Acquisition of the company BRAY-CHARNELET PEINTURES

 The network of distribution agencies of T&G Distribution, a subsidiary of the Berkem Group, is expanding with the acquisition of the company BRAY-CHARNELET PEINTURES located in Saint-Denis (department 93).

BRAY-CHARNELET PEINTURES was founded in 1875 in Saint Denis by Philippe CHARNELET's grandfather. The company was then called LA PASTORINE and manufactured paints for construction.
Three generations then followed and a store opened in the center of Paris to distribute alcohol-based varnishes intended for artisans.

At the end of 1984, Christian BRAY acquired the company following the death of Philippe Charnelet. He then focused the business on manufacturing and marketing industrial paints and varnishes of all types, for all surfaces (wood, metal, composite materials), with fast delivery times, to the greatest satisfaction of his customers/users.
The products are marketed in various sectors of activity: mechanical construction, public works, building, POS, jewelry, industrial and architectural modeling, custom painting according to customer specifications.

The company is equipped with a spectrocolorimeter, allowing for custom matching and tinting, and relies on multi-compatible product system technologies. It also markets the application equipment for its products.

BRAY-CHARNELET PEINTURES, ISO 9001 certified for almost 15 years, is made up of 9 employees.
This oldest agency in the T&G Distribution network has a portfolio of over 350 clients and achieved a turnover of €1,5 million in 2015.

T&G DISTRIBUTION and BRAY-CHARNELET PAINTS,
know-how in paints and varnishes for all materials

To date, the T&G DISTRIBUTION network consists of 12 agencies: Chalon-sur-Saône, Gap, Lille, Paris-Est, Paris-Nord Ouest, Rennes, Saint-Dizier, Toulouse, Tours, Vaulx-en-Velin, Tongres (Belgium) and Barcelona (Spain).
It specializes in the supply of products for the preparation, protection, and decoration of wood, metal, glass, composite materials as well as equipment intended for professionals, industrialists and craftsmen, for the transformation or improvement of these materials.

The establishment of the T&G DISTRIBUTION network by the Berkem Group began in 2011, with one aim: to offer reliable service provision, in terms of performance and techniques, and quality support, adapted to its professional clientele.

By integrating BRAY-CHARNELET PEINTURES into its network, T&G DISTRIBUTION benefits from 140 years of history, experience and expertise in the industrial world and thus consolidates its know-how in varnishes and paints on all media.
Through this acquisition, the new agency strengthens its product and service offering and benefits from the support of the Berkem Group's integrated services such as R&D, purchasing, QSE and regulatory monitoring, IT, logistics, communication and marketing.

Christian BRAY, director of BRAY-CHARNELET PEINTURES
“Selling my business to the Berkem Group out of a desire to pass it on for the long term”

« Entrusting BRAY-CHARNELET PEINTURES to the Berkem Group was an obvious opportunity for me to seize. It's a French group, on a human scale, and with ambitions that perfectly match what I want for the future of my company: to pass on its legacy in a sustainable way and to actively participate in the challenge of deploying a professional, high-quality distribution network, dedicated to T&G Distribution.
BRAY CHARNELET PEINTURES has been satisfying its customers since 1875. We now want to share our wealth of experience with other T&G Distribution agencies. In return, the network will support us in expanding our business, our geographic reach, and our client portfolio.»

The Berkem Group, an SME on the move

Founded in 1964, the Berkem Group is historically an industrial SME specializing in chemistry. It has a production site in Dordogne (24) and a site in Gironde (33), currently being redeveloped.
At the end of 2015, it posted a turnover of €35,8 million and employed nearly 160 people in Europe.
The Berkem Group has four subsidiaries. Three of these subsidiaries market products developed by its R&D laboratories and produced at its production site, all aimed at professional customers in the construction, cosmetics, and food industries.
T&G DISTRIBUTION is the subsidiary specializing in the distribution business.

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