 by Mr Josef Jans, grand-father of the current managing director Guy Jans, Jans should record a turnover of around 33 million euros in 2006. Its network comprises 6 branches covering the whole of Belgium. It has 83 employees.
Saint-Gobain Building Distribution is already located in Belgium through two brands: Lapeyre, the durable home improvements specialist and Binje Ackermans, a generalist merchant. By acquiring Jans, the Sector strengthens its presence in Belgium and enters, as a leading specialist, the interior fittings solutions market, one of its strategic markets.
Saint-Gobain’s Building Distribution Sector recorded a turnover of 15.5 billion euros in 2005. Its 66,000 employees operate in a network of over 3,700 sales outlets located in 24 countries. Today, it is Europe’s number one distributor of building materials and the world’s leading tiles distributor. Its main brands are Point.P, Jewson, Raab Karcher, Dahl, Lapeyre la maison… and La Plateforme du Batiment.
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