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As France's largest manufacturer and distributor of joinery (doors, windows, cabinetry), Lapeyre is well-known to French homeowners. With more than 80% of sales made in France, the company mainly serves the home-improvement market through more than 75 Lapeyre retail warehouse stores located there. Additionally, Lapeyre operates a chain of about 50 GME bathroom and tile stores (typically adjacent to Lapeyre warehouse stores) and a number of K par K centers that offer remodeling design assistance. Lapeyre -- which is 75%-owned by building materials giant Saint-Gobain through its Poliet subsidiary -- also maintains a mail-order business and operates plants in Belgium, Germany, and Poland, as well as in France.
COMPETITION |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
1998 Sales (mil.): 6,462.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 594.8%
Employees: 6,378
Revenue per employee: $1,013,185.95
KEY PEOPLE |
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Emile François
CEO
Patrick Mallet
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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2, rue André Karman
93300 Aubervilliers, France
Phone: 33-01-48-11-74-00
Fax: 33-01-48-11-74-01
Online: Web Site
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